Sustainable Destination Management
Strategies in the OIC Member Countries
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Strategy Area
Country Initiative
Oman Designation of 5 Cultural World Heritage Sites, the New Executive
Regulations of the Tourism Law by way of Ministerial Decision
39/2016 categorizes and protects castles and forts as ‘Archaeological
Sites,’ by putting them under the supervision of the Ministry of
Tourism.
Managing
Demand and
Seasonality
Jordan The Economic Growth Through Sustainable Tourism Project, with
funding from USAID, seeks to boost marketing efforts and encourage
tourism at secondary sites.
Uganda Uganda Tourism Board has focused on organizing regional signature
events to attract domestic tourists during low seasons. These events
include a world tourism day event, wildlife marathons and cycling,
etc.
Maldives The government is encouraging product and activity diversification
as a tool to attract tourists with various interests.
Oman The expansion of international and domestic flight options to
different cities in Oman and the proposed rail network aim to
increase traffic to destinations outside of the capital city. During the
low season, domestic tourism is promoted through discounted hotel
stays, holiday packages, and the sale of day passes to the country’s
most coveted resorts.
Managing
Environmental
Impacts
Jordan With support from the UNDP, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiques
established a Green Tourism Unit, which regulates and enhances the
adoption of good environmental practices in the tourism sector in
Jordan
Uganda The Uganda Wildlife Authority has plans to monitor tourism
development and its impacts, especially in terms of waste
management by requiring environmental impact studies and
monitoring the implementation of mitigation measures. National
park authorities work with local government officials to enforce
Environmental Impact Assessments compliance. They monitor
compliance with EIA mitigation measures with the assistance of the
Planning and EIA Unit of the Uganda Wildlife Authority.
Maldives Specific regulations are in place setting requirements for future
developments in terms of distance between developments and
coastal/vegetation lines, sewage and wastewater treatment,
constructions percentage of island area, etc. Initiative to achieve
carbon neutrality for the country by 2020 by reducing electricity
emissions by 80-90% through the use of solar panels.
Oman Omran’s construction projects are designed to meet the criteria for
Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) certification
by the United States Green Building Council. Periodic sustainability
reports are written in accordance with the Global Reporting
Initiative (GRI) G3.1 guidelines for sustainable reporting.
Ensuring
Community
Wellbeing
Jordan The Economic Growth Through Sustainable Tourism Project, with
funding from USAID, seeks to increase the employment of women
and youth working in the tourism sector,