State of Conservation
43
Reports
43
Properties concerned
14
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start:
2021close
Date end:2021close
Region:
Arab Statesclose
| States Parties: |
 Egypt
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance |
| States Parties: |
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | High rate of decay of the historic houses |
| States Parties: |
 Yemen
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| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Human resources Land conversion Management systems/ management plan |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Algeria
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Erosion and siltation/ deposition Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Morocco
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Flooding Governance Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage |
Tunisia| States Parties: |
Egypt
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Urban encroachment |
| States Parties: | Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan) |
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add.2,WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add.2.Add |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Governance High impact research / monitoring activities Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Natural risk factors; Deterioration of monuments; Urban environment and visual integrity; Impact of archaeological excavations |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Desertification Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management activities War |
| Other Threats: | Functional decay of the residential neighborhoods; Physical damage and instability of buildings; Problems with the network for the evacuation of rainwater |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Libya
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | War Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Fires |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Flooding Human resources War Water (rain/water table) |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Lebanon
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Degradation of the mural paintings and buildings |
| States Parties: |
 State of Palestine
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
| Other Threats: | Potential construction of a separation fence (wall) |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Jordan
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
 Bahrain
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
| States Parties: |
Morocco
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Housing |
| Other Threats: | Major urban projects |
| States Parties: |
Saudi Arabia
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Libya
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Human resources Illegal activities War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Iraq
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan War |
| Other Threats: | Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Localised utilities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity War |
| Other Threats: | serious weathering of many stone blocks |
| Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Morocco Saudi Arabia State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 27 Housing 26 War 16 Management activities 11 Deliberate destruction of heritage 9 Land conversion 8 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 8 Illegal activities 8 Human resources 8 Water (rain/water table) 7 Ground transport infrastructure 6 Legal framework 6 Interpretative and visitation facilities 5 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 5 Flooding 5 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 5 Financial resources 5 Desertification 3 Governance 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Localised utilities 2 Water infrastructure 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 Quarrying 2 Relative humidity 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Civil unrest 2 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 2 Commercial development 1 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Underground transport infrastructure 1 Major linear utilities 1 Surface water pollution 1 Crop production 1 Wind 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 1
* :
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.
