Tourism in Ngamiland is a Key Driver of Economic Diversification.

Government faces Challenges in Allocating Tourism Concessions

Environmental and Empowerment concerns must also be met.

Government faces Challenges in Allocating Tourism Concessions

How long should it take to establish a tourism concession?

Environmental, Social and Economic Goals must be balanced in a timely manner.

Presentation of theInception Report for the Consultancy on the

Identification of Tourism Sites in the Okavango Delta

By Natural Resources People (NRP)

for the

Tawana Land Board

Purpose of Presentation

Agenda:

1. Background - Tourism management planning

2. Methodology, timing and inputs required to meeting challenges

3. Motivation and benefits for proposed approach

Background – Tourism Management Planning

District Level – completed through ODMP

This road is the primary tour route serving the Panhandle

TDA.

Seronga

Nxamasere

Tourism Development Zones & Nodes

Road from river crossing to Seronga will be paved by end of 2008.

Shakawe

Tsodilo

Shakawe

Tsodilo

Tourism Development Node

Ecotourism Product Zones

Natural Tourism Resource Conservation Zone

Tourism Development Node

Ecotourism Product Zones

Natural Tourism Resource Conservation Zone

Area Level – completed by Government

ServiceCentreServiceCentre

FlyCamp

FlyCamp

TrailsCampTrailsCamp

42 Bedsin lodge zone

42 Bedsin lodge zone

10 beds10 beds16 beds16 beds

16 beds16 beds

10 beds10 beds

4 beds4 beds

2 beds2 beds

4 beds4 beds4 beds4 beds 2 beds2 beds 2 beds2 beds

Site Level – completed by developers

Background – Tourism Management PlanningDefinition of Terms

Tourism Site – ‘Footprint’

Tourism Development Zone

Tourism DevelopmentNode (TDN)

Tourism DevelopmentZone (TDZ)

Tourism DevelopmentZone (TDZ)

TourismDevelopmentArea (TDA)

Tourism DevelopmentNode (TDN)

Tourism DevelopmentZone (TDZ)

Tourism DevelopmentZone (TDZ)

TourismDevelopmentArea (TDA)

Lodge Sites & Footprint

WETLAND

Cultivatedlands

Cultivatedlands

Ecotourism Product Zones

Lodge Sites & FootprintLodge Sites & Footprint

WETLAND

Cultivatedlands

Cultivatedlands

Ecotourism Product Zones

Background – Tourism Management PlanningDefinition of Terms

Tourism Support Infrastructure

Tourism Route Visual Conservation

ServiceCentreServiceCentre

FlyCamp

FlyCamp

TrailsCampTrailsCamp

42 Bedsin lodge zone

42 Bedsin lodge zone

10 beds10 beds16 beds16 beds

16 beds16 beds

10 beds10 beds

4 beds4 beds

2 beds2 beds

4 beds4 beds4 beds4 beds 2 beds2 beds 2 beds2 beds

Tour route

Conserve visual landscape in this areaKeep visually unattractive structures & land

use activities beyond this zone

Tour route

Conserve visual landscape in this areaKeep visually unattractive structures & land

use activities beyond this zone

Government takes responsibility for allocation of potential tourism sites in the Ramsar site.

Background – Approach to Allocation

Challenge – How to Achieve Balance?

Economic Goals

Ecological Goals

Weighting

Social Empowerment

Goals

Challenge – How to Achieve Balance?

Challenge – Maintaining BalanceDuring Times of Uncertainty

Lodge Sites & Footprint

WETLAND

Cultivatedlands

Cultivatedlands

Ecotourism Product Zones

Lodge Sites & FootprintLodge Sites & Footprint

WETLAND

Cultivatedlands

Cultivatedlands

Ecotourism Product Zones

Challenge – How to Achieve Balance?

My Balance ….Is not

Your Balance

Challenge – How to Achieve Balance?

Will the approach

Promote or Deter

Timely Investment?

Meeting the Challenge

Develop a process based approach using a replicable model

Motivation• Open and transparent;• Adaptable to changing circumstances;• Allows for changing values.

How to Meet the Challenge

Tourism Potential InputsTourism Product by TDA:Limits of Acceptable Change – Visitor Experience Criteria – Appendix Five – Page 54

Impact of Tourism on Environment (Strategic Environmental Assessment Input):Limits of Acceptable Change – Biophysical Criteria - Appendix Four – Page 45

Environmental InputsLUCIS Model Goals and ObjectivesHOORC / ODIS DataReference Group Criteria and Rationale for Value Assignments

Source:Appendix Three – Page 41

How to Meet the Challenge

1. Land Use: Tourism

2. Goal: Land suitable for tourism

3. Objective: Existing sites

4. Input data layers: TIMS

5. Criteria for value assignment:

6. Rationale for value assignment:

How to Meet the Challenge

Empowerment InputsScorecard Criteria =

SEA / EMP / EIA

Social Impact

SCORECARD

1. Ownership

2. Representation

3. Management

4. Training

5. Procurement

6. Employment Equity

Who Meets the Challenge

Roles and Responsibilities

Tourism Planner

Land Use Planner

Environmental Planner / GIS Modeler

Project Management

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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SUMMARYFacing Challenges in

Sustainable Tourism Development

Addressing Complexity

in Times of

Uncertainty

Striking and maintaining a balance will be a long-term process.