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Introduction to the 2nd Cycle
of the Periodic Reporting
Exercise
Principles, objectives and timetable
Anna Sidorenko
Focal Point CESEE
Europe and North America Unit
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Workshop of National Focal Points of Central, SouthEast and Eastern European Countries
Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise
Tbilisi, Georgia, 14 – 16 November 2012
What is Periodic Reporting?
• Report from the State Parties on
the application of the World
Heritage Convention
• Including the state of
conservation of the World
Heritage properties located on
their territories
• Every six years for each region
Article 29 of the World Heritage Convention
What is Periodic Reporting?
The three pillars of Periodic Reporting
Retrospective
Inventory
Retrospective
Statements of
OUV
Questionnaires
Sites inscribed from
1978 to 1998
Sites inscribed from
1978 to 2006
Sites inscribed before 1998
(1st Cycle)
All sites until 2012
(2nd Cycle)
Why Periodic Reporting?
Paragraph 201 of the Operational Guidelines
Four main purposes:
– to provide an assessment of the application of the World Heritage
Convention by the State Party;
– to provide an assessment as to whether the values of the World
Heritage properties for which they are inscribed on the List are being
maintained over time;
– to provide up-dated information about the World Heritage properties
and to record the changing circumstances and state of conservation
of the properties;
– to provide a mechanism for regional co-operation and exchange of
information and experiences between States Parties concerning the
implementation of the Convention and World Heritage conservation.
Focal Points and Site Managers
Fully involved in the process from the
beginning to the end
Site Manager
• Checks prefilled information
• Fills fill in Section II of the questionnaire.
Focal Point
• Bridge between the World Heritage
Centre/Advisory Bodies and national
institutions and Site Managers
• Checks prefilled information
• Fills Section I of the questionnaire,
validate it and submit to the WHC
• Checks Section(s) II of the questionnaire
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Validate Section II of the questionnaire
and submit it to the WHC
Gathers and transmits all the
information regarding the three pillars of
the Periodic Reporting
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Cycles of Periodic Reporting
Retrospectiv
e Inventory
Launching of 2nd
Cycle of PR
Session to
report to the
World Heritage
Committee
Year of Examination by
Committee
Arab
States
2006/2007
2008/2010
34th session
June-July 2010
Africa
2007/2008
2009/2011
35th session
June-July 2011
AsiaPacific
2008/2009
2010/2012
36th session
June-July 2012
Latin
America
and the
Caribbean
2011/2012
2011/2013
37th session
June-July 2013
2005/2006
(Europe)
2012/2013
(N. America)
2012/2015
39th session
June-July 2015
Region
EuropeNorth
America
Years of reflection
Two years of reflection (July 2006 - July 2008) about the 1st
Cycle of Periodic Reporting Exercise
• to review outcomes of first cycle of Periodic Reporting
exercise;
• to develop strategic direction for PR form and format;
• to ensure effective links between PR, SoC reports,
nominations & retrospective inventory;
• to identify training & capacity development priorities;
• to identify international cooperation priorities;
• to prepare of the next Cycle.
Results of the 1st Cycle: Positive aspects
• International cooperation strengthened
• Raised awareness at all levels about the WH Convention
• Helped in collection of data concerning World Heritage
properties
• Clearer picture of strengths and weaknesses of World
Heritage conservation in the region/sub-regions
• Assessed State of conservation of many properties for the
first time
• Enhanced regional cooperation and exchange amongst
profesionnals
• Promoted the creation of buffer zones for many properties
Results of the 1st Cycle: Trends and Challenges
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Planning legislation specific to World Heritage
- 60% of European States Parties do not have planning
legislation developed specifically to protect World
Heritage;
- 63% of site managers would like improvements to their
management systems;
Lack of a follow-up programme for more than 50% of
sites
Lack of understanding or interpretation of the
management plan concept and implementation
Lack of institutional memory
Inadequate funding and capacity-building
Gaps in conservation techniques and skills
Divisions between local and central
governments
Results of the 1st Cycle: Trends and Challenges
Management Plans/Systems
Effectiveness of management systems, by category of sites (1st cycle PR/ EUR)
120%
Highly effective
Sufficiently effective
Not sufficiently effective
Improvements needed
100%
Percentage of reports
100%
78%
76%
80%
65%
61%
60%
55%
40%
40%
22%
20%
12%
12%
5%
0%
0%
Cultural sites
Natural sites
Mixed sites
Total of reports: 219
Rate of answers: 99%
Total of reports: 20
Rate of answers: 100%
Total of reports: 9
Rate of answers: 100%
Results of the 1st Cycle: Needs identified
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Need for better understanding of heritage
concepts
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Need for more integration between cultural
and natural heritage legislation and
management
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Need for more partnership activities,
professional training, and training
coordination
Conclusions of the reflection meetings
1st Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise
• Lack of preparation
• Site Managers not involved in the exercise
• Too many elements of information/data requested from SP
• Difficult access to the data
• Reliability of data
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Lack of coordination
No link with other processes of World Heritage
Difficulty to compare them (different questionnaires)
Time consuming and costly exercise for States Parties
2nd Cycle Principles
Good practice
• Build on lessons learned from previous PR
cycle and from experience/good practice in
monitoring and assessment;
• Encourage good practice in WH property
management, encourage participation of
stakeholders in PR process and
information-sharing with other partners.
2nd Cycle Principles
Efficiency
• Data pre-filled by WH Centre for verification
of accuracy rather than data collection;
• Easier & quicker to complete;
• Easier for WH Centre to access/assess
results;
• Guides States Parties through logical steps
to undertake assessment of the State of
Conservation & management of Property.
2nd Cycle Principles
Utility
• Useful for different audiences: Site
Managers, States Parties, WH Committee, WH
Centre and the Advisory Bodies;
• Consistent with other World Heritage
processes (Nomination, reactive monitoring…);
• Harmonized with reporting for other
Conventions.
2nd Cycle Principles
Sustainability
• Developed for long-term use
• Capable of providing clear trends & providing
continuity for future cycles of PR
• Consistent for use across regions
• Flexible to accommodate future development
of the WH processes
Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise
Sub-regional grouping of States Parties in Europe (for the First PR Cycle (2005) & the Second Cycle 2012
Nordic and Baltic
European sub-region
Western European sub-region Mediterranean
European sub-region
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden
Belgium, France, Ireland,
Luxemburg, the Netherlands,
Monaco,
United Kingdom
8 States Parties
10 States Parties
Central and South- Eastern
European sub-region
Eastern European sub-region
Andorra, Portugal, Spain
Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Republic of Moldova,
Former Yugoslav
Russian Federation, Ukraine
Rep. of Macedonia, Hungary,
Poland, Romania,
Cyprus, Greece, Holy See, Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia,
Israel, Malta,
Slovenia
San Marino, Turkey
11 States Parties
13 States Parties
5 Sub-Regional Synthesis Reports
48 States Parties
7 States Parties
Distribution 2nd Cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise
North
America
34 sites
Nordic &
Baltic
36
Western
137
Eastern
38
Central &
SouthEastern
75
Mediterranean
143
Sites
SP
207*
20
256*
31
*Approximated - The transboundary sites are
included on each of the sub-regions concerned
*Approximatif - Les sites transfrontaliers sont inclus
dans chacune des sous-régions concernées
Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise
Workshop of National Focal Points of Central, South-East and Eastern
European Countries on the Preparation of Periodical Monitoring Reports
on the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
Prague, Czech Republic, 26-27 May 2011
http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/745
Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise
Workshop on the Periodic Reporting process for World Heritage Site Managers
of the South-Eastern Europe Region
Sibiu, Romania, 15-17 May 2012
The meeting included a capacity-building component on the
management of cultural World Heritage properties. It was
hosted by the Romanian authorities and co-organized with
the World Heritage Centre and ICCROM.
Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise
Workshop on the Periodic Reporting process for World Heritage Site Managers
of the South-Eastern Europe Region
Sibiu, Romania, 15-17 May 2012
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An opportunity to share experience and discuss challenges in the day-to-day
management of sites in the region and excellent network building opportunity.
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Such direct trainings on World Heritage procedures were considered important
for the proper management of the World Heritage properties, above all by
providing concrete examples for World Heritage processes such as paragraph
172 and the Heritage Impact Assessments.
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Participants presented case studies showing the link between the retrospective
Statements of Outstanding Universal Value they drafted and their management
strategies.
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Participants were trained on the principles and modalities of implementation of
the Second Cycle of Periodic and the revised Periodic Reporting questionnaire
(Section I and II) was introduced with Q&A sessions.
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Presence of the Advisory Bodies (ICCROM and ICOMOS International) was
welcomed as a chance to receive live feedback.
Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise
Periodic Reporting Meeting for Nordic, Baltic, Western and Mediterranean
Europe and German Site Managers
Berlin, Germany
24-26 September 2012
The aim of the meeting was to prepare the National Focal Points (Group
A) for the organization of national workshops and to be able to act as
trainers in further seminars with national authorities and Site Managers to
facilitate the completion of the Periodic Reporting online questionnaire,
thereby ensuring capacity-building and involvement of stakeholders at
national level.
Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise
Periodic Reporting Meeting for Nordic, Baltic, Western and Mediterranean
Europe and German Site Managers
Berlin, Germany
24-26 September 2012
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Statements of Outstanding Universal Value lie at the core of the
management and the conservation of each World Heritage site.
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The Periodic Reporting exercise is an excellent opportunity for the
exchange of information between stakeholders. The exercise is not an individual
one, but is based on participation.
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The wide dissemination (and translation) of the “Periodic Reporting
Handbook for Site Managers” is strongly recommended.
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The existing Road Map is still being followed.
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Additional financial support for the implementation of the Second Cycle
of the Periodic Reporting exercise is very welcome.
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Outreach to broader communities was proposed as a possibility to
address the urgent need for fundraising.
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It was suggested to produce an easy-to-understand document
addressing follow-up actions to the Periodic Reporting exercise suitable for Site
Managers‘ daily context.
State of Boundary Clarifications in CESEE
as of 9 Novemebr 2012
World Heritage properties in CESEE: 115
Transboundary/Transnational: 9
Boundary Clarifications have been expected for
50 properties in CESEE inscribed before 1998
Boundaries were clarified for
40 properties in CESEE inscribed before 1998
Boundary Clarifications are still expected for
10 properties
State of Draft Retrospective Statements of OUV in CESEE
as of 9 Novemebr 2012
World Heritage properties in CESEE: 115
Transboundary/Transnational: 9
Retrospective SOUVs expected by 1st February 2012: 92
Retrospective SOUVs received: 66
Complete: 47
Incomplete: 18
Still expected: 26
Road Map
Sept 2012
24-26 Sept 2012
14-16 Nov 2012
Autumn 2012
Winter 2012/13
31 Jul 2013
September 2013
September 2013
Autumn 2013
Autumn 2013
GA Nov 2013
31 July 2014
Jun/Jul 2014
Nov 2014
Jan 2015
Feb 2015
Jun/Jul 2015
GA Nov 2015
Launch of Questionnaire Group A
Periodic Reporting meeting of National Focal Points of Western, NordicBaltic and Mediterranean Europe (Berlin, Germany)
Periodic Reporting meeting of National Focal Points of Central, Eastern and
South-Eastern Europe (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Training workshops by Focal Points (Group A) on national level
Deadline for Site Managers (Group A) for completion of section II
Group A to submit sections I and II
Launch of Questionnaire Group B
Periodic Reporting meeting of National Focal Points of Mediterranean
Europe (Florence, Italy)
Periodic Reporting meeting of National Focal Points of Central, Eastern and
South-Eastern Europe (Azerbaijan)
Training workshops by Focal Points (Group B) on national level
Group A: ”Debriefing meeting” / pre-analysis
Group B to submit sections I and II
Results of the 2nd Cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise (North America)
and Action Plan will be presented to the World Heritage Committee
Group B: ”Debriefing meeting” / pre-analysis (tbc)
Final Europe Meeting (tbc)
Compilation of regional report Europe
Results of the 2nd Cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise (Europe) and
Action Plan will be presented to the World Heritage Committee
Final harmonization meeting on Action Plan(s)
Online Platform
Online Periodic Reporting
platform at the World
Heritage Centre website
http://whc.unesco.org/en/15
developed with support of
The Government of Andorra
Frequently asked questions
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What if a National Focal Point or Site Manager
changes during the 2nd Cycle of the Periodic
Reporting Exercise?
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Who has access to the completed questionnaires?
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What language is used to fill in the questionnaire?
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How to deal with serial properties?
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How to deal with transboundary and transnational
properties?
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How long will it take to complete the questionnaire?
See responses at
http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/pages/documents/documen
t-153-12.pdf
Periodic Reporting Handbook for Site Managers
Handbook for Site
Managers prepared
by the World Heritage
Centre in collaboration
with the Nordic World
Heritage Foundation
(NWHF) and with support
of Monaco.
Periodic Reporting - Specific expected results
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PREPARE Retrospective Statements of Outstanding
Universal Value
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CLARIFY boundaries of the 1978-1998 properties
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IMPROVE / PREPARE management plans / management
systems
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HARMONIZE tentative Lists
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ENHANCE regional cooperation programmes
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ENSURE new partnerships and funding
Periodic Reporting: The end result
• Implementation of Regional Action
Plans
• From National Programmes to a
World Heritage Programming
approach
Periodic Reporting Exercise : Follow-up
– This is a substantial peace of work, and it will consume a lot
of our time and resources. What’s in it for you?
• Unique opportunity to lift issues on the international
arena
• The future action plan will be based on your input
• Be proactive: establish and use national and regional
networks to work specifically on the common issues of
your countries, sub-regions and across site typologies
– Follow-up is a State Party responsibility
– Follow-up should ideally be included in national planning
and budgets before the Final Report is adopted in 2015
Periodic Reporting Exercise : Questions for discussion
• How should the data analyzed and utilized?
• How to best ensure involvement of States Parties in the
analysis?
• How to effectively use this exercise by the States Parties in
view of undertaking a national analysis or elaborating a
World Heritage programme?
• What should be the methodology for drafting the Action
Plan?
• Will your country undertake a national analysis of the data
and/or elaborate a national strategy/programme? If yes,
how would you like ideas from your National programme to
be fed into the Regional programme?
• How to best ensure cross-cutting transnational, regional
and sub-regional cooperation and networks?
Thank you!