Tourism


Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Risk Management: Revitalizing Philippine Rivers to Boost Climate Resilience and Enhance Environmental Stability
This case study brief shares insights from pilot projects in the Philippines on how nature-based solutions can strengthen flood risk management in cost-effective ways.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Philippines, Agriculture and food security, Tourism, Water, Health

Breaking the Waves: Kickstarting the Global Sustainable Blue Economy in Southeast Asia
Advancing a sustainable blue economy entails developing a globally recognized taxonomy, attracting much-needed private capital into blue projects, and generating a healthy project pipeline.

Tags: Environment, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, Tourism, Philippines, Indonesia, GFH News

Carrying Capacity Assessment for Tourism in Coron and El Nido: A Step toward Sustainable Management of Marine Ecosystems
This brief provides a better understanding of the approaches and experiences in conducting carrying capacity assessments at key coral reef ecotourism sites in Coron and El Nido. 

Tags: Tourism, Environment, Philippines, Sustainable Development Goals

Resilience: Ensuring a Future for Coastal and Marine Tourism
Coastal and marine tourism is under threat from over-extraction, environmental degradation, climate change and other sources, including consumer behavior, warns Wouter Schalken, senior sustainable tourism specialist at ADB.

Tags: Tourism, Environment

Understanding the Equal Distribution of Tourism's Benefits
The industry should look beyond economic aspects, writes Kevin Phun, director at the Centre for Responsible Tourism.

Tags: Tourism, Sustainable Development Goals, ASEAN

ASEAN to Develop One System for Verifying Vaccinated Travelers
Health ministers agree to work toward mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccination certificates in the region.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Health, Tourism, COVID-19, ASEAN

Targeted Support for Growth Sectors Can Boost Post-Pandemic Recovery
Studies show continuing pandemic policy support and tapping new drivers of growth will be critical in sustaining a resilient recovery.

Tags: Economy, COVID-19, Information and communications technology, Tourism, Agriculture and food security, ASEAN

7 Tools to Ensure Tourism Resilience and Sustainability
Resilience means future-proofing tourism against future pandemics and other disruptions.

Tags: ASEAN, Tourism, Economy, Sustainable Development Goals, 2022 Videos, Gender and development

Finding Ways to Revive Travel Sustainably
While there is no playbook on how to restart the travel engine, there are opportunities to streamline measures while respecting practical risk mitigation considerations, PATA CEO Liz Ortiguera says in a blog post.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Tourism, Economy, Singapore, Gender and development, Sustainable Development Goals, Social development and poverty, Health, COVID-19, Thailand

It's Time for Southeast Asia to Fix Structural Issues Plaguing Tourism
Shifting from mass tourism to sustainable tourism needed to revive the travel sector.

Tags: Tourism, Economy, Sustainable Development Goals, 2022 Videos

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