18/06/2021 Information meeting on the updating of the “Policy Document on the impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage properties” Remarks by Mr. Ernesto Ottone R. UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 1 Updating of the “Policy Document on the impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage properties” Background and Process Ms. Mechtild Rössler Director, UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 2 1 18/06/2021 2005 20062007 2008 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Climate Change impacts on World Heritage brought to the attention of the World Heritage Committee by concerned organizations and individuals (petitions) ► Sagarmatha National Park (Nepal) ► Huascaran National Park (Peru) ► Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Belize) ► Great Barrier Reef (Australia) - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 3 20052006 2007 2008 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 March 2006: Working Group Report "Predicting and managing the impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage" Strategy "Strategy to assist States Parties to implement management responses" (Decision 30 COM 7.1) - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 4 2 18/06/2021 20052006 2007 2008 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 WH Committee requested States Parties to implement the Strategy to protect OUV WHC to develop a draft Policy Document on the impacts of climate change on WH properties (consultative process) (Decision 30 COM 7.1) - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 5 2005 2006 2007 2008 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 https://whc.unesco.org/en/activities/471/ - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 6 3 18/06/2021 2005 2006 2007 2008 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Draft Policy Document: WH Committee (31COM) Comments incorporated Revised draft Policy Document General Assembly of States Parties (16GA) - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 7 2005 2006 2007 2008 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Operational Guidelines - Amendment to Paragraph 179 (b) (vi) - Amendment to Paragraph 180 (b) (v) Reference to the “threatening impacts of climatic, geological or other environmental factors” - Amendment to Paragraph 181 Impact must be those which are amenable to correction by human action (Decision 32 COM 7A.32) - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 8 4 18/06/2021 2005 2006 2007 2008 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 WH Committee strongly encouraged States Parties - to participate in COP21 in December 2015, with a view to achieving a universal climate agreement - mobilize global climate action on the ground (Decision 39 COM 7) - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 9 2005 2006 2007 2008 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 between 2005 and 2016: 18 144 reports on the state of conservation of 38 WH properties 5 located in 33 States Parties Source: http://whc.unesco.org/en/soc + 12 global decisions related to climate change - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 10 5 18/06/2021 2005 2006 2007 2008 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 WH Committee requested WHC & ABs “to periodically review and update the Policy Document, to make available the most current knowledge and technology on the subject to guide the decisions and actions of the World Heritage community.” (Decision 40 COM 7) - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 11 2005 2006 2007 2008 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Preparatory meeting Vilm, Germany October 2017 discuss the challenges posed by climate change to the conservation and management of World Heritage set of recommendations for the updated Policy Document - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 12 6 18/06/2021 Overview of the process • A project has been initiated in 2019 by the World Heritage Centre • Benefitted from funding by the Netherlands Funds-in-Trust (NFiT) - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 13 Overview of the process • Project undertaken by WHC with 2 international experts: o Mr. Rohit Jigyasu (India) (cultural heritage aspects) o Mr. Oscar Guevara (Colombia) (natural heritage aspects) • Inclusive and participatory project with all World Heritage stakeholders, including States Parties, World Heritage Committee members, Advisory Bodies, Site Managers, NGOs, and civil society - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 14 7 18/06/2021 Methodology • Desk Review 100+ relevant background documents, including: Policy and technical documents, Convention’s decisions, reports, special reports and background documents from the UNFCCC, CBD, IPCC and IPBES, peer-reviewed papers, grey literature, and policy briefs, case studies, outcomes of relevant meetings, etc. • Stakeholders consultation Wide online consultation of all stakeholders of the Convention (30 Dec. 2019 to 31 Jan. 2020) - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 15 Methodology • International Technical Advisory Group of experts o 10 experts identified by Electoral Groups + Observers o Geographically and gender balanced o Advisory Bodies o Secretariat o To provide guidance and comments • 4 online meetings o 27-29 April o 4 June o 15-17 July o 22 September - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 16 8 18/06/2021 Methodology • Drafting the updated Policy document Several drafts of the updated Policy Document prepared ‘Zero draft’ circulated to all States Parties on 23 March 2020 - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 17 Methodology • Zero Draft of the updated Policy Document discussed by the Technical Advisory Group on 27-29 April and 4 June 2020 • 2nd Draft of the updated Policy Document circulated to Technical Advisory Group on 6 July 2020 and discussed on 15-17 July 2020 • 3rd Draft of the updated Policy Document circulated to Technical Advisory Group on 11 September 2020 and discussed on 22 September 2020 - Information Meeting - 30 June – 10 July 30 June – 10 July Updating43rd session of the of the Policy World DocumentHeritage Committee, on the Baku, impacts Republic of ofclimate change on World Heritage properties 18 June 2021 Azerbaijan 2019 2019 18 9 18/06/2021 Methodology • Proof-reading and finalization of the updated Policy Document between October 2020 and March 2021, involving ABs and other UNESCO Sectors • Outline of the updated