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State of Conservation Colonial City of Santo ... 2004

Colonial City of Santo Domingo

Dominican Republic
Factors affecting the property in 2004*
  • Housing
  • Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
  • Legal framework
  • Management activities
  • Management systems/ management plan
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports
  • Hurricane in 1999 (issue resolved)
  • Urban Pressure
  • Tourism Pressure
  • Lack of capacity in conservation techniques
  • Lack of management mechanism (including legislation)
  • Lack of presentation and interpretation
  • Lack of institution coordination.
International Assistance: requests for the property until 2004
Requests approved: 3 (from 1990-2000)
Total amount approved : 82,207 USD
2000 Study on Cultural Tourism in the Historic Centre of ... (Approved)   24,207 USD
1998 Emergency measures at the Palacio de Diego de Herrera ... (Approved)   50,000 USD
1990 Assist the authorities in the revision of the ... (Approved)   8,000 USD
Missions to the property until 2004**
2002 WHC Mission Report, Colonial City of Santo Domingo
1998 Expert Mission Report, Colonial City of Santo Domingo, August 1998
1993 Monitoring Mission Report, Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 2004

In 2003, the Committee requested the State Party to provide a report on the progress made in the adoption of the new law on monumental heritage. At the time of the preparation of this report, however, the Secretariat had not received such report from the State Party. 

Summary of the interventions
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 2004
28 COM 15B.113

The World Heritage Committee, 1. Regrets that the State Party did not provide the requested report on the progress made in the adoption of the new law on monumental heritage (Decision 27 COM 7B.90); 2. Reiterates its request to the State Party to provide the above-mentioned report by 1 February 2005 for consideration of the Committee at its 29th session in 2005.

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Draft Decision:28 COM 15B.113

The World Heritage Committee,

1.       Regrets that the State Party did not provide the requested report on the progress made in the adoption of the new law on monumental heritage;

2.       Reiterates its request to the State Party to provide the above-mentioned report by 1 February 2005 for consideration of the Committee at its 29th session in 2005.

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Report year: 2004
Dominican Republic
Date of Inscription: 1990
Category: Cultural
Criteria: (ii)(iv)(vi)
Documents examined by the Committee
WHC-04/28.COM/15B
arrow_circle_right 28COM (2004)
Exports
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* : 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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