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State of Conservation

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Old City of Sana'a (1991)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/3
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Increasing number of dilapidated buildings
Old City of Sana'a (1990)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/3
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Increasing number of dilapidated buildings
Old Walled City of Shibam (1998)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Poor maintenance
Old Walled City of Shibam (1997)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Poor maintenance
Old Walled City of Shibam (1993)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5,WHC-93/CONF.002/5 Add.1
Threats*: Flooding
Other Threats: Poor maintenance
Old Walled City of Shibam (1991)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/3
Threats*: Flooding
Other Threats: Poor maintenance
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (2003)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Petra (2001)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Conservation of antiquities
Petra (2000)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Conservation of antiquities
Petra (1998)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Conservation of antiquities
Petra (1997)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Commercial development Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Conservation of antiquities
Petra (1996)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Conservation of antiquities
Petra (1995)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Conservation of antiquities
Petra (1994)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B,WHC-94/CONF.003/6
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Conservation of antiquities
Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun (2006)
States Parties: Bahrain
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Quseir Amra (1998)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Quseir Amra (1997)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Quseir Amra (1994)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
Threats*: Illegal activities Management activities Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Cracks in the surface of the vaults
Saint Catherine Area (2004)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Site of Palmyra (1999)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5
Threats*: Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Localised utilities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Temperature Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: serious weathering of many stone blocks
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 125 Housing 67 Management activities 55 Ground transport infrastructure 38 Water (rain/water table) 36 Illegal activities 31 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 26 Human resources 26 Legal framework 24 Solid waste 22 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 21 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 21 Water infrastructure 19 Deliberate destruction of heritage 19 Commercial development 18 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 18 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 18 Air pollution 17 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 14 Land conversion 13 Subsistence hunting 12 Oil and gas 11 Relative humidity 11 Flooding 10 Financial resources 10 Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 Localised utilities 6 Major linear utilities 6 Marine transport infrastructure 5 Temperature 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Earthquake 5 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Desertification 4 Governance 4 High impact research / monitoring activities 4 Wind 3 Underground transport infrastructure 2 Storms 2 Ground water pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Surface water pollution 1 Crop production 1 Micro-organisms 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 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.