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Progress Report and Future Strategy

Periodic Reporting Europe and North America

• Paris, UNESCO
• 22 January 2003

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Whats Periodic Reporting
According to article 29 of the Convention

• The States Parties shall submit periodic reports
  every six years on the provisions taken for
• the application of the Convention and
• the state of conservation of the properties
  inscribed in the List in their territories
• The purpose is to
• provide an assessment of the application of the
  Convention and the maintenance of the values of
  the properties inscribed
• give updated information on the state of
  conservation of these properties
• provide a mechanism for regional cooperation.

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How to report?

• At its 22nd session the World Heritage Committee
  adopted a format for submitting the periodic
  reports.
• This format is divided in two sections
• Section I refers to the provisions
  (administrative, legal, others) taken by the
  State Party to implement the Convention (STATE
  LEVEL)
• Section II refers to the state of conservation of
  World Heritage sites in the country (SITE LEVEL)

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When has to be reported?

• All the 50 countries of the region Europe and
  North America have to present section I of the
  periodic report in 2005.
• USA and Canada have to present section II in
  2005.
• Europe has to present section II in 2006, except
  the following countries that had no sites
  inscribed before 1998
• Andorra
• Azerbaijan
• Belgium
• Bosnia Herzegovina
• Iceland
• Israel
• Monaco
• San Marino

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Section I (State level)

• Introduction
• Identification of cultural and natural properties
• Protection, conservation and presentation of
  cultural and natural heritage
• International co-operation and fundraising
• Education, information and awareness building
• Conclusions and recommended action

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Section II (Site level)

• Introduction
• Statement of significance
• Statement of authenticity
• Management
• Factors affecting the property
• Monitoring
• Conclusions and recommended actions

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States and sites

• 50 States Parties in Europe and North America are
  going to do the periodic reporting exercise,
  whereof 42 have sites inscribed until 1998 and
  will fill in both sections I and II of the
  format.
• There are currently 376 sites in the region,
  whereof 297 were inscribed until 1998 (cultural
  252, natural 38, mixed 7)

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Partnership

• To enhance regional cooperation and facilitate
  the periodic reporting, UNESCO closed a
  partnership agreement with the Council of Europe
  on the use of tools and the collection of data
  collection (HEREIN)
• www.european-heritage.net
• Countries are encouraged to use the HEREIN tool
  for periodic reporting, as one section of it has
  been adapted to the periodic report format
  (sections I and II)

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Steps for periodic reporting

• Dispatch of form to State Parties
• Identification of national focal points

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Periodic Reporting Format

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Periodic Reporting Steps

• I Dispatch of form to States Parties
• Identification of national focal point ?
• II Desk studies, harmonization of data
• and updating of existing information ?
• III Data collection of missing information
• and preparation of the periodic
• reports, analyses of challenges
• IV Finalization of the Periodic Reports
• and submission for examination by
• the World Heritage Committee

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Phase I Introduction through information
dissemination

• Inform the State Parties of the process and
  implementation of Article 29 of the Convention
  and paragraph 69 of the Operational Guidelines
• Action I Information Meeting for all
  Asia-Pacific countries at UNESCO Headquarters on
• 14 November 2000
• Action II Circular Letter by February
• 2001 to identify national focal points
• (27 out of 35 States Parties replied)

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Phase II Desk studies, harmonization of data and
updating of existing information

• Action 1 Collation of existing data and
  information relevant for the periodic reports
• Action 2 Analyze and harmonize information and
  identify missing information
• Action 3 Collection of missing information by
  States Parties, other institutions and UNESCO

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Phase III Collection of missing information and
preparation of the reports

• Exchange of information between site managers,
  national authorities and focal points, UNESCO,
  ICOMOS, and ICCROM
• Expert mission (if required or upon request) to
  support national effort
• Sub-regional / National workshops in Eastern,
  South, Southeast Central Asia for compilation
  of information

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• Regional / National workshops
• China (Beijing, October 2000) ?
• India (Hampi, October 2000) ?
• Indonesia (Tana Toraja, April 2001)
  Republic of Korea (Gyeongju, July 2001) ?
• India (New Delhi, July 2001) ?
• China (Dazu, May 2002) planned
• Iran (Isfahan, June 2002) planned
• India (Bhopal, July 2002) planned
• Pakistan (Lahore, July 2002) planned
• Khazakstan (Almaty,Sept. 2002) planned
• Sri Lanka (Sigiriya, Sept. 2002) planned
• Nepal (Kathmandu, 2002) to be proposed

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Phase IV Finalization of the Reports and
examination by the Committee

• Deadline for Final National Reports to be
  submitted by States Parties to World Heritage
  Centre 31 December 2002
• Prepare the final version of the regional
  synthesis report analyzing information provided
  by the States Parties and partners
• Formulate conclusions and recommendations for
  follow-up action

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Tool Periodic Reporting Questionnaire

• The Questionnaire aims to
• ? facilitate the preparation of the Periodic
  Reports closely following the Format adopted by
  the World Heritage Committee
• ? encourage reflection of the national
  authorities/site managers
• ? achieve a better analysis and comparison of the
  results at national and regional levels.

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Periodic Reporting Questionnaire

• ? Evaluate national reports quantitatively
  (detailed replies expected)
• ? Assess the strengths and weaknesses concerning
  the implementation of the World Heritage
  Convention
• ? Redefine policies and request International
  Assistance to projects or training activities
• ? Assist the World Heritage Committee to
  formulate Action Plans with States Parties,
  mobilize funds and technical support at
  international level for enhancing conservation of
  endangered properties and national capacities.

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International Assistance

• Aims to support States Parties in building
  capacity
• Submission of training and technical co-operation
  requests is encouraged for completing the
  Periodic Reporting Exercise
• Request forms available in CD-ROM distributed to
  National Focal Points

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Partners
States Parties Local Authorities
NGOs Universities Specialized Institutions
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UNESCOs assistance

• UNESCO World Heritage Centre
• UNESCO Field Offices
• (Almaty, Bangkok, Beijing, Dhaka, Hanoi,
  Islamabad, Jakarta, Kathmandu, New Delhi, Phnom
  Penh, Tashkent, Tehran)

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Japan Funds-In-Trust support

• Assist the States Parties to
• prepare cartographic information on the site
• demarcate boundaries of the property
• application of effective tools such as GIS
• enhance national/local capacities for a
  monitoring system for management and conservation
  of cultural properties in China, India,
  Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka
  and Vietnam.

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