Small Island Developing States Programme

Related Activities

• SIDS Capacity Building Programme

Partners

• Netherlands Funds-in-Trust
• Japanese Trust Fund for the Preservation of the World Cultural Heritage

Website

• UNESCO's Intersectoral Platform on Small Island Developing States

Website

http://www.unesco.org/en/sids

Documents

• Rapport sur le Programme du patrimoine mondial pour les petits États insulaires en développement (PEID): WHC-09/33.COM/5B
• Recapitulation MIM '05: the Role of Culture in the Sustainable Development of SIDS
• Report on the World Heritage Programme for SIDS: WHC-09/33.COM/5B
• World Heritage papers 15: Caribbean Wooden Treasures
• World Heritage properties located in SIDS and in Overseas Territories (as at July 2011)

Other activities

• Caribbean Capacity Building Programme (CCBP)
• World Heritage – Pacific 2009 Programme

News

• Caribbean Capacity Building Programme (CCBP)’s training Module 6 on Natural Heritage Management available on line Jul 22, 2011
• Last Call: Caribbean Heritage Course in Curaçao Jan 25, 2011
• Caribbean Heritage Course in Curaçao Nov 19, 2010

Events

• Community Consultation on the Nan Madol Archaeological Site of Pohnpei Nov 23, 2011 - Nov 26, 2011
• Pacific Regional World Heritage Workshop Sep 5, 2011 - Sep 9, 2011
• Caribbean Sub Regional Meeting for Periodic Reporting Exercise Apr 4, 2011 - Apr 6, 2011
• CARICOM, SIDS, UNESCO World Heritage Meeting Apr 4, 2011 - Apr 6, 2011
• Caribbean Sub-regional workshop on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention Sep 15, 2010 - Sep 17, 2010
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Decisions

• Decision 33COM 5B

  The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/5B,

  2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 5B adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),

  3. Noting with satisfaction the progress achieved in the implementation of the World Heritage Programme for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and noting that in practice the World Heritage Centre will continue addressing specific issues under regional programmes,

  4. Thanks Andorra, Australia, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and New Zealand for having provided extra-budgetary funding for World Heritage-related activities in SIDS, as well as other international partners, such as the Shell Foundation, for generating capacity building activities in SIDS;

  5. Requests the World Heritage Centre to report at the next session of the Committee on capacity building activities relating to SIDS;

  6. Also requests the World Heritage Centre to encourage exchange among SIDS;

  7. Further requests the World Heritage Centre to organize, similar to the Pacific World Heritage meeting of 2008 organised by Australia and New Zealand with input from the World Heritage Centre, a regional meeting to review progress in the implementation of the 2004-2014 Action Plan for the Caribbean and to submit a report for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session in 2010;

  8. Requests furthermore the Director of the World Heritage Centre to identify extra budgetary funding for World Heritage activities in SIDS, in particular to further develop the Caribbean Capacity-Building Programme and to introduce a similar regional capacity-building programme for SIDS in the Africa and Pacific regions and the execution of more thematic studies particularly of the cultural land and seascapes, routes (trade of enslaved people) and environmental features of the Caribbean, African and Pacific Regions.

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• Decision 30COM 12

  The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/12,

  2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 12 adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),

  3. Emphasizing that setting precise but realistic and measurable results and indicators is essential for effective performance appraisal and monitoring,

  4. Takes note of the set of performance indicators of all the World Heritage Thematic Programmes which are structured according to the four Strategic Objectives set at its 26th session (Budapest, 2002);

  5. Encourages the Director of the World Heritage Centre to seek appropriate funding for these Thematic Programmes and invites donors to provide financial support to this effort;

  6. Further requests a management audit in order to facilitate the development of the strategic plan for reinforcing the implementation of the Convention, and that no management structure changes at the World Heritage Centre should occur until the management audit is completed.

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• Decision 29COM 5B

  The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Having examined Annex 1 of Document WHC-05/29.COM/5,

  2. Approves the World Heritage Programme for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the World Heritage Marine Programme;

  3. Requests the Director of the World Heritage Centre to further explore the thematic initiative “Astronomy and World Heritage” as a means to promote, in particular, nominations which recognize and celebrate achievements in science;

  4. Approves a biennial budget of US$20,000 for the World Heritage Programme for Small Island Developing States and US$50,000 for the World Heritage Marine Programme, to be financed through the World Heritage Fund, as proposed in Document WHC-05/29.COM/16.

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