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The urgent evacuation of the Timbuktu manuscripts, their inadequate conditions of storage in Bamako, and the change from dry to more humid climate conditions, have all had an adverse effect on the manuscripts. In order to prevent their further deterioration, several emergency measures have been implemented under recommendation of SAVAMA-DCI and CSMC and with the financial support of LuxDev, the Gerda Henkel Foundation, the German Federal Foreign Office and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

The emergency measure are followed by the short-term and long-term plans to secure the futures of the manuscripts.