State of Conservation
124
Reports
55
Properties concerned
15
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2021close
Region:
Arab Statesclose
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Lack of engagement with local communities and other stakeholders |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Encroachments within the property and inappropriate recent constructions; Lack of engagement with local communities and other stakeholders |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Encroachments within the property and inappropriate recent constructions; Lack of engagement with local communities and other stakeholders |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Earthquake Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage War |
Other Threats: | fire |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage War |
Other Threats: | fire |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage War |
Other Threats: | fire |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Natural decay and structural problems Major infrastructure and development projects Uncontrolled urban development |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Natural decay and structural problems Major infrastructure and development projects Uncontrolled urban development |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Financial resources Housing Human resources Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Military training Quarrying War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Human resources Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Military training Quarrying War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Tunisia |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Tunisia |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Libya |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Crop production Deliberate destruction of heritage Fire (widlfires) Governance Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Libya |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Crop production Deliberate destruction of heritage Fire (widlfires) Governance Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Libya |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Crop production Deliberate destruction of heritage Fire (widlfires) Governance Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Libya |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Desertification Illegal activities Localised utilities Relative humidity War |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the stone masonry; Sand covering certain areas of the property; Graffiti and fires; Alarming state of conservation of the Hunting Baths; Tidal flooding and continuous sea encroachment on the circus area |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Libya |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Desertification Illegal activities War |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the stone masonry; Sand covering certain areas of the property; Graffiti and fires |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Libya |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Desertification Illegal activities War |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the stone masonry; Sand covering certain areas of the property; Graffiti and fires |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Libya |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity War |
Other Threats: | Excessive vegetation growth; Impact of humidity and seawater salt on stone masonry |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Libya |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Relative humidity War |
Other Threats: | Excessive vegetation growth; Impact of humidity and seawater salt on stone masonry |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Libya |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Relative humidity War |
Other Threats: | Excessive vegetation growth; Impact of humidity and seawater salt on stone masonry |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Sudan |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Desertification Erosion and siltation/ deposition Flooding Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Fragile mud brick structures |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Fragile mud brick structures |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Fragile mud brick structures |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
States Parties: | Jordan |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Buildings and Development (lack of design and construction guidelines) Preservation of important vistas and sightlines of the property |
States Parties: | Jordan |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Buildings and Development (lack of design and construction guidelines) Preservation of important vistas and sightlines of the property |
States Parties: | State of Palestine |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Degradation of the architectural complex of the Church of the Nativity |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Earthquake Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Legal framework |
Other Threats: | Slopes of the archaeological mound non stabilized |
States Parties: | Sudan |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Desertification Erosion and siltation/ deposition Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
States Parties: | Sudan |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Desertification Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
States Parties: | Sudan |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Desertification Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
States Parties
Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Saudi Arabia State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 87 Housing 70 War 50 Management activities 29 Deliberate destruction of heritage 25 Illegal activities 25 Human resources 23 Land conversion 22 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 21 Financial resources 19 Legal framework 19 Ground transport infrastructure 17 Water (rain/water table) 17 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 14 Flooding 14 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 13 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 Governance 13 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 12 Desertification 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 10 Civil unrest 10 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 8 Localised utilities 7 Relative humidity 7 Solid waste 6 Quarrying 6 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 6 Water infrastructure 5 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Commercial development 4 Earthquake 4 Fire (widlfires) 4 Major linear utilities 3 Surface water pollution 3 Crop production 3 Mining 3 Wind 3 Storms 3 Invasive / alien marine species 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Underground transport infrastructure 2 Renewable energy facilities 2 Oil and gas 2 Military training 2 Pollution of marine waters 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.