Decision 46 COM 7B.25

Tipasa (Algeria) (C 193)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/24/46.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 44 COM 7B.124 adopted at its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/online, 2021),
3. Takes note of the continuing efforts of the State Party to ensure the conservation, maintenance, monitoring and documentation of the property;
4. Reiterates its request to the State Party to finalize and provide an electronic copy of the revised Management Plan or documented management system for review by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies;
5. Reminds the State Party that multiple projects to add infrastructure at the property could potentially have a cumulative negative impact on its Outstanding Universal Value (OUV), and requests that the lighting system is reviewed as previously requested, and that the World Heritage Centre is informed of any projects in or around the property that could affect OUV, before any irreversible decisions are made, in line with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines;
6. Also requests an update from the State Party on the status of the proposed port development project and reassurance that it has been revised in light of the recommendations of the 2017 Advisory mission and the mitigation measures suggested in the Heritage Impact Assessment;
7. Also encourages the State Party to complete the studies for the maritime extension to the buffer zone and for addressing rainwater pooling as soon as possible, and further requests that the proposed buffer zone modification and water management project are provided for review by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies;
8. Finally requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 2025, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 48th session.