The UNESCO + Acequias Project
Documents and Information
Why are acequias a valuable resource?
- Connect the modern global agricultural economy with its ancestral dimensions
- Protect land practices and help us understand food sovereignty
- Contribute to the global discourse on cultural diversity and water resilience
- Make us think about the world apart from more particularistic cultures
How will we achieve this?
- Our process is to create a “brick in the wall method”
- We have created a catalogue of projects that
- We will compile into a big application
- A copy of the task catalogue can be sent to you upon request
UNESCO + Acequias Project
What is A World Heritage Area Designation?
- UNESCO’s site is right here for reference.
What are the criteria for a WHA designation?
- Nominated sites must be of “outstanding universal value” and meet one of the ten criteria.
- Link to: http://whc.unesco.org/en/criteria/
An example of a successful proposal
- Here is a link to a successful application for the Parmeral de Elche
- Link to: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/930
Check out the discourse by watching the Acequia Trailer!