Statistics
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States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year of approval: All
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year of approval: All
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Requests Approved: Sri Lanka
| ID | Type of Assistance | Year | Amount (in US$) |
Project Title | World Heritage Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3401 | Cultural / Conservation | 2023 | 47,500 | Conservation of Ancient Siva devale No 01 Within the World Heritage site of Polonnaruwa Ancient City | Ancient City of Polonnaruwa |
| 3269 | Cultural / Conservation | 2021 | 91,212 | Reparation and strengthening of the staircases to the frescos, the visitor platform, the wind-corridor metal bridge and the fragmented rock slabs of the lion staircase of the Sigiriya rock of the Sigiriya Ancient City. | Ancient City of Sigiriya |
| 2284 | Cultural / Conservation | 2011 | 13,800 | Conservation of wall paintings at Sigiriya | Ancient City of Sigiriya |
| 1992 | 2009 | 10,000 | Translation and publication of the "World Heritage in Young Hands - an Educational Kit for teachers" into Sinhala and Tamil languages | ||
| 1797 | 2006 | 28,100 | Preparatory Assistance for Preparing the Nomination Dossier on the Peak Wilderness Sanctuary, Horton Plains National Park and Knuckles Conservation Forest in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka for inscription on the World Heritage List. | Central Highlands of Sri Lanka | |
| 1470 | Cultural / Conservation | 2001 | 25,000 | National seminar for systematic monitoring for enhanced management of World Cultural Heritage sites in Sri Lanka | |
| 964 | Cultural / Emergency | 1998 | 25,000 | Assistance for restoration work for Kandy monuments following the terrorist bombing in January 1998 | Sacred City of Kandy |
| 965 | Cultural / Conservation | 1998 | 5,000 | On-site promotional activities for the Sacred City of Kandy (NOT IMPLEMENTED) | Sacred City of Kandy |
| 2492 | Cultural / Conservation | 1997 | 20,000 | Technical cooperation for 6 inscribed cultural sites | Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, Ancient City of Sigiriya, Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications, Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple, Sacred City of Anuradhapura, Sacred City of Kandy |
| 438 | Natural / Conservation | 1989 | 5,000 | Financial contribution for field exercises of participants in the International Symposium on Ecology/Landscape Management at Sinharaja Forest Reserve, 12-26 March 1990 | |
| 437 | Cultural / Conservation | 1989 | 10,000 | Financial contribution to enable the participation of a specialist in the course on conservation of rock art at Canberra, Australia | |
| 439 | Cultural / Conservation | 1988 | 59,000 | Equipment for the conservation and restoration of the monuments of Anuradhapur/ Sigiriya / Polonnaruva | Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, Ancient City of Sigiriya, Sacred City of Anuradhapura |
| 374 | Cultural / Conservation | 1988 | 2,500 | 1 fellow to participate in the International Course on Wood Conservation Technology (Trondheim, Norway, 27 June-26 July 1988) | |
| 297 | Natural / preparatory | 1987 | 15,000 | Consultancy mission for systematic review of protected areas of Sri Lanka | |
| 250 | Natural / Conservation | 1986 | 20,000 | Financial support to a regional training workshop on the ecology and conservation of tropical humid forests of the Indo-Malayan realm (Sinharaja, 17 February-07 March 1987) | Sinharaja Forest Reserve |
| 211 | Cultural / Conservation | 1985 | 28,000 | Equipment for the Archaeological Laboratory of Anuradhapura | Sacred City of Anuradhapura |
| Total: 16 request(s) | 405,112 | ||||
By amounts approved
| Budget ceilings | Number of IA requests |
|---|---|
| Up to 5,000 USD | 3 |
| Between 5,001 USD and 75,000 USD | 12 |
| Over 75,000 USD | 1 |
| Total | 16 |
By category and Type of Assistance
| Category | Conservation | Preparatory | Emergency | Number of IA requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| culture | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| nature | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| mixed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 13 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
Number of Requests and amount approved by types and budget year
The budget year can be different from the year of approval. Example: a request X is approved in 1997, 50% against 1997 budget and 50% against 1998 budget. This request will then appear twice: once against 1997 budget year, and once against 1998 budget year.
| Budget Year | Number of Requests Approved against budget year | Amount approved | Preparatory | Conservation | Emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2 | 48,000 USD | 0 USD (0) | 48,000 USD (2) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1987 | 1 | 15,000 USD | 15,000 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1988 | 1 | 2,500 USD | 0 USD (0) | 2,500 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1989 | 8 | 74,000 USD | 0 USD (0) | 74,000 USD (8) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1997 | 6 | 20,000 USD | 0 USD (0) | 20,000 USD (6) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1998 | 2 | 30,000 USD | 0 USD (0) | 30,000 USD (2) | 0 USD (0) |
| 2002 | 1 | 25,000 USD | 0 USD (0) | 25,000 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) |
| 2006 | 1 | 28,100 USD | 28,100 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) | 0 USD (0) |
| 2009 | 1 | 10,000 USD | 0 USD (0) | 10,000 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) |
| 2011 | 1 | 13,800 USD | 0 USD (0) | 13,800 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) |
| 2021 | 1 | 91,212 USD | 0 USD (0) | 91,212 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) |
| 2023 | 1 | 47,500 USD | 0 USD (0) | 47,500 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) |
| Total | 26 | 405,112 USD | 43,100 USD (2) | 362,012 USD (24) | 0 USD (0) |
Number of Requests and amount approved by types and year of approval
In this table, each request appears only once
| Year of approval | Number of Requests Approved | Amount approved | Preparatory | Conservation | Emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | 28,000 USD | 0 USD (0) | 28,000 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1986 | 1 | 20,000 USD | 0 USD (0) | 20,000 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1987 | 1 | 15,000 USD | 15,000 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1988 | 2 | 61,500 USD | 0 USD (0) | 61,500 USD (2) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1989 | 2 | 15,000 USD | 0 USD (0) | 15,000 USD (2) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1997 | 1 | 20,000 USD | 0 USD (0) | 20,000 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1998 | 2 | 30,000 USD | 0 USD (0) | 30,000 USD (1) | 0 USD (1) |
| 2001 | 1 | 25,000 USD | 0 USD (0) | 25,000 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) |
| 2006 | 1 | 28,100 USD | 28,100 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) | 0 USD (0) |
| 2009 | 1 | 10,000 USD | 0 USD (0) | 10,000 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) |
| 2011 | 1 | 13,800 USD | 0 USD (0) | 13,800 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) |
| 2021 | 1 | 91,212 USD | 0 USD (0) | 91,212 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) |
| 2023 | 1 | 47,500 USD | 0 USD (0) | 47,500 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) |
| Total | 16 | 405,112 USD | 43,100 USD (2) | 362,012 USD (13) | 0 USD (1) |