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  • Leading Organization:
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    UNDP, Samoa Tourism Authority, Ministry of Natural Resources
    Summary:

    The objective of this project is to increase the resilience of the tourism sector of Samoa through mainstreaming climate risks into tourism-related policy processes and adaptation actions in coastal communities and tourism operators. As detailed in the project framework, tourism is a vital economic force in Samoa representing around 30% of GDP, and providing livelihood to many local businesses in the accomodation, catering and transportation sub-sectors, providing broader income opportunites through its knock off effects in the tourism value chain, such as handicrafts, agricultural production, communication services, etc. The benefits from tourism nationally and for local communities go well beyond direct economic impacts.

    Project Components:

    1. Revising planning processes, regulations and financial instrument relating to tourism operators in Samoa
    2. Implementation of Climate Change Adaptation measures in nationally demarcated Tourism Development Areas (TDAs)

    Expected Outputs:

    1. Revising planning processes, regulations and financial instrument relating to tourism operators in Samoa

    • 1.1 Management plans integrating climate risks are developed in 4 Tourism Development Areas1 involving 9 villages.
    • 1.2 Technical guide developed on climate resilient beach tourism management practices
    • 1.3 Recommendations developed to internalize climate change considerations into existing micro-finance, grant and loan schemes to the tourism sector and feasibility of a climate risk transfer (insurance) mechanism

    2. Implementation of Climate Change Adaptation measures in nationally demarcated Tourism Development Areas (TDAs)

    • 2.1. Concrete adaptation actions in the management of coastal infrastructure, water resources, shoreline and tourism recreational activities are implemented in 5 Tourism Development Areas involving 9 villages and at least 15 community-owned beach tourism operations, ensuring that both women and men participate in and benefitfrom these.
    • 2.2 Coastal tourism operators are connected to Climate Early Warning and Information system
    • 2.3 South-South transfer of tourism adaptation case studies between operators in Samoan TDAs, and counterparts in other SIDS
    Contacts:

    UNDP/GEF Regional Technical Advisor, Pacific, Gr-LECRDS

    Project Status:
    SOF Pipeline Entry (as of February 2012)
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    GEF-LDCF
    Financing Amount:
    GEF Project Grant: 1,950,000
    Cofinancing Total:
    7,100,000
    Total Amounts:
    9,100,000
    Resources:
    UNDP Samoa
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    File(s):
    12-7-2011 Samoa - Letter to Council and PIF.pdf
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