N°: 593
Emergency measures to prevent the collapse of some of the caves at Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, after the heavy rains of 1992/1993
China
State Party
26,000 USD
Approved amount
5 Dec 1993
Decision Date
Terminated
Process Step
Properties:
Amount Requested: 0 USD
Type of Assistance:
Cultural / Emergency
Previous Id: 1993-012
World Bank: LMC
N°: 593
Decision: Approved
Decision by: Bureau
Approved amount: 26,000 USD
Decision Date: 5 Dec 1993
Committee Decisions
17EXTBUR VB.1.4.1
Code: 17EXTBUR VB.1.4.1
B. CULTURAL HERITAGE
B.1 Requests on which the Bureau took a decision
B.1.4 Emergency assistance
B.1.4.1 Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (China)
The Bureau approved the amount of US$ 26,000 for emergency assistance for emergency measures to prevent the collapse of some of the caves which suffered considerable damage due to unusually heavy rains in 1992/1993.
The Bureau requested the Chinese authorities to limit expenditure under World Heritage assistance for local labour as much as possible.
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