| dc.description | This report presents an analysis and review of the implementation and results of the SWITCH Africa Green programme in the sustainable tourism sector. It covers the strategic interventions, results realized, cross-cutting issues, challenges, and the lessons learnt. Tourism is one of the key sectors driving social-economic development in the continent accounting for 8.5 per cent of GDP and 6.7 per cent of total employment in 2018. Tourism activities impact the natural, cultural, and social-economic assets in destination areas and globally there is a growing awareness of the importance of sustainability. Sustainable tourism is one of the six programmes of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns (10YFP) that was adopted in 2012. While sustainable tourism presents opportunities that contribute to the realization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the main challenges on the continent include financing, mainstreaming of SCP practices in the policy process, environmental degradation and commodifying of cultural resources, and lack of sufficient data to monitor progress and support decision making on sustainable tourism. | en_US |
