Sustainable Tourism Development Project

Dropped / Terminated

The project will support sustainable, resilient and inclusive ocean-based tourism development in Coron and El Nido in Palawan Province, through: (i) improvements in urban infrastructure needed to reduce pollution and improve oceans health, and expand access to basic urban services, (ii) marine ecosystems protection at key tourist sites by reducing tourism pressures, and promoting of alternative livelihoods to address overexploitation of marine resources, and (iii) support for tourism micro-small-and-medium enterprise (MSME) recovery through productivity upgrading support, and skills training for tourism-sector workers, with a focus on digital technologies. Each project output includes specific gender and social inclusion enhancement measures.