During the first day of the Seminar, Architect Issam Juha – Director of CCHP presented the works implemented in the city of Bethlehem by the Centre that aim at the rehabilitation and protection of the historic city, namely the Bethlehem Area Conservation and Management Plan, and the efforts of the Centre and its partner in the historic city. During the second day, Architect Nada Atrash, Head of the Research and Training Unit presented the process of the preparation of the nomination document to inscribe Bethlehem on the World Heritage List: Birthplace of Jesus – Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route.

 
After the completion of the presentations, CCHP’s team participated in the round table discussion, and in drafting the recommendations of the seminar, which stressed on the importance of cooperation between all Mediterranean cities for the support and enhancement of the conservation of the Palestinian cultural heritage resources, and the necessity to employ them as an income-generating tool.

The Seminar was organized by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, Lazio Region, the Palestinian Association of Local Authorities and Jericho Municipality, and in cooperation with La Sapienza University of Rome, and headed by Dr. Victor Batarseh the president of the Permanent conference of the Historic Cities of the Mediterranean – Mayor of Bethlehem.