MEDITERRANEAN ACTION PLAN

Annexe 2
Etudes de cas
Case studies
The whole development is under strict freezing since 1991 to enable the
Government decide on the type of development.
Touristic development retrospective
The recent year discussions has developed four main ideas on development:
1. Sustainable development, with agrotourism and ecotourism.
2. Soft coastal development, which promote 8 hotel units next to sandy beaches.
3. Infrastructure development, with the strengthening of agricultural roads,
irrigation projects, establishment of a telecommunication system, provision of
electricity, etc.
4. Unregulated development, which allows the construction in close proximity to
the boundary of the proposed National Park.
Management of the system
There is a substantial difference in the perception of development between:
− the Government, the METAP consultants, the Cyprus Tourism Organisation
(CTO) and the NGOs on the one hand,
− the developers and community leaders on the other.
Measures for tourism development and its integration into a
system of sustainable development
The first part of the involved parties have reached to a group of suggestions:
developmental grants - planning control - land use - access - agricultural
development - infrastructure.
Developments currently ongoing
The Akamas issue is under strong debate. The Government promised to take the
subject to the Parliament for final decision.
Balanced or imbalance current situation
Strong pressure is carried out by the developers on the political parties and the
locals to refuse the proposed management plan. In contrary, they propose their own
plan, which are based on the mass tourism development.
Challenges for the future
If the Government and the Parliament will decide for the implementation of the
management plan, it will be the culmination of over 13 years of efforts started
firstly by the NGOs.
The aim is the protection of the environment, in parallel to the development of the
local communities, without the developers playing the role of the "boss" in the
region.
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