Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
Factors affecting the property in 2000*
- Management activities
- Management systems/ management plan
- Water (rain/water table)
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports
- Need for restoration and rehabilitation of the monuments
- Rainfall, water infiltration and water run off
- Lack of conservation and management plans
International Assistance: requests for the property until 2000
Total amount approved : 93,300 USD
2000 | Exposition sur le patrimoine culturel éthiopien (Approved) | 5,000 USD |
1996 | Review of Lalibela's restoration programmes, in situ ... (Approved) | 8,500 USD |
1980 | Photogrammetry survey of the monuments of Lalibela and ... (Approved) | 79,800 USD |
Missions to the property until 2000**
Information presented to the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee in 2000
Previous deliberations:
Twenty-first session of the Committee - paragraph VII.46
New information: The Committee recommended “that the Competition File of the European Union for temporary shelters for the Five Churches be reviewed to integrate the points of view of the UNESCO consultant with a view to preserving the World Heritage value of the site”. The European Union took into account this decision in the preparation of the call for tender for the “International Architecture Competition for shelters for the Five Churches”. It convened the members of the Jury from 27 November to 2 December 1999 in Ethiopia. The project was selected unanimously by the members, including a UNESCO representative. Furthermore, it was announced that half of the contribution of the European Union, e.g. 25 Million Birr, would cover the costs of the different studies for the restoration of the churches, and strengthen the capacity of the national agency responsible for conservation of cultural heritage in Ethiopia. It is also foreseen to designate an expert who will be made available to the national authorities for a 2-year period, to facilitate contacts between the different partners and seek additional funding.
Action Required
Summary of the interventions
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 2000
24 BUR IV.B.78
State of conservation
The Bureau took note of the information provided in the working document on the state of conservation of the following properties:
NATURAL HERITAGE
Comoe National Park (Côte d’Ivoire)
Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovak Karst (Hungary/Slovakia)
The Delegate of Morocco pointed out that the protection of surface water is important in karst systems.
Kaziranga National Park (India)
Lorentz National Park (Indonesia)
Kamchatka Volcanoes (Russian Federation)
Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka)
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda)
CULTURAL HERITAGE
Rock-hewn Churches, Lalibela (Ethiopia)
Vilnius Historic Centre (Lithuania)
City of Cuzco (Peru)
Chavin (Archaeological Site) (Peru)
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana (Peru)
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.