AMMAN — The
Italian government and UNESCO signed a 1.5
million Euro partnership agreement on Wednesday, August 23, for a new
initiative in
Petra and Wadi Rum.
اضافة اعلان
The two-year initiative entitled "
Local Communities and Sustainable Tourism in Petra and Wadi Rum" will contribute to the
sustainable protection of the two World Heritage sites, while focusing on
empowering local communities to play an active role in the preservation of
these invaluable places and creating livelihoods opportunities, especially for
the women and youth.
Speaking at the signing ceremony,
UNESCO Representative,
Min Jeong Kim, thanked the government of Italy for its "generous"
support, adding that, "UNESCO will work closely with the
Government of Jordan, as well as the local authorities and communities, to focus on
activities that could help alleviate some of the pressures on the sites due to
the exponential increase in the
number of tourists in recent years,"
Jordan News Agency, Petra reported.
The project will be implemented, in close collaboration with
the
Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the Department of Antiquities,
Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA), and the
Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA).
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