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State of Conservation Kathmandu Valley 2001

Kathmandu Valley

Nepal
Factors affecting the property in 2001*
  • Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure
  • Housing
  • Land conversion
  • Management activities
  • Management systems/ management plan
  • Other Threats:

    Need for restoration/consolidation works

Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports
  • Collapse of the roof of the Patan Temple (issue resolved)
  • Landslide
  • Need to revise the implementation of the Action Plan
  • Need for restoration/consolidation works
  • Encroachment
  • Rebuilding
  • Traffic pressures 
UNESCO Extra-Budgetary Funds until 2001

There have been UNESCO Funds-in-Trust projects funded by the Government of Japan and activities supported by the UNESCO Division of Cultural Heritage within the framework of the International Safeguarding Campaign (see Information Document WHC-99/CONF.204/INF.13). Other earmarked voluntary contributions to the UNESCO World Heritage Fund from NGOs (US$ 90,000) and private sector donors (US$ 20,000) for pilot project implementation have been mobilized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre for enhanced management of the Kathmandu Valley site.  

International Assistance: requests for the property until 2001
Requests approved: 14 (from 1979-1998)
Total amount approved : 315,679 USD
1998 Preparing a full inventory of 120 buildings within the ... (Approved)   20,000 USD
1998 On site promotion activity at Kathmandu (Approved)   5,000 USD
1998 Structural survey of the 55 Windows Palace building in ... (Approved)   19,800 USD
1997 Joint UNESCO-ICOMOS-Government of Nepal team to conduct ... (Approved)   35,000 USD
1997 Studies on traditional architecture, construction and ... (Approved)   28,000 USD
1997 Emergency assistance for Degu Taleju Mandir Monument in ... (Approved)   19,969 USD
1997 Training Course for the Recording and Documentation of ... (Approved)   14,000 USD
1994 Costs of a resident International Technical Advisor for ... (Approved)   52,000 USD
1994 Financial contribution for the restoration of Patukva ... (Approved)   20,600 USD
1994 Financial contribution for the restoration of Degu ... (Approved)   24,310 USD
1989 Work and equipment for the restoration of the roof of ... (Approved)   14,000 USD
1989 Urgent works for the restoration of the roof of the ... (Approved)   20,000 USD
1980 Additional financial assistance for Swayambhu Temple in ... (Approved)   13,000 USD
1979 Financial assistance for the consolidation of Swayambhu ... (Approved)   30,000 USD
Missions to the property until 2001**

November 1993: UNESCO / ICOMOS joint mission; October 1999: World Heritage Centre mission;  September 2000: High level mission

2000 Report on the High Level Mission to Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 25-29 September 2000
2000 WHC Mission Report, Kathmandu Valley, April 2000
1999 Report of the World Heritage Centre mission in October 1999 on the state of conservation of Kathmandu Valley, ...
1998 UNESCO-ICOMOS-His Majesty’s Government of Nepal Joint Mission Report on the State of Conservation of Kathmandu ...
1997 State of conservation report of Kathmandu Valley. Mission of September 1997
1993 Report and Recommendations of the Joint UNESCO/ICOMOS Review Mission, Kathmandu Valley, 14 - 30 November 1993
1993 UNESCO Mission Report, Kathmandu Valley, June 1993
Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 2001

At the time of the preparation of this working document, no new information had been received by the Centre. 

Summary of the interventions
This report was not discussed during the World Heritage Committee session.
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 2001

The Bureau may wish to examine information that will be provided at the time of its session and take the appropriate decision thereupon.

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Report year: 2001
Nepal
Date of Inscription: 1979
Category: Cultural
Criteria: (iii)(iv)(vi)
Danger List (dates): 2003-2007
Documents examined by the Committee
WHC-01/CONF.208/10
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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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