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State of Conservation

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Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2001close
Region: Asia and the Pacificclose
Town of Luang Prabang (2024)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Governance Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Condition of historic buildings requiring physical conservation works; Need for urban design guidelines
Town of Luang Prabang (2023)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Governance Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Town of Luang Prabang (2021)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan
Town of Luang Prabang (2014)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Town of Luang Prabang (2012)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Town of Luang Prabang (2009)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Town of Luang Prabang (2008)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Town of Luang Prabang (2007)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Flooding Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Town of Luang Prabang (2005)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Town of Luang Prabang (2004)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Input of excess energy Legal framework Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan
Town of Luang Prabang (2003)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Management activities
Other Threats: Concrete reinforcement of the Nam Khan river bank ; Construction of walls along the riverbank of the Mekong;
Town of Luang Prabang (2002)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Management activities
Other Threats: Concrete reinforcement of the Nam Khan river bank ; Construction of walls along the riverbank of the Mekong;
Trans-Iranian Railway (2023)
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape (2024)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape (2023)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape (2021)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape (2019)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape (2017)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape (2015)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape (2014)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 373 Housing 220 Ground transport infrastructure 115 Management activities 104 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 98 Legal framework 78 Illegal activities 75 Commercial development 57 Human resources 52 Financial resources 50 Interpretative and visitation facilities 45 Deliberate destruction of heritage 37 Civil unrest 34 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 31 Land conversion 29 Water (rain/water table) 29 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 26 Underground transport infrastructure 25 Earthquake 24 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 23 Society's valuing of heritage 18 Marine transport infrastructure 15 Air transport infrastructure 14 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 Industrial areas 11 Water infrastructure 11 Solid waste 11 Relative humidity 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Flooding 10 Governance 10 Air pollution 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Mining 7 Localised utilities 5 Major linear utilities 4 Pests 4 Surface water pollution 3 Water (extraction) 3 Forestry /wood production 2 Quarrying 2 Wind 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Low impact research / monitoring activities 2 Input of excess energy 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Temperature 1 Military training 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Volcanic eruption 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.


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