MEDITERRANEAN ACTION PLAN

Capital investments
Annexe 2
Etudes de cas
Case studies
These are investments in infrastructure, such as road enlargements, airport
reconstruction, water connections, waste disposal, bunker removal, etc., which will
enable the development of tourism in the area.
Developments currently on going
The difficult situation previously described is a mayor problem for the government.
It is expected in short term the approval of The Coastal Zone Management Plan,
and consequently, the implementation of the particular masterplans proposed.
Challenges for the future
The main challenge for the future of the region is the implementation of the
strategy for the development of the sustainable tourism, biodiversity, protection
and restoration of marine, wetland and terrestrial environments. This will not be
an easy task, considering that this is the first experience for Albania in developing
the concepts of sustainable development.
The main lessons learned
Key factors in the development of tourism
The economic advantage over other regions regarding the opportunities (1) to
revitalise the agriculture (the region’s primary activity), (2) to develop support
structures for tourism along a pristine coastline.
Tourism will contribute to the direct creation of jobs, and hopefully re-attract the
population which is actually (more than any other region in Albania) looking for
jobs in Greece and Italy.
Relevant indicators
• Increment of the number of tourists per year in the area.
• Increment with respect to the total national increment index.
• Income from international tourism in the region in comparison with the rest
of the other touristic regions.
• Quantity of jobs created by the sector of tourism with respect to the total
employment in the region per year compared with the other regions.
• Degree of use of local products.
Criteria to choose this region
• Excellent basis for tourism development, based on the fact that the
environment in this area has not been affected by industrial processes.
• Potential development of rural tourism, whose quality can be comparable
with those of other areas of the Mediterranean Region.
• High level of biodiversity, which needs to be protected and integrated with
the possibilities of the tourism development in the region.
• Rich cultural heritage, especially the archaeological site of Butrinti, which
can serve as a base for the “cultural” tourism
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