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State of Conservation

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Reports
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Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2019close
Date end:2019close
Region: Africaclose
States Parties: Mauritius
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Eritrea
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Salt-laden atmosphere
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4
Threats*: Ground water pollution Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Acid mine drainage
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Extremely poor state of conservation of numerous derelict buildings endangering occupants
States Parties: Benin Togo
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Emergence of new forms of construction
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Solid waste
Other Threats: Deterioration of dwellings
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Deterioration of dwellings
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Nigeria
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Surface water pollution
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Land conversion Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Impact of the four temporary shelters constructed in 2008; Demolition of most of the traditional “tukul” dwellings
States Parties: Benin
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4
Threats*: Governance Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire at the site
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire
Danger List:  Yes

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.


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