Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Tourism in the OECS Sub-Region

The tourism sector in the Eastern Caribbean continues to face major challenges in the new millennium. These include 1) continued dependence on the health of the developed economies as the primary source of tourists (Europe and the USA); 2) the low...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Environmental Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ORGANIZATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL INTEGRATION HIV VIRUSES ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME POVERTY REDUCTION PARTNERSHIPS INCOME GENERATION HUMAN CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT TOURISM NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SOCIAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/08/6078801/achieving-environmentally-sustainable-tourism-oecs-sub-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14410

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spelling	okr-10986-144102021-04-23T14:03:18Z Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Tourism in the OECS Sub-Region World Bank ORGANIZATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL INTEGRATION HIV VIRUSES ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME POVERTY REDUCTION PARTNERSHIPS INCOME GENERATION HUMAN CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT TOURISM NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SOCIAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The tourism sector in the Eastern Caribbean continues to face major challenges in the new millennium. These include 1) continued dependence on the health of the developed economies as the primary source of tourists (Europe and the USA); 2) the low value added to the islands' economies from cruise ships, a major sub-sector; and 3) growing competition from other Caribbean destinations with lower hotel and labor costs. As the region faces increased competition, the OECS sub-region will need to develop a more diversified tourism product to stay competitive. The study objective is to analyze and demonstrate the importance and implications of sound environmental management for the future of the Organization of East Caribbean States (OECS) tourism industry, which is a key sector in the sub-regional economy. The study will therefore 1) review recent trends and projections in the tourism sector in the OECS sub-region; 2) review the nature and status of the sub-region's natural resource endowment (natural assets) and its role in supporting tourism development in the sub-region; and 3) assess institutional capacity in the sub-region (at the regional and national level) to monitor, balance, and address existing and future growth of the tourism sector. 2013-07-09T15:49:49Z 2013-07-09T15:49:49Z 2004-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/08/6078801/achieving-environmentally-sustainable-tourism-oecs-sub-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14410 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean
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topic	ORGANIZATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL INTEGRATION HIV VIRUSES ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME POVERTY REDUCTION PARTNERSHIPS INCOME GENERATION HUMAN CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT TOURISM NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SOCIAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
spellingShingle	ORGANIZATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL INTEGRATION HIV VIRUSES ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME POVERTY REDUCTION PARTNERSHIPS INCOME GENERATION HUMAN CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT TOURISM NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SOCIAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION World Bank Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Tourism in the OECS Sub-Region
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description	The tourism sector in the Eastern Caribbean continues to face major challenges in the new millennium. These include 1) continued dependence on the health of the developed economies as the primary source of tourists (Europe and the USA); 2) the low value added to the islands' economies from cruise ships, a major sub-sector; and 3) growing competition from other Caribbean destinations with lower hotel and labor costs. As the region faces increased competition, the OECS sub-region will need to develop a more diversified tourism product to stay competitive. The study objective is to analyze and demonstrate the importance and implications of sound environmental management for the future of the Organization of East Caribbean States (OECS) tourism industry, which is a key sector in the sub-regional economy. The study will therefore 1) review recent trends and projections in the tourism sector in the OECS sub-region; 2) review the nature and status of the sub-region's natural resource endowment (natural assets) and its role in supporting tourism development in the sub-region; and 3) assess institutional capacity in the sub-region (at the regional and national level) to monitor, balance, and address existing and future growth of the tourism sector.
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title	Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Tourism in the OECS Sub-Region
title_short	Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Tourism in the OECS Sub-Region
title_full	Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Tourism in the OECS Sub-Region
title_fullStr	Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Tourism in the OECS Sub-Region
title_full_unstemmed	Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Tourism in the OECS Sub-Region
title_sort	achieving environmentally sustainable tourism in the oecs sub-region
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/08/6078801/achieving-environmentally-sustainable-tourism-oecs-sub-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14410
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Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Tourism in the OECS Sub-Region

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