The Caribbean Tourism Organization works to support sustainable tourism across the Caribbean region. It discusses how the Caribbean attracts 30 million visitors annually but has been impacted by several hurricanes in recent decades. Several Caribbean countries and territories are taking steps to improve climate resilience and disaster preparedness in the tourism sector through measures like mandatory climate risk assessments, cross-sectoral leadership teams, diversifying tourism markets and products, and turning climate threats into new opportunities. Continuous work is needed on assessment, education, funding, product development and legislation to strengthen climate resilience of Caribbean tourism destinations.
The World Bank Group has recently published Part One of a ‘Tourism Concessioning Toolkit in Protected Areas’, authored by Anna Spenceley, Hermione Nevill, Carla Faustiano Coelho and Michelle Souto.
The work was led by the World Bank Group's Tourism and Competitiveness Global Practice, and the International Finance Corporation's Public-Private Partnership Transaction Advisory Department (C3P), drawing from experience in Mozambique, South Africa, and other parts of the world. This document sets out the stage and core principles to be taken into consideration when designing concessioning programs.
Overview:
Governments and Protected Areas Authorities are under increasing pressure to preserve the beauty and biodiversity of their beaches, parks, and pristine natural sites, while also growing tourism activity.
Tourism concessioning is one solution. Delivering successful tourism concessioning programs, however, is challenging and depends on the right mix of characteristics, technical expertise, and institutional experience.
The World Bank Group presents 14 key characteristics displayed in most successful tourism concessioning programs.
MCRB and FFI co-hosted a two-day multistakeholder workshop on sustainable and responsible tourism in Tanintharyi, over two days in Dawei on 19 and 20 December.
Read more: http://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/news/sustainable-tourism-workshop-tanintharyi.html
Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC) (http://www.ecotourismconference.org/) presentation by Dr. Kelly Bricker, Director, Rivers Fiji, presented in September 2011. Organized by The International Ecotourism Society (http://www.ecotourism.org), the ESTC is a unique annual conference providing practical solutions to advance sustainability goals for the tourism industry.
The World Bank Group has recently published Part One of a ‘Tourism Concessioning Toolkit in Protected Areas’, authored by Anna Spenceley, Hermione Nevill, Carla Faustiano Coelho and Michelle Souto.
The work was led by the World Bank Group's Tourism and Competitiveness Global Practice, and the International Finance Corporation's Public-Private Partnership Transaction Advisory Department (C3P), drawing from experience in Mozambique, South Africa, and other parts of the world. This document sets out the stage and core principles to be taken into consideration when designing concessioning programs.
Overview:
Governments and Protected Areas Authorities are under increasing pressure to preserve the beauty and biodiversity of their beaches, parks, and pristine natural sites, while also growing tourism activity.
Tourism concessioning is one solution. Delivering successful tourism concessioning programs, however, is challenging and depends on the right mix of characteristics, technical expertise, and institutional experience.
The World Bank Group presents 14 key characteristics displayed in most successful tourism concessioning programs.
MCRB and FFI co-hosted a two-day multistakeholder workshop on sustainable and responsible tourism in Tanintharyi, over two days in Dawei on 19 and 20 December.
Read more: http://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/news/sustainable-tourism-workshop-tanintharyi.html
Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC) (http://www.ecotourismconference.org/) presentation by Dr. Kelly Bricker, Director, Rivers Fiji, presented in September 2011. Organized by The International Ecotourism Society (http://www.ecotourism.org), the ESTC is a unique annual conference providing practical solutions to advance sustainability goals for the tourism industry.
Presentation made at the Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States conference, 23-24 November 2017, Seychelles. A partnership of the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Foundation, IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group, University of Seychelles, Paris Tourism Sorbonne (IREST), and Global Sustainable Tourism Council.
Presentation made at the Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States conference, 23-24 November 2017, Seychelles. A partnership of the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Foundation, IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group, University of Seychelles, Paris Tourism Sorbonne (IREST), and Global Sustainable Tourism Council.
Developing an Environmentally Responsible Tourism Strategy for Tanintharyi Re...Ethical Sector
MCRB and FFI co-hosted a two-day multistakeholder workshop on sustainable and responsible tourism in Tanintharyi, over two days in Dawei on 19 and 20 December.
Read more: http://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/news/sustainable-tourism-workshop-tanintharyi.html
3 dr andrea valentin responsible tourism in tanintharyiEthical Sector
MCRB and FFI began a week of multistakeholder workshops on sustainable tourism in Tanintharyi with a two day discussion focussed on Myeik District at the J&J Hotel on 15/16 May attended by around 60 local people involved in the tourism industry, and international and Myanmar tourism experts.
Read more: http://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/news/tanintharyi-tourism-workshops.html
Coastal Zone and Small Island States (SIDS) Tourism Planning and Development represents some of the greatest potential travel experiences but also some of the most challenging planning procedures. Potential beach and dune erosion, rising sea levels and accompanying surges, wetland biodiversity protection and marine debris reduction are factors to be integrated into the comprehensive planning and development process. Furthermore approximately 75% of all tourism activities take place in the coastal areas creating pressure on the terrestrial and marine resources. Ecoplan:net has contributed to the tourism planning and development of coastal zones in Asia, Micronesia, North, south and Central Americas and Africa including the southern Red Sea Region.
Presentation on the study commissioned by the CDB looking at 'Tourism Industry Reform: Strategies for Enhanced Economic Impact ' delivered by Dr. Amos Peters, Economist, CDB on May 25, 2017 at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Presentation made at the Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States conference, 23-24 November 2017, Seychelles. A partnership of the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Foundation, IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group, University of Seychelles, Paris Tourism Sorbonne (IREST), and Global Sustainable Tourism Council.
Presentation made at the Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States conference, 23-24 November 2017, Seychelles. A partnership of the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Foundation, IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group, University of Seychelles, Paris Tourism Sorbonne (IREST), and Global Sustainable Tourism Council.
Developing an Environmentally Responsible Tourism Strategy for Tanintharyi Re...Ethical Sector
MCRB and FFI co-hosted a two-day multistakeholder workshop on sustainable and responsible tourism in Tanintharyi, over two days in Dawei on 19 and 20 December.
Read more: http://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/news/sustainable-tourism-workshop-tanintharyi.html
3 dr andrea valentin responsible tourism in tanintharyiEthical Sector
MCRB and FFI began a week of multistakeholder workshops on sustainable tourism in Tanintharyi with a two day discussion focussed on Myeik District at the J&J Hotel on 15/16 May attended by around 60 local people involved in the tourism industry, and international and Myanmar tourism experts.
Read more: http://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/news/tanintharyi-tourism-workshops.html
Coastal Zone and Small Island States (SIDS) Tourism Planning and Development represents some of the greatest potential travel experiences but also some of the most challenging planning procedures. Potential beach and dune erosion, rising sea levels and accompanying surges, wetland biodiversity protection and marine debris reduction are factors to be integrated into the comprehensive planning and development process. Furthermore approximately 75% of all tourism activities take place in the coastal areas creating pressure on the terrestrial and marine resources. Ecoplan:net has contributed to the tourism planning and development of coastal zones in Asia, Micronesia, North, south and Central Americas and Africa including the southern Red Sea Region.
Presentation on the study commissioned by the CDB looking at 'Tourism Industry Reform: Strategies for Enhanced Economic Impact ' delivered by Dr. Amos Peters, Economist, CDB on May 25, 2017 at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The development of productive and fully integrated linkages between the Agri-Food Sector and Tourism in the Caribbean Region offers significant potential for repositioning and broad-based growth in the Agriculture value chain, and opportunities for channelling the Region’s diversity and building-in genuine competitiveness and sustainability in the tourism product.
Forging Agriculture-Tourism linkages capitalizes on the inherent ability of the Tourism sector to diversify the Caribbean economy, stimulate entrepreneurship, catalyse investment and assist in wider social development in local communities. Such linkages offer unprecedented opportunities to stem and reverse the declines in traditional agriculture, stimulate the rapid growth in “new‟ agriculture and build resilience and sustainability of Caribbean economies. The latter is particularly critical for reducing the high levels of foreign exchange leakage in tourism, preserving cultural identity, reducing poverty in local communities and enhancing local awareness and good practices with respect to climate change and environmental issues.
Goal: To provide a mechanism for managing and increasing the local and regional development impact of Tourism and Agriculture through the creation of a collaborative and inclusive planning and implementation framework that can drive trade and new business between the two sectors.
Objectives
· To promote linkages between the agrifood sector and the tourism industry to increase sustainable sourcing through the strengthening of agritourism policy and strategy in the Caribbean
· To increase the understanding and awareness of the current deficiencies in the supply of fresh and processed agricultural products along the value chain and the actions needed
· To design inter-sectoral and inclusive policies which promote PPPs for improved local food use and consumption.
· To identify concrete regional projects that can be supported under the intra ACP EU funding.
The presentation discusses some of the pressing challenges Caribbean small islands face when building sustainable development, with emphasis on the environmental vulnerabilities
Presentation from day 1 of: "Policy setting for improved linkages between agriculture, trade and tourism: Strengthening the local agrifood sector and promoting healthy food in agritourism" Workshop organised by the Government of Vanuatu and CTA in collaboration with IICA and PIPSO, Port-Vila, Vanuatu, 25-27 May 2016
St Vincent and The Grenadines Agritourism Policy Setting Workshop 2019
Policy setting for improved linkages between agriculture, trade and tourism: Strengthening the local Agrifood sector and promoting healthy food in Agritourism
Workshop organised by the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines
In collaboration with CABA, CTA, IICA, CTO, CHTA, CDB, OECS
Beachcombers Hotel, 19-20 March 2019
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Senior Project and Engineering Leader Jim Smith.pdfJim Smith
I am a Project and Engineering Leader with extensive experience as a Business Operations Leader, Technical Project Manager, Engineering Manager and Operations Experience for Domestic and International companies such as Electrolux, Carrier, and Deutz. I have developed new products using Stage Gate development/MS Project/JIRA, for the pro-duction of Medical Equipment, Large Commercial Refrigeration Systems, Appliances, HVAC, and Diesel engines.
My experience includes:
Managed customized engineered refrigeration system projects with high voltage power panels from quote to ship, coordinating actions between electrical engineering, mechanical design and application engineering, purchasing, production, test, quality assurance and field installation. Managed projects $25k to $1M per project; 4-8 per month. (Hussmann refrigeration)
Successfully developed the $15-20M yearly corporate capital strategy for manufacturing, with the Executive Team and key stakeholders. Created project scope and specifications, business case, ROI, managed project plans with key personnel for nine consumer product manufacturing and distribution sites; to support the company’s strategic sales plan.
Over 15 years of experience managing and developing cost improvement projects with key Stakeholders, site Manufacturing Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Maintenance, and facility support personnel to optimize pro-duction operations, safety, EHS, and new product development. (BioLab, Deutz, Caire)
Experience working as a Technical Manager developing new products with chemical engineers and packaging engineers to enhance and reduce the cost of retail products. I have led the activities of multiple engineering groups with diverse backgrounds.
Great experience managing the product development of products which utilize complex electrical controls, high voltage power panels, product testing, and commissioning.
Created project scope, business case, ROI for multiple capital projects to support electrotechnical assembly and CPG goods. Identified project cost, risk, success criteria, and performed equipment qualifications. (Carrier, Electrolux, Biolab, Price, Hussmann)
Created detailed projects plans using MS Project, Gant charts in excel, and updated new product development in Jira for stakeholders and project team members including critical path.
Great knowledge of ISO9001, NFPA, OSHA regulations.
User level knowledge of MRP/SAP, MS Project, Powerpoint, Visio, Mastercontrol, JIRA, Power BI and Tableau.
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The case study discusses the potential of drone delivery and the challenges that need to be addressed before it becomes widespread.
Key takeaways:
Drone delivery is in its early stages: Amazon's trial in the UK demonstrates the potential for faster deliveries, but it's still limited by regulations and technology.
Regulations are a major hurdle: Safety concerns around drone collisions with airplanes and people have led to restrictions on flight height and location.
Other challenges exist: Who will use drone delivery the most? Is it cost-effective compared to traditional delivery trucks?
Discussion questions:
Managerial challenges: Integrating drones requires planning for new infrastructure, training staff, and navigating regulations. There are also marketing and recruitment considerations specific to this technology.
External forces vary by country: Regulations, consumer acceptance, and infrastructure all differ between countries.
Demographics matter: Younger generations might be more receptive to drone delivery, while older populations might have concerns.
Stakeholders for Amazon: Customers, regulators, aviation authorities, and competitors are all stakeholders. Regulators likely hold the greatest influence as they determine the feasibility of drone delivery.
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Caribbean sids disaster management: promoting climate smart and resilent tourism destinations carol hay
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Leading Sustainable Tourism - One Sea, One Voice, One Caribbean
Caribbean SIDS Disaster Management:
The Need For Climate Smart and
Resilient Tourism Destinations
Presented by Carol Hay
Director of Marketing UK and Europe
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The Caribbean Tourism Organization
is the region’s tourism development agency.
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Leading Sustainable Tourism - One Sea, One Voice, One Caribbean
The Caribbean attracts close to 30
million visitors per year, and there are
100’s of reasons to visit the region…
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Caribbean Tourism Organization
Leading Sustainable Tourism - One Sea, One Voice, One Caribbean
The Caribbean is a multi-cultural diverse region – home to
English, Spanish, French and Dutch speaking destinations.
CULTURE AND HERITAGE
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Caribbean cuisine is a melting pot of styles and flavours
reflecting our colourful history.
CUISINE
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Over the past 20 years the Caribbean has been
impacted by …
• Hurricane Gilbert
• Hurricane Ivan
• Hurricane Katrina
• Hurricane Irma
• Hurricane Maria
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Climate Change Impacts…
Photograph: Emergency Response Drones/PA
Photograph: Georgina Stubbs/PA Photograph: Caribbean Buzz Helicopters
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Many of the SIDS impacted by
hurricanes over the past two decades;
continuously work at becoming
climate smart and tourism resilient…
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Climate Smart and Resilient Destinations
• Demonstrate climate awareness and sensitivity through
the consistent use of climate risk assessment tools in
tourism development planning.
– St. Kitts and Nevis have made it mandatory for capital project
proposals to incorporate CCORAL analysis.
Source: Diannille Taylor Williams – Assistant Permanent Secretary, St. Kitts Ministry of Tourism
– The Caribbean Climate Online Risk and Adaptation Tool (CCORAL) was
developed by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (5Cs).
– CCORAL is an online support system for climate resilient decision making and
helps users undertake quick screening, understand climate influence, and
apply climate risk management processes.
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http://ccoral.caribbeanclimate.bz/
Climate Smart and Resilient Destinations
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Climate Smart and Resilient Destinations
• Develop cross functional and multi-sectoral
leadership teams in tourism planning, inclusive of
disaster management protocols.
– Antigua and Barbuda are in the final stages of launching a Destination
Stewardship Committee as an inter-sectoral advisory body.
– This committee will function as an inclusive development platform, to
broaden technical inputs available to tourism planners, aimed at
boosting the nation’s tourism resiliency.
Source: Vashti Ramsey Casimir, Sustainable Tourism Officer, Ministry of Tourism, Economic Development,
Investment and Energy
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Climate Smart and Resilient Destinations
• Diversify the industry by spreading Tourism
Development throughout the destination, while
engaging in multiple niche markets simultaneously:
– Dominica pursues ecotourism (branding itself as the ‘nature
isle’ with authentic products such as whale and bird watching),
community based tourism (e.g. Kalinago Territory) and
educational tourism (e.g. Ross University Medical School).
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Climate Smart and Resilient Destinations
• Ross University Renews Dominica
Agreement
• 233 more students enrolled at
Ross University
• Welcome to the
Kalinago Territory
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Climate Smart and Resilient Destinations
• Create innovative products, to generate new or
access existing revenue streams, for financing
climate resiliency.
– E.g. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has launched its Virgin
Islands Climate Change Trust Fund (VICCTF), a
government led institution established by law, and
dedicated exclusively to climate change adaptation and
mitigation. https://goo.gl/6XUfk7
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Climate Smart and Resilient Destinations
View the
Information
Session
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v=pEhe72LPNZw
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Climate Smart and Resilient Destinations
• Turn climate related industry threats into opportunities
for spinoff products and attractions.
– E.g. Jamaica was able to attract philanthropic interest from
the Sandals Foundation, to help with restoring its dying
coral reefs. https://goo.gl/a3HE3h
– This partnership created a gateway for value added visitor
experiences as guests are now able to participate in
restoration efforts creating strong familial ties with the
destination.
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Climate Smart and Resilient Destinations
Threat
OR
Opportunity?
https://goo.gl/a3HE3h
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In Summary…
This is just a small example of what is being
done in the Caribbean.
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There is an urgent need for…
• Continuous assessment
• Education and awareness
• Funding
• Product knowledge and development
• Legislation and commitment for Caribbean
SIDS to become climate smart and
demonstrate true tourism resilience.
• Public private collaboration.
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