CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR SITE MANAGERS 2019

From 2^nd – 4^th October, the Ghana National Commission for UNESCO in collaboration with Ghana Museums and Monuments Board with the support of UNESCO organized a workshop for World Heritage site managers. The workshop made recommendations towards improving the implementation of the 1972 World Heritage Convention in Ghana with an emphasis on the following areas: implementation of the recommendations of the 2019 Advisory Mission to Ghana, development of management plans for all World Heritage sites in Ghana, stakeholder engagement and involvement, establishing a national world heritage committee for Ghana, future capacity building areas, partnerships with local universities, domestication of the Convention and establishment of National Committee of ICOMOS. NATCOM also took advantage of the Workshop to educate participants on UNESCO’s participation programme and how it can be accessed.