The Tourism policies from Latin American countries have a “very clear” approach to the sustainabilityaccording to a study presented this Thursday in Madrid by the Ibero -American General Secretariat (SEGIB), although still the integration of the 2030 Agenda In this area it is limited.
“The sustainability It is the key element that vertebra all plans (of Tourist policy) “, said Diana Gómez Bruna, main researcher of the report ‘Tourism and SDGS: The integration of the 2030 Agenda in the Tourist policy In Latin America ‘, which analyzes the strategies in the matter of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
“In all countries (analyzed) there are very relevant initiatives that work for the Sustainable development“added the expert, who stressed that the main Sustainable Development Objective (SDGS) that is highlighted in these four countries is that of Decent work and economic growth, followed by the reduction of inequalities, the production and consumption responsible, and the action by the climate.
There are preponderance divergences according to countries: for Chile the Climate crisis It has a more relevant role; In Mexico and Colombia, inequality and poverty; and in the Dominican Republic it is the recovery of tourist activity after pandemic.
Gomez pointed out that integration of the 2030 Agenda in the Tourist policy It is “still limited”, and encouraged the governments of the region to analyze “what spaces for improvement there are to integrate” the SDGS In this area, already “continue working to achieve the integral, indivisible and balanced incorporation of the different dimensions of the Sustainable development“
The Secretary General of the SegibChilean Andrés Allamand stressed that ” tourism It is an absolutely strategic factor for the aspiration we have in the community (Iberoamericana), which is to reach the sustainable development and inject energy into economic growth, “and added that the tourism “It can be a pillar” for that economic development.
- He tourism is directly related to 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and contributes to the achievement of objectives 8 (decent work and economic growth), 12 (responsible production and consumption) and 14 (underwater life).
For his part, the Regional Director for UN Americas TourismArgentine Gustavo Santos, highlighted the importance of “the linking of Tourism policies with the SDGS“, because in his opinion he puts those policies” in a dimension of service to the planet and, above all, to people. “
RD, the first to recover
The Dominican Republic was recognized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as the number one fate in the world in the recovery of the tourism after the fall caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
