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TOPIC FOR THE PRESENTATION

Sustainable Tourism Eliminating Poverty (STEP)

PREPARED BY: Augustine

Oti

Yeboah

BRUNTLAND REPORT (1987)

“sustainability - meeting the needs of the present generation without

compromising the ability of future generations to meet

their own needs”

TourismThe temporary movement of people to

place outside their usual place of residence, the activities they undertake during their stay and the facilities created to cater for their needs.

“Mathieson and Wall (1982).”

Eliminate To completely destroy something so that it

no longer exist. “the English dictionary ”

CONCEPT OF POVERTY

… there is

no single best m

easure of poverty

Poverty M

anual, All, J

H Revision of A

ugust 8,

2005

“It is the insufficient supply of those things which are requisite for an individual to maintain himself and those dependent upon him in health and vigour.” - J. G. Goddard 

POVERTY

Poverty Fact Sheet

1.2 billion people live on less than U.S. $1 dollar a day.

Women represent the large majority of the worlds poorest . 70% of the people living in poverty worldwide are female.

Over 9 million people die worldwide each year because of hunger.

(source-UN & WHO)

Sustainable Tourism

3 Fundamental Components according to WTO:

Make optimal use of environmental resources (Environmental Protection)

Ensure viable, long term economic operations, providing economic benefits to all stakeholders (Economic Growth)

Respect the socio-cultural authenticity of host communities (Social Equity)

HOW CAN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM ELIMINATE POVERTY

Mainstreaming: Ensuring that sustainable tourism development is included in general poverty elimination programs. And, conversely, including poverty elimination measures within overall strategies for the sustainable development of tourism.

Partnership: Developing partnerships between public and private sector bodies, with a common aim of poverty alleviation.

Integration: Adopting an integrated approach with other sectors and avoiding over-dependence on tourism.

Equitable distribution: Ensuring that tourism development strategies focus on achieving a more equitable distribution of wealth and services – growth alone is not enough.

Acting locally: Focusing action at a local destination level, within the context of supportive national policies.

Human rights: Removing all forms of discrimination against people working, or seeking to work, in tourism and eliminating any exploitation, particularly against women and children.

Monitoring: Developing simple indicators and systems to measure the impact of tourism on poverty.

CONCLUSION

When all the steps mention above is carefully followed poverty can be eliminated through sustainable tourism.

THANK YOU