Sustainable Destination Management
Strategies in the OIC Member Countries
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Table 16: Access to Funding – Select OIC Countries388
Domestic
sources
Foreign
sources
Project Funding Example
Maldives Public
Private
International The Tourism Adaptation Project is funded by both the
UNDP and Maldives government.
Uganda Public
Private
International The Word Bank has funded the development of
sustainable tourism plans for four districts in Western
Uganda.
Jordan Public
Private
Bilateral
International
The Petra National Trust, targeting the protection and
preservation of the archaeology, culture and nature of
Petra, is funded by the Ministry of finance and various
tourism industry players as well as bilateral donors and
international organizations.
Oman Public
Private
Omran’s Intajee project assists farmers in strengthening
their market presence and positioning them as suppliers
for major tourism developments through provision of
greenhouses as well as training and crop selection.
Source: DinarStandard Analysis
3.6. Parameter 5: Monitoring Destination Sustainability
The use of indicators is essential for monitoring destination sustainability; it provides destinations
with early warning signals as well as the means to measure pressures on the system such as water
shortages, those that measure the biodiversity and socio-economic impact such deforestation.
Indicators are also essential for measuring the impact of sustainable destination management
interventions.389 Sustainable tourism indicators cover economic, socio-cultural, and
environmental tourism impacts as well as sustainable destination management performance. The
table below presents select sustainable tourism indicators from the UNWTO’s Indicators of
Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations, the European Tourism Indicator System, and
the Sustainable Tourism Index.
388 All information provided is based on case study findings unless otherwise mentioned.
389 WTO. (2004). Indicators of sustainable development for tourism destinations: A guidebook. Retrieved from
for-Tourism-Destinations-A-Guide-Book-by-UNWTO.pdf.