PARIS: The UN's cultural agency UNESCO on Monday (Jul 31) recommended that Venice be added to its list of world heritage in danger, saying the Italian authorities needed to step up efforts to secure the historic city and its surrounding lagoon. UNESCO said in its recommendation that Venice risked 'irrevers
PARIS: The UN's cultural agency UNESCO on Monday recommended that Venice be added to its list of world heritage in danger, saying the Italian authorities needed to step up efforts to secure the historic city and its surrounding lagoon.
"The effects of the continuing deterioration due to human intervention, including continuing development, the impacts of climate change and mass tourism threaten to cause irreversible changes to the outstanding universal value of the property," said UNESCO. "Moreover, the combined effects of human induced and natural changes are causing deterioration and damage to build structures and urban areas," it added.
A draft resolution prepared for adoption by the World Heritage Committee said there had not been"a significant level of progress in addressing the persistent and complex issues" and added measures proposed by Italy were"still insufficient and need to be further developed".
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