[{"bbox": [97, 153, 1133, 238], "category": "Text", "text": "providers for implementing high impact training programs as well as specialised and advanced courses. Moreover, training providers lack sufficient physical infrastructure, facilities and equipment, including in rural areas. Many Gambians from poor and vulnerable backgrounds cannot afford the training fees and require sponsorship."}, {"bbox": [97, 255, 308, 282], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Climate vulnerability"}, {"bbox": [97, 300, 1133, 499], "category": "Text", "text": "The Gambia is highly vulnerable to climate related shocks and to the negative impacts of climate change. The climate-change induced pressures have already aggravated existing tensions on land and natural resources, exacerbated poverty, and resulted in climate conflict in a number of areas. The adverse impacts of climate change are resulting in the changes in migration patterns to urban areas or abroad, often through irregular migration. The Gambia's attractiveness as a tourism destination is directly affected by climate impact through beach erosion, coastal degradation, and negative consequences for forests, biodiversity and other ecosystems, which will adversely affect The Gambia's tourism products."}, {"bbox": [97, 517, 1133, 656], "category": "Text", "text": "The tourism industry can put additional pressure on land and communities, if not managed carefully. It is therefore imperative to develop a sustainable tourism development framework that yields benefit for people and planet. Nature, river-based and eco-tourism initiatives can create economic incentives to conserve the environment including forests and river-based ecosystems, while at the same improving income and livelihoods for local communities."}, {"bbox": [97, 677, 1133, 734], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Low sector integration and limited positive spill over effects of the tourism industry to the wider economy and society"}, {"bbox": [97, 751, 1133, 979], "category": "Text", "text": "Tourism value chain encompass a wide range of stakeholders including local taxis and transportation providers, craft markets, juice pressers, tour guides, smallholders in horticulture, fishing communities, poultry and livestock farmers and other ancillary industries. Many operate in the informal economy. The tourism value chain shows limited integration of these sectors in spite of significant market opportunities. Due to challenges in product consistency, aggregation of supply and in-time delivery capacity, a large amount of locally available products is imported. Similarly, there is vast untapped potential in creating backward linkages with other agricultural values chains, processed food, arts, crafts, creative industries, ICT, transport and other service providers along the chain. The limited integration affects the industry's impact on inclusive growth and poverty reduction."}, {"bbox": [97, 1043, 1133, 1099], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1116, 1133, 1229], "category": "Text", "text": "Priority stakeholders include the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MOTIE), and the Ministry of Tourism and Culture (MOTC) and the three satellite institutions which lead the tourism sector and creative industries in The Gambia namely The Gambia Tourism Board (GTB), The National Centre for Arts & Culture (NCAC) and The Gambia Tourism and Hospitality Institute (GTHI)."}, {"bbox": [97, 1248, 1133, 1504], "category": "Text", "text": "Other relevant institutions include: The Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (GIEPA) - Industry associations, especially the Gambia Hotel Association (GHA), the Craft Market Federation, the Beach Bars and Restaurants Association, the Association of Small-Scale Enterprises in Responsible Tourism (ASSERT) and the Tourism and Travel Association of The Gambia (TTAG) - Tour operators - Small sector associations (taxi drivers, guides, birdwatchers, fruit sellers) as well different groups in the creative industries - The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industries (GCCI), the Gambia Women Chamber of Commerce (GWCC) - the Gambia Youth Chamber of Commerce (GYCC) - Child Protection Alliance, Social welfare and the Gambia Police Force - Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR), the National Environment Agency (NEA) - Civil society representatives."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 25"}]