期刊名称：International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies
电子版ISSN：1309-8055
出版年度：2020
卷号：12
期号：1
页码：88-102
出版社：Social Sciences Research Society
摘要：The leading global discourse amongst development partners for the past three
years has been predominantly dominated by Agenda 2030 on Sustainable
Development and the Paris Agreement. The Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) adopted in 2015 set new global development thinking and an ambitious
target for the global scene run up to 2030. Tourism, as one of the central
industries to global development, proclaimed 2017 as a year of Sustainable
Tourism to rally the tourism industry towards the common global agenda in a
manner that tackles the global challenges. There has been an acknowledgement
that even though Agenda 2030 does not put tourism at the forefront of addressing
the SDGs, the industry can help address most if not all the SDGs. This qualitative
research paper makes use of various selected case studies selected from the
southern African region chosen randomly to highlight how tourism can assist in
meeting SDGs. Drawing lessons from various cases, which include a review of
the tourism organisation's annual reports and SDG Voluntary National Review
Reports, highlights that in most developed and developing countries tourism has
been identified as a remedy for achieving SDGs. The study found that given the
nature and scope of the industry, tourism has a critical interest in the meeting of
SDGs as an environmentally sensitive industry. The research argues that for
tourism to be an effective vehicle for achieving SDGs, there is a need for a
collaborative approach that includes various stakeholders, including academics, as
the issue of SDGs is not well understood amongst tourism stakeholders, which
reduces the impetus and attainment of the global goals. Such collaborative effort in the spirit of leaving no one behind will propel the industry on a sustainable
path.
关键词：Africa; research gaps; sustainable; SDGs; Tourism
