The registrations for UNITAR’s training cycle: World Heritage Nomination Training series will close on September the 15th.

The cycle will be held from November 27th to December 1st at UNITAR’s headquarters in Hiroshima.

Cultural Heritages of Water: The cultural heritages of water in the Middle East and Maghreb

In the framework of its work as UNESCO Advisory Body, ICOMOS undertakes comparative and thematic studies, in different subject areas in order to provide a context for its evaluations.
This new volume seeks to provide assistance for recognising, studying and preserving traditional cultural heritages linked to water in arid / semi-arid regions and also establish benchmark examples, not only for properties which could be nominated for the World Heritage List, but also for properties of regional or local importance.

ISBN : 978-2-91886-21-5 (e-version)
ISBN 978-2-918086-21-5
375 p.

A printed version is available upon request (free of charge, except for postage fees): please contact ICOMOS Documentation Centre

 e-version (free download, PDF 7,5 Mb)

In 2016, 12 cultural sites and 3 mixed sites were inscribed on the World Heritage List. 

The World Heritage Committee inscribed 12 new cultural sites and 3 mixed sites on the World Heritage List during its 40th annual session, which was held in Istanbul (Turkey) from 10 to 20 July 2016 and at UNESCO headquarters in Paris from 24 to 26 October 2016.

UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee have issued new guidance for assessing impacts from projects that could potentially affect the planet’s most precious heritage places. Designed specifically for heritage management institutions, governments and project developers, it aims to help find the best possible solutions to meet both conservation priorities and development needs.