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Regional Disaster Risk Management Strategy for the Tourism Sector in the Caribbean – Final
Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................................................IV
ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................................................................................V
GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................................................................................VII
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 IMPORTANCE OF THE TOURISM SECTOR FOR THE CARIBBEAN ....................................................................................................1
1.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TOURISM SECTOR ..........................................................................................................................2
1.2.1 Structure of the Caribbean Tourism Sector ...................................................................................................................2
1.2.2 Sub-sectors.............................................................................................................................................................3
1.3 RATIONALE FOR A REGIONAL STRATEGY FOR DRM IN THE TOURISM SECTOR IN THE CARIBBEAN ......................................................4
1.3.1 Vulnerability of the Caribbean Tourism Sector to Natural Hazards – Key Issues................................................................4
1.3.2 Implications for a Regional DRM Tourism Strategy ......................................................................................................9
1.4 PURPOSE AND INTENDED USE OF THE STRATEGY AND PLAN OF ACTION.....................................................................................10
1.5 VISION, GOAL AND REGIONAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES ...........................................................................................................11
2. STRATEGY CONTEXT............................................................................................................................................ 13
2.1 CDM IN THE CARIBBEAN .................................................................................................................................................13
2.1.1 Contextualizing the phases of CDM.........................................................................................................................13
2.1.2 Contributing to the Enhanced CDM Strategy and Framework ......................................................................................13
2.2 POLICY CONTEXT OF THE STRATEGY....................................................................................................................................14
2.3 SCOPE OF THE DRM STRATEGY FOR THE TOURISM SECTOR IN THE CARIBBEAN ...........................................................................15
2.3.1 Hazards in the Caribbean......................................................................................................................................15
2.3.2 Hazards in focus for the Strategy..............................................................................................................................15
2.4 PRINCIPLES OF COOPERATION FOR DRM IN THE TOURISM SECTOR ..........................................................................................16
2.4.1 Tourism is part of the Community ............................................................................................................................16
2.4.2 Tourism and Disaster Management – Two Separate but Interlinked Communities.............................................................17
2.4.3 Integration...........................................................................................................................................................17
2.5 A MODEL INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE STRATEGY AND PLAN OF ACTION......................................................................18
2.5.1 Regional Level Context ..........................................................................................................................................18
2.5.2 National level Context...........................................................................................................................................18
3. REGIONAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................................... 20
3.1 MITIGATION SPECIFIC STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................................................20
3.1.1 Mitigation ...........................................................................................................................................................20
3.1.2 Risk Assessment ..................................................................................................................................................21
3.1.3 Risk Transfer ......................................................................................................................................................21
3.1.4 Tourism Sector Regional Mitigation Strategic Objectives................................................................................................22
3.2 PREPAREDNESS SPECIFIC STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................................................24
3.2.1 Preparedness ........................................................................................................................................................24
3.2.2 Tourism Sector Regional Preparedness Strategic Objectives.............................................................................................25
3.3 RESPONSE SPECIFIC STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES.........................................................................................................................26
3.3.1 Response .............................................................................................................................................................26
3.3.2 Tourism Sector Regional Response Strategic Objectives..................................................................................................28
3.4 RECOVERY SPECIFIC STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES.........................................................................................................................29
3.4.1 Recovery ..............................................................................................................................................................29
3.4.2 Tourism Sector Regional Recovery Strategic Objectives...................................................................................................30
4. FROM THE REGIONAL TO NATIONAL LEVEL ......................................................................................................... 32
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