This advanced-level workshop invited the participants of the previous two workshops to various online sessions. It focused on deepening their understanding of the concepts and tools in use under the World Heritage Convention while exploring gaps and topics that were identified from the previous workshop.
On 25 November 2020, ARC-WH was asked to contribute to the second cycle of students of the Master programme (MSc) in Conservation Management of Cultural Heritage. The programme was implemented by ICCROM-Sharjah and the University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. ARC-WH’s intervention for the module on World Heritage aimed to [...]
During the month of July, World Monuments Fund, in partnership with the Institut National du Patrimoine – المعهد الوطني للتراث بتونس and the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), developed a Phase I workshop focused on producing site management plans for selected heritage sites. The programme was designed to [...]
From 5 to 6 April 2020, ARC-WH, in collaboration with the Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa Academy for Diplomatic Studies, held a two-day online workshop entitled ‘UNESCO Cultural Conventions: Mechanism and Procedures’. A total of 40 employees from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain attended the two-day online workshop [...]
In collaboration with ICCROM-Sharjah, ARC-WH conducted a five-day training workshop on the main concepts of the Convention such as OUV, Authenticity, Integrity and the Operational Guidelines main provisions as well as on the management of World Heritage sites, risks management and mitigation measures. The workshop aimed to equip the sites [...]
On 19 February 2020 ARC-WH was invited by ICCROM-ATHAR to teach 18 graduate students about the World Heritage Convention mechanisms and processes at the University of Sharjah in the UAE. ICCROM-ATHAR in collaboration with the University of Sharjah launched an interdisciplinary Master of Science (MSc) programme in ‘Conservation Management of [...]
ARC-WH and the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE) held the Second National RedList Workshop from 12 to 14 January 2020, at ARC-WH premises, in Manama, Bahrain. The workshop provided additional outcomes produced from the RedList Assessment Workshop, held in February 2015, during which the conservation status of more than 20 [...]
Following the capacity building programme between ICOMOS and ARC-WH with the aim of strengthening the capacities of heritage professionals in the Arab Region, some professionals from the First workshop held in December 2018 were called upon to provide assistance for desk reviews by ICOMOS and will be collaborating with the [...]
ARC-WH contributed to the sixth edition of the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) campaign by conducting an Information session for World Heritage Volunteers at its premises to Disseminate knowledge on the World Heritage Convention and supporting site visits to World Heritage sites and sites of National importance in the Kingdom of [...]
Following the first training workshop in 2018, ARC-WH continues to support the Supreme Council of Environment (SCE) by conducting a field survey in Hawar island and a two-day training workshop for local environmental experts from various institutions and backgrounds for the Preparation of Hawar Islands as a first UNESCO designated [...]
Upon a request from The State of Tunisia, ARC-WH provided technical assistance in coordination with ICOMOS by conducting a training workshop for Tunisian cultural Heritage experts and site managers on the topic of preparation of management plans for Cultural World Heritage sites. The workshop focused on main World Heritage Convention [...]
In recognition of the diverse cultural heritage in Socotra, this two-year training programme aimed at providing documentation for these sites in the Socotra Archipelago through the implementation of conceptual and practical workshops for a team of eight Socotries in the identification and documentation of cultural heritage. Furthermore, this programme includes [...]