Capacity Building workshop for Tonga
Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project "Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance Sustainable Development of Local Communities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)" the World Heritage Centre will organize a capacity building workshop for Government officials and community representatives of Tonga, which will be held in Nuku'alofa (Tonga) from 20 to 24 February 2012.
The objective of the workshop is to build capacity of the Tongan authorities and various stakeholders in topics including the process and procedures of the 1972 World Heritage Convention, the 1994 Global Strategy with an emphasis on SIDS, the making of an inventory of cultural & natural heritage sites, and how to develop Tentative Lists, Management Plans and Nominations.
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