The Joint Program contributes to the achievement of poverty reduction in Kars and its environs through leveraging the cultural tourism sector in a way which fosters social cohesion and creates income opportunities for the poor.
In specific the joint program will develop the cultural tourism sector in Kars contributing to social cohesion by recognizing pluralism and by reducing income disparities between people of Kars and the rest of the country.
The UN Joint Programme aimed specifically to develop the cultural tourism sector in Kars contributing to social cohesion by recognizing pluralism and by reducing income disparities between the people of Kars and the rest of the country.
The need to balance preservation and promotion of cultural heritage, the central role of cultural tourism and its socioeconomic benefits, were also at the heart of the discussion.
This network can be seen as a platform for competences and co-operation for the Academics of the UNESCO Member States, in the field of Cultural Tourism.
Taking into consideration the complexity of museum-reserves and their role in the development of cultural and ecological tourism, during the Thematic Regional Training the following issues were discussed: improvement of cooperation forms between museum-reserves in CIS countries, effective use of museum-reserves and the role of museum-reserves as factors of regional economic development.
"We have been unlucky in Luxor and Aswan as the so-called cultural tourism has been down this year and last year also, " Mr Saad says.
At the closure of the Summit, the eight Heads of State and the representatives of other countries participating in the Summit Forum adopted the Cetinje Declaration, which defines a set of eleven principles to guide future cooperation in the development of regional cultural tourism.
Moreover, this platform is expected to contribute to fostering sustainable development within these countries by building national capacities for cultural industries and tourism, and enhancing the visibility of the countless historic sites, cultural events, festivals and traditions that abound along the historical Silk Roads.
Nevertheless, the Outcome Document made reference to cultural tourism and also to cultural diversity in general terms.
However, while growing tourist numbers are bringing economic opportunities and employment to local populations, helping to promote these little-known regions of the world, they have also brought challenges with them: How to ensure that local communities fully benefit from the development of tourism and that growth in tourism helps to preserve and sustain the natural and cultural riches of these regions, rather than putting them in danger?
More commonly now you just have regular folk going on cultural tourism vacations, and they really discovered the African cultural center of cities like Salvador, the capital of the state of Bahia, which is famous as being one of the most rich cities in African cultural heritage in the Americas.
Discussions focus also on how to continue ensuring the credibility of the World Heritage Convention in the face of increasing pressures on cultural heritage from rapid urbanization, mass tourism, climate change, and conflict situations.
The Training in Astana contributed to reinforce museum networking and museum-to-museum partnership in CIS countries, increase capacity of museum professionals in CIS countries in safeguarding the heritage, awareness raising of cultural diversity, cultural industries and cultural tourism.
Exchange programmes for youths and the promotion of tourism are ideas quoted frequently as a means of generation cultural understanding.
Activities include undertaking pilot projects on intangible cultural heritage, improving educational and cultural policies, holding public debates and providing technical assistance to the tourism and handicrafts industries.
Over the last decade the city has concentrated on developing its tourism, education, financial and cultural sectors to diversify its economy, which until recently relied almost exclusively on oil production.
Their dream was to establish a small inn and cultural center where visitors might experience China as it was before the onslaught of industrialization and tourism.
The criteria will set the a minimum standard for sustainability for the tourism business, covering the social and economic benefits of tourism as well as its impact on a destination's environment and cultural heritage.
DCMS, which will be led by Tessa Jowell, also covers the National Lottery, export licensing of cultural goods, broadcasting (it oversees the BBC's licence fee settlement) film, press freedom and tourism.
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