Cultural Heritage and Development : A Framework for Action in the Middle East and North Africa

The countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are blessed with an extraordinary cultural patrimony, secular and religious, of huge importance for each country and for humankind at large. The region is home to 48 sites already inscribed on the world heritage list maintained by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and has an enormous nonmaterial heritage as well. The Middle East is also the cradle of the world's major monotheistic religions. This cultural patrimony is a cornerstone of many people's existence and nourishes their daily lives. It must continue to flourish. This report analyzes the cultural heritage sector in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, and the World Bank's policy and operational experiences in this sector over the past six years, 1996-2001. It has three objectives: 1) to explore the characteristics, capacities, needs, and constraints of the region's cultural sector and their relevance to overall country development; 2) to take stock, describe, and analyze the World Bank's past and current support for preservation and management of the region's cultural heritage; and 3) to extract the lessons of experience and define the strategy framework for future Bank assistance for preserving and managing the MENA region's patrimony.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2001-06
Subjects:	ACCESS ROAD, ACCESS TO CULTURE, ADVERSE IMPACTS, AGRICULTURE, AIR POLLUTION, ANCIENT TRADITIONS, ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS, ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS, ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES, ARCHAEOLOGISTS, ARCHES, ARCHITECTURAL WORKS, ARCHITECTURE, ART, ARTISANAL PRODUCTS, ARTISANS, ARTISTS, ARTS, AWARENESS RAISING, BASILICA, BELIEFS, BONDS, BOOKSELLERS, BRIDGE, BRONZE, BUILT HERITAGE, BUSINESSMEN, CAPACITY BUILDING, CHURCH, CHURCHES, CITIES, CIVIL SOCIETIES, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVILIZATION, COLLAPSE, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT, OLD TOWN, PAINTING, PALACES, PENALTIES, PERFORMANCES, PHILOSOPHY, PLURALISM, POPULAR CULTURE, POSITIVE EFFECTS, POTTERY, PRESERVATION, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC GOOD, RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS, RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES, RELIGIOUS PROPERTIES, RESTORATION, ROBBERY, SCHOOLS, SCULPTURE, SEISMIC EVENTS, SHRINES, SILVER, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INCLUSION, SOUVENIR SHOPS, SPORTS, STONE CARVINGS, STORYTELLING, STREETS, TEMPLE, TEMPLES, THEATER, THEFT, TOURISM, TRADITIONAL ARTS, TRADITIONAL CRAFTS, TRADITIONAL HOUSES, TRADITIONAL MUSIC, TRADITIONS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNIVERSAL VALUE, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VALUE ADDED, WATER SUPPLY, WEALTH, WOODEN OBJECTS, WORKS OF ART, WORLD HERITAGE, WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE, WORLD HERITAGE LIST, WORLD HERITAGE SITE, WORLD HERITAGE SITES, COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK, CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION PROJECTS, CONSERVATION WORK, CONSOLIDATION, CONTINGENT VALUATION, CRAFTS, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, CULTURAL ASSETS, CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, CULTURAL DIVERSITY, CULTURAL ENTERPRISES, CULTURAL EXPENDITURES, CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT, CULTURAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION, CULTURAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES, CULTURAL HERITAGE PROJECTS, CULTURAL IDENTITIES, CULTURAL IDENTITY, CULTURAL INDUSTRIES, CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, CULTURAL ISSUES, CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, CULTURAL MODELS, CULTURAL PLURALISM, CULTURAL POLICY, CULTURAL PRESERVATION, CULTURAL PROPERTY, CULTURAL SECTOR, CULTURAL SERVICES, CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, CULTURAL SITE, CULTURAL TOURISM, CULTURAL TRADITIONS, CULTURAL VALUE, CULTURE IN DEVELOPMENT, CULTURES, CUSTOMS, DAMAGES, DANCE, DECENTRALIZATION, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, DIVERSITY, DOCUMENTATION, DONOR AGENCIES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC RATE OF RETURN, ECONOMIC REFORM, ECONOMIC RESEARCH, ECONOMIC RESOURCES, ECONOMIC VALUE, EMERGENCY REHABILITATION, EMPLOYMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, EXHIBITIONS, EXPORTS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FOLK ARTS, FOLKLORE, FORTS, FRESCOES, GDP, GEOGRAPHY, GLOBAL GOVERNANCE, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HANDICRAFT ITEMS, HANDICRAFTS, HERITAGE ART, HERITAGE ASSETS, HERITAGE INVENTORIES, HERITAGE PROJECT, HERITAGE PROTECTION, HISTORIC BUILDINGS, HISTORIC CITIES, HISTORIC CITY, HISTORIC MONUMENTS, HISTORICAL SITES, HOUSING, HUMAN CAPITAL, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INDUSTRIALIZATION, INITIATIVE, INSCRIPTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATING CULTURAL HERITAGE, INTEGRATING CULTURE, INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT, INVESTIGATIONS, JEWELRY, LABOR MARKETS, LANDSCAPES, LAWS, LEARNING, LEGAL FRAMEWORKS, LIBRARIES, LITERATURE, LIVING CULTURE, LIVING STANDARDS, LOOTING, MANUSCRIPTS, MASONRY, MASTER PLANNING, MEDIEVAL HISTORY, MEMORY, MIGRATION, MINISTER, MINISTRIES OF CULTURE, MINISTRIES OF TOURISM, MONUMENTS, MOSAICS, MOSQUE, MOSQUES, MOVABLE ANTIQUITIES, MULTICULTURALISM, MUSEUM, MUSEUMS, MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, NATIONAL ECONOMIES, NATIONAL MUSEUM, NATURAL HERITAGE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/01/11054847/cultural-heritage-development-framework-action-middle-east-north-africa https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13908
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