State of Conservation
29
Reports
29
Properties concerned
10
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start:
2024close
Date end:2024close
Region:
Arab Statesclose
| States Parties: |
 Yemen
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Commercial development Desertification Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management activities War Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Functional decay of the residential neighborhoods; Physical damage and instability of buildings; Problems with the network for the evacuation of rainwater |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Libya
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Human resources Management systems/ management plan War Water (rain/water table) |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Human resources War Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Damage to historic buildings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 State of Palestine
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.4 |
| Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
| Other Threats: | Potential construction of a separation fence (wall) |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Lebanon
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | - state of critical conservation conditions and need for emergency stabilisation measures - vulnerability to potential inappropriate developments |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Libya
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Iraq
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan War |
| Other Threats: | Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures Encroachment, urban sprawl and bulldozing activities |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Localised utilities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity War |
| Other Threats: | serious weathering of many stone blocks |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Algeria
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Marine transport infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Unsuitable restoration techniques, and poor conservation conditions for the archaeological remains |
States Parties
Algeria Egypt Iraq Lebanon Libya Morocco State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 20 War 18 Housing 16 Deliberate destruction of heritage 8 Illegal activities 8 Management activities 8 Land conversion 6 Human resources 6 Desertification 5 Flooding 5 Financial resources 5 Water (rain/water table) 4 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 4 Earthquake 4 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 4 Relative humidity 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Civil unrest 3 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 2 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Ground transport infrastructure 2 Localised utilities 2 Water infrastructure 2 Quarrying 2 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 2 Governance 2 Legal framework 2 Commercial development 1 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Major linear utilities 1 Surface water pollution 1 Crop production 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Mining 1 Wind 1 Military training 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 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.
