Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Impact Investment in Community-Based Sustainable Tourism: Summary of Roundtable Discussion


The Impact Investment in Community-Based Sustainable Tourism discussion brought together impact investment funds, development practitioners, and donors (USAID, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), Department of Commerce) to explore ways to work together to establish enterprise-based development that delivers triple bottom-line benefits—economic, social, and environmental. The participants believe the investment in the tourism sector is a prime example of self sustaining development, and weighed challenges and strategies to increasing investment in such projects. Full report available on:http://www.swisscontact.ch/any/resources/pdf/Tourism-Development_Summary.pdf

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