The objective of the “Integrated Collaborative Approaches for Sustainable Tourism (iCOAST) Programme” is to drive change in the tourism sector by creating an enabling policy and regulatory environment - supported by financial mechanisms and products - that supports and incentivizes governments, private sector and local communities to introduce and benefit from sustainable tourism practices, drives the development of local sustainable supply chains linked to the tourism sector and makes it convenient and seamless for tourists to make sustainable choices without having to compromise on quality, costs and comfort. Through these interventions, the ultimate goal of the iCOAST program is to reduce pollution of water, soil and air, reduce emissions of GHGs, reduce the over-consumption of natural resources, products and materials, and reverse the sector’s impact on biodiversity loss, while creating equitable livelihoods and jobs for local communities.
Project Details
GEF Project ID
11729
Country
Global
Implementing Agencies
United Nations Development Programme
World Wildlife Fund - US Chapter
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Inter-American Development Bank
Food and Agriculture Organization
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
United Nations Environment Programme
Status
Concept Proposed
Region
Global
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations (Belize)Ministry of Agriculture Climate Change and Environment (Seychelles); Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Indonesia).; Honduran Institute of Tourism (Honduras); Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism (Seychelles).; Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Honduras); Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and the Arts (Trinidad and Tobago).; Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, Natural Resources and Livestock of Zanzibar (Tanzania); Conservación del Territorio Insular Mexicano, A.C. (Mexico); Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Dominican Republic); Ministry of Tourism (Jamaica); Ministry of Tourism (Maldives); PRONATURA NOROESTE (Mexico).; Environmental Management Authority (Trinidad and Tobago).; Ministry of Tourism, Trade, Commerce, and Ni-Vanuatu Business (Vanuatu).; Zanzibar Economic Empowerment Agency (ZEEA) (Tanzania).; Ministry of Environment and Forestry (Indonesia).; Ministry of Tourism and Heritage Zanzibar (Tanzania).; Ministry of Climate Change, Environment, and Energy (Maldives); Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology, Geo-Hazards, Environment, Energy and Disaster Management (Vanuatu).; Ministry of Trade and Industrial Development of Zanzibar (Tanzania).
GEF Period
GEF - 8
Project Type
PFD
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund
Project Documents
Financials
USDCo-financing Total
0
Timeline
Received by GEF
Concept Approved