Sana'a: The Head of the General Authority for the Preservation of Historical Cities, Abdul Wahab Al-Mahdi, discussed with the representative of the Ministry of Local and Rural Administration, Nabil Al-Dimashqi, today the executive plan for the Emergency Projects Implementation Unit in Old Sana'a City (Phase Four).
According to Yemen News Agency, Al-Mahdi and Al-Dimashqi affirmed the importance of expanding community participation in protecting historical cities in general, in a manner befitting the civilizational and historical status of Old Sana'a in particular.
In the meeting, attended by the Authority's Technical Deputy, Fouad Al-Masouri, the Financial and Administrative Deputy, Ahmed Al-Bayl, and a number of general directors, Al-Dimashqi reviewed what was implemented in the third phase and the level of achievement in the project that targeted the restoration of homes damaged by rain and floods for the poorest and most needy families that have architectural and historical value.
He explained that what distinguished the project was the participatory collective work, especially since it is implemented with government and community funding and a contribution from the private sector and merchants from the people of Old Sana'a, affirming the importance of this experience, which will be replicated in other historical cities.
For his part, the Head of the Authority affirmed the importance of benefiting from the previous phase, identifying the obstacles hindering workflow, discussing proposed solutions to overcome them, and facilitating the difficulties faced by the work team during implementation.
He explained that the work plan for the next phase was developed by establishing the project's organizational structure and defining the engineering, financial, and social criteria when selecting historical buildings, up to the stage of selecting the working staff, implementation phases, and the procedures to be followed.
For his part, the Authority's Technical Deputy pointed to the details of the project plan submitted by the Authority, in which care was taken to activate the role of the people of Old Sana'a in interacting and caring for the preservation of their city, as it is one of the most important and oldest historical cities in the world.