Quelle: http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/development/lex/en/en/1998/res_98_tourism.htm
Beschluss des Entwicklungs-Ministerrates der Europäischen Kommission zur Förderung des Nachhaltigen Tourismus in Entwicklungsländern.
Tourism
Council Resolution of 30 november 1998
1."The Council welcomes the Commission communication on tourism and development. It considers support for a viable tourism sector which respects the environment and local, social and cultural traditions, as an important contribution to sustainable development.
2.The action of the Community and the Member States in this field should be seen in the framework of the development of the private sector to which the Council attaches great importance in particular because of its contribution to economic growth and reducing poverty which are major objectives of the Union's development policy.
3.The Council believes that projects and programmes in the field of tourism should take account of the need to:
- maximise the contribution of tourism to the economic and social development of the country;
- minimise existing or potential negative effects of tourism;
- maximise the contribution of tourism to poverty eradication.
4.The action of the Community and the Member States should aim to support the authorities of the beneficiary in planning, regulation and encouragement of private initiatives and in taking account of the interests of local populations. This support should help governments to:
- measure the performance of the tourist industry and assess its present or potential economic, social, cultural and environmental effects at macro-, meso- and micro- level;
- define and update sustainable and gender-sensitive tourism development strategies with clear, realistic and measurable objectives;
- develop an appropriate institutional, legal and methodological framework, to implement strategy in coherence with sustainable development policy and local initiatives to avoid negative impact from tourism development;
- contribute to the fight against "sexual tourism" in particular concerning children ([1]);
- promote a partnership with the private sector and the setting up of new partnership models, excluding direct financial contribution in the budget of tourism promotion organisations;
- ensure the participation of civil society, local communities and indigenous peoples in the process of the development of tourism so that they receive maximum benefit;
- ensure that where employment opportunities are generated, these should conform to ILO labour standards.
5.European aid should help to support the role of the private sector in an open, competitive market economy, by encouraging dialogue between professionals in the sector, to create an interface for consultation with the public authorities and develop the institutional and professional capacities of the partners concerned. Rather than create specific instruments, private sector support instruments could be mobilised for undertakings in the tourism sector.
6.In view of the particularities of this sector, where the quality of services, infrastructure and the preservation of the natural and cultural heritage are essential, it is important that the public authorities ensure:
- the continuing development of human resources, including from the local populations;
- socially and environmentally sensitive investment in related public infrastructure;
- the protection and sustainable management of their heritage.
7.With a view to contributing to the full implementation of partner country strategies in the area of tourism, the Council invites the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate coordination in order to allow joint action and, where appropriate, to develop useful methodology.
The Community and its Member States will reinforce operational coordination between partner countries, themselves and other donors, in accordance with the Guidelines on operational coordination adopted in March 1998 in order to improve efficiency and ensure complementarity of their actions and efforts."
[(1)] See Council Statement of 26 November 1997 on Combating Child Sex Tourism. |