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FUNDING
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Development Assistance
Foreign Direct
InvestmentTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Tools for Development
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TOURISM CASE STUDIES ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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Multilateral Development Agencies:
African Development Bank (ADB):
The African Development Bank Group is a multinational development bank supported by 77 nations (member countries) from Africa, North and South America, Europe and Asia. Headquartered in Abidjan, Cote d� Ivoire, the Bank Group consists of three institutions: The African Development Bank (ADB), The African Development Fund (ADF) and The Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF). Established in 1964, its mission is to promote economic and social development through loans, equity investments, and technical assistance.
There is very little on this site relating to tourism. The ADB funds many different development projects in Africa and may fund tourism development projects, however, there is no easily accessible information on their webpage referring to tourism.
ADB is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Established in 1966, it is now owned by 67 members, mostly from the region.
This site does not have a dedicated tourism page, however, if you type �tourism� into the search engine on the main page a large number of files and web links with relevant information about ADBs tourism projects is provided. This search engine may also be useful to find specific ADB tourism projects.
To find projects in specific countries select the �Regions & Countries� tab at the top of the main page. The majority of the organizations investments focus on infrastructure and other large public projects.
The Development Gateway is the ultimate information site on development assistance. It is a foundation originally established by the World Bank and partner countries and aims to be THE network for development. It is improving and changing all the time and is packed with information and leads to numerous other development related sources.
Getting tourism-specific information is challenging because tourism is not considered a �sector� by many development agencies and therefore not differentiated as one here. The best way to approach this complex site is to be clear about what kind of information you want. Typing in the keyword �tourism� in the search strip will get you a range of information and perhaps give you an idea of the kind of information available � follow a few links and see where they take you. Only use the �advanced search� function if you know exactly what you are looking for � a specific project, a specific report, a specific conference, etc.
The basic rule of thumb with all development assistance sites is that anything with a commercial aspect to it requires subscription. This is a relatively recent trend driven by the fact that all of these information portals are trying to find sustainable funding mechanisms for themselves as they gain independence and exposure.
Getting information about tenders and pipeline projects requires subscription. Click on �dgmarket� on the main webpage to learn more about this. If you are looking for consulting opportunities or consulting companies, again you need to register and subscribe. Click on �dacon� to find out more.
�Aida� is the repository of development activities; there are currently half a million records in this database. The best way to search is to click on the �aida search� icon and get to the search page. Here it is best if you select a subject in the �text search� and then add whatever other details you have. For instance type in �tourism� in the text search and then select �Tanzania� for the country and submit it. You will get a range of information about tourism in Tanzania. The results you get will be very different from if you selected �tourism� as sector and �Tanzania� as a country.
Tourism-related information is also accessible under �Topics� where Business Environment, Culture and Development, E-Commerce for Arts and Crafts, Foreign Direct Investment, Microfinance, Privatization and Trade, and, Urban Development are all relevant for searches on tourism related information.
For research materials click on �Data and Statistics� at the bottom of the main page.
The
Development Gateway site is also a portal to many other useful and
related links. If you type in the name of a foundation or another
donor in the search strip on the left, you will automatically go to a
series of connected links. For
example, the Global
Environment Facility (www.gefweb.org)is an environment trust fund with many links to tourism, including a
small grants facility (Environmental Business Finance Program )
implemented with help from the International Finance Corporation.
Projects in the pipeline can be viewed at
www.gefonline.org/pipelinelist.cfm
(for free)
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
The IDB Group is the main source of multilateral financing for economic, social and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. It also plays a leading role in regional integration. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the IDB Group includes three institutions: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) supports economic and social development and regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. It does so mainly through lending to public institutions, but it also funds some private projects, typically in infrastructure and capital markets development. The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) is a multilateral financial organization that promotes economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean by financing small and medium-scale private companies. The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) is an autonomous fund managed by the IDB. It supports private sector development, mainly in the microenterprise sector. A search under �tourism� on the web pages search engine provides a large number of relevant articles, department web pages and documents. If one has specific search criteria, such as a specific project, this search engine would probably be the fastest way to find the relevant information. For general searches a lot of information is provided that may be overwhelming.
The organizations Sustainable Development Department helps guide and advise its investments in projects that include tourism. The MIF is the main funder of sustainable tourism projects for the organization. On the IDB main page, click on the MIF link at the top of the page; under �Project Clusters� �Sustainable Tourism as a Development Strategy� is listed and provides information about tourism development strategies and guidelines. Specific projects can be accessed through the �Project Database� on the MIF main page.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD):
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) aims at the development-friendly integration of developing countries into the world economy. UNCTAD is the focal point within the United Nations for the integrated treatment of trade and development and the interrelated issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment and sustainable development. UNCTAD is a forum for intergovernmental discussions and deliberations, supported by discussions with experts and exchanges of experience, aimed at consensus-building. The organization undertakes research, policy analysis and data collection in order to provide substantive inputs for the discussions of experts and government representatives. UNCTAD, in co-operation with other organizations and donor countries, provides technical assistance tailored to the needs of developing countries, with special attention being paid to the needs of the least developed countries, and countries with economy in transition.
This web page provides a great deal of information, specifically links to many tourism related sites, discussion forums and directories. UNCTADs work in tourism is highlighted on the organizations �Sustainable Tourism for Development� page. This page highlights the organization's tourism policies, its initiatives and resources. The department's web page can be reached under the �Service Infrastructure� subheading in the �Programmes� tab on UNCTADs main page. Click on the "Useful Links" tab on the left side of the page; this lists several tourism organizations. At the bottom of this page click on "Various Links" for a list of organizations etc. that focus on tourism development and funding. (This information can also be found at www.retour.net)
The search engine provides some information under a �tourism� search, mainly meeting notes on subjects such as sustainable tourism and assessments on regions or countries development needs.
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Division of Sustainable Development:
The Division for Sustainable Development provides leadership and is an authoritative source of expertise within the United Nations system on sustainable development. It promotes sustainable development as the substantive secretariat to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) and through technical cooperation and capacity building at international, regional and national levels. The context for the Division�s work is the implementation of Agenda 21, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation and the Barbados Programme of Action for Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States.
Click on the �Sustainable Development Topics� tag on the right hand side of the page and select the �Sustainable Tourism Topics� Issue. Under �National Reports (Tourism)� the organization lists many countries with information about sustainable tourism projects, policies and activities within each country. The site provides some additional worldwide tourism data, links to other sites and the organization's discussion notes.
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP):
UNDP focuses on helping countries build and share solutions to the challenges of democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment and HIV/AIDS.
A search on this page under tourism provides a range of articles and reports on specific projects that have included tourism. UNDP does not appear to have a specific department dedicated to tourism development but tourism is a part of many of their projects. The organization has a small grants program, GEF, under the �Conservation on Biological Diversity� program which could provide investment for tourism projects.
United Nations Economic and social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP):
The functions of UNESCAP are defined by the following:
Searching under �tourism� on the search engine provides several reports and articles about projects conducted by UNESCAP in the field of sustainable tourism. One example is the �Plan of Action for Sustainable Tourism in the Asian and Pacific Region.� The organization has additional publications under the �Publications� tab at the top of the main webpage.
UNESCAP also has a �Transportation and Tourism Division� that can be located through the �Programmes� tab at the top of the page, �Programs and Budget,� �Priorities.�
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO):
UNESCO functions as a laboratory for ideas and a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues. The organization also serves as a clearinghouse for the dissemination and sharing of information and knowledge. There does not appear to be a great deal of tourism development information on this site. There is some educational information about cultural, heritage and ecotourism but the information is more general.
United National Volunteers (UNV) Program:
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program is the UN organization that supports human development globally by promoting volunteerism and by mobilizing volunteers. It is administered by UNDP. Every year 5,000 UN Volunteers represented by more than 150 different nationalities actively support the program of the United Nations.
The World Bank Group�s mission is to fight poverty and improve the living standards of people in the developing world. It is a development Bank which provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing services to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty. The Bank promotes growth to create jobs and to empower poor people to take advantage of these opportunities.
The World Tourism Organization:
As the leading international organization in the field of travel and tourism, the World Tourism Organization (WTO) is vested by the United Nations with a central and decisive role in promoting the development of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism, with the aim of contributing to economic development, international understanding, peace, prosperity and universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms. In pursuing this aim, the Organization pays particular attention to the interests of the developing countries in the field of tourism.
Acting as an umbrella organization for world tourism, WTO plays a catalytic role in promoting technology transfers and international cooperation, in stimulating and developing public-private sector partnerships and in encouraging the implementation of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, with a view to ensuring that member countries, tourist destinations and businesses maximize the positive economic, social and cultural effects of tourism and fully reap its benefits, while at the same time they minimize its negative social and environmental impacts. Through tourism, WTO aims at stimulating economic growth and job creation, providing incentives for protecting the environment and cultural heritage, and promoting peace, prosperity and respect for human rights.
Australia Australia Agency for International Development (AusAID):
AusAID supports the integration of tourism within the objectives and activities of its broader official aid program to meet the objectives of reducing poverty and promoting growth, peace and stability.
A search under tourism does not provide a great deal of information on tourism development or funding but provides some general articles about the program's involvement in tourism development. There is very little specific information about tourism on the site.
AusAID has a Youth Ambassador Program that places young Australians on assignment in developing countries to conduct development project. Some of these projects involve ecotourism or sustainable tourism development goals.
Street Address
A search under tourism on the web page provides information about the Foreign Ministry's policies toward tourism and the ministry's projects that involve tourism. Specific country projects are listed on this page.
While the "tourism" search does not yield many relevant hits, there are other sections worth viewing in terms of sustainable development. These are International Environmental Policy.under the "Foreign Policy" tab; the Austrian Development Agency. available under the "Foreign Policy" tab, then the "Austrian Cooperation" section, towards the bottom of the page. When the new link opens, click on the third option "Countries and Themes", then click on the first option Sectors and Themes Here, there are many options for better understanding methods for addressing many issues including: poverty reduction, water supply and sanitation and rural development
EZA (Austria)
BELGIUM Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation:
CANADA The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA):
A search under tourism, ecotourism or sustainable tourism produces various articles on this development agency's work in the tourism field, including projects they are involved in and jobs available in their department. The search engine is the most effective way of finding information about tourism projects or jobs on this site as they do not appear to have a dedicated tourism page. Tourism is featured prominently in many of their development projects and there are also a considerable number of jobs or internships that specialize in tourism development within the agency.
CIDA
DENMARK
Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
EUROPEAN
COMMISSION:
FINLAND Ministry of Foreign Affairs: FRANCE - Ministry of Foreign Affairs: www.france.diplomatie.fr/index.gb.html
A search under
tourism provides some articles on the subject and information
about projects the organization is involved in that relate to
tourism. There is also a lot of additional information that is
provided in the list that is not relevant to the subject. The
accuracy rating provided beside the search results is a good
indicator of the relevance of the material.
DGCID/MAE,
GERMANY - German Federal Ministry for Economic
Co-operation and Development (BMZ):
(Kreditanstalt f�r Wiederaufbau (KfW) The GTZ is the German Sustainable Development organization. To access their tourism department web page click on the "Themes" tab, found towards the middle of the menu bar. Then, choose the last option "Cross-sectoral themes". Scroll down, and you will see "Tourism" as the last choice. After clicking on this link, you may then scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Tourism in detail", which provides more in-depth information of this sector. " The tourism page has information about the departments work, data and documents and links to useful sites.
GREECE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
IRELAND
Ireland Aid:
The Mission of the
Department of Foreign Affairs is to advance Ireland's interests and
values in the European Union and in the wider world, to promote
Ireland's contribution to the international peace, security and
development, to protect its citizens abroad and to pursue
reconciliation and partnership on the island of Ireland.
ITALY - Ministry for Innovation and Technologies: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Directorate General for Development Cooperation) www.esteri.it/eng/ is under the main web page for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs click on the �Foreign Policy� link. For regional projects or investment links click on the �geographical areas� link. This link lists regional activities and projects specific to those areas. There is no specific information about investment opportunities but it gives an overview of the project. The �Policy Areas� link again has general information about the organizations activities but little specific information. The Foreign Policy site�s web page does not appear to provide a great deal of information about tourism.
JAPAN - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA):
Ministry of Foreign Affairs KOREA International Cooperation Agency www.koica.go.kr/english/main.html/
LUXEMBOURG Ministry of Foreign Affairs www.mae.lu/en/content/view/full/2204/
NETHERLANDS Directorate General for International Co-operation
(DGIS):
SNV: NEW ZEALAND Aid Program (formerly NZAid)
NORWAY � Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation (NORAD): This site has a
limited amount of tourism information. The organization does
provide some grant and technical assistance. This information can
be accessed through the �Business
Opportunities� section on the left hand side of the webpage. On
this page there is information about the type of grants made, the
technical assistance offered and project overviews. Although some
of the grants relate to tourism most are larger scale development
activities. PORTUGAL Institute for Development Support
SPAIN - Spanish Ministry of Economy
- Spanish Agency for International Co-operation (AECI):
SWEDEN � Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency
(Sida):
SWITZERLAND Agency for Development and Cooperation
The Overseas
Development Institute (ODI):
UNITED STATES - U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID):
The purpose of the GSTA is twofold: to advance the state-of-the-practice in sustainable tourism development and allied fields; and to assist USAID Missions and other operating units to design and implement innovative, integrated, and market-based tourism approaches that will foster sustainable futures for individuals, local communities, and societies in USAID-presence countries. Here, there are many useful links and in-depth resources beyond the typical search on the USAID website. The link for "Partners" provides additional links to GSTA stakeholders. Information Center
Coastal Resource Center
(CRC):
The University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center (CRC) and United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) Global Center for the Environment (G/ENV)
Water Team, through the Coastal Resources Management II
Cooperative Agreement (CRM II), are working in partnership to�increase conservation
and sustainable use of coastal resources worldwide, with
emphasis on assistance to key countries in Asia, Eastern and
Southern Africa, and Latin America. CRM
II works towards achieving increased conservation and sustainable
use of coastal resources by simultaneously focusing on: Field
support, and Global Technical Leadership.
The organization works to build
strategic partnerships with organizations that share the same goals.
A report is published by the organization each year called the:
COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROJECT II 2000 RESULTS REPORT:
Increasing Conservation and Sustainable Use of Coastal Resources By clicking on "Tourism" on the left hand side, under "Themes", one will find many publications regarding the organization's projects in the field.
CRM II Program Manager:
USAID's Cognizent Technical Officer:
Richard Volk
Millennium Challenge Corp
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