1. Tourism in Ngamiland is a Key Driver of Economic Diversification.

2. Government faces Challenges in Allocating Tourism Concessions Environmental and Empowerment concerns must also be met.

3. Government faces Challenges in Allocating Tourism Concessions How long should it take to establish a tourism concession?

4. Environmental, Social and Economic Goals must be balanced in a timely manner.

5. Presentation of the Inception Report for the Consultancy on the Identification of Tourism Sites in the Okavango Delta By Natural Resources People (NRP) for the Tawana Land Board

6. Purpose of Presentation Agenda: 1.Background - Tourism management planning 2.Methodology, timing and inputs required to meeting challenges 3.Motivation and benefits for proposed approach

7. Background – Tourism Management Planning District Level – completed through ODMP Area Level – completed by Government Site Level – completed by developers

8. Background – Tourism Management Planning Definition of Terms Tourism Site – ‘Footprint’ Tourism Development Zone

9. Background – Tourism Management Planning Definition of Terms Tourism Support Infrastructure Tourism Route Visual Conservation

10. Government takes responsibility for allocation of potential tourism sites in the Ramsar site. Background – Approach to Allocation

11. Challenge – How to Achieve Balance? Economic Goals Ecological Goals Weighting Social Empowerment Goals

12. Challenge – How to Achieve Balance?

13. Challenge – Maintaining Balance During Times of Uncertainty

14. Challenge – How to Achieve Balance? My Balance …. Is not Your Balance

15. Challenge – How to Achieve Balance? Will the approach Promote or Deter Timely Investment?

16. Meeting the Challenge Develop a process based approach using a replicable model Motivation Open and transparent; Adaptable to changing circumstances; Allows for changing values.

18. How to Meet the Challenge Tourism Potential Inputs Tourism Product by TDA: Limits of Acceptable Change – Visitor Experience Criteria – Appendix Five – Page 54 Impact of Tourism on Environment (Strategic Environmental Assessment Input): Limits of Acceptable Change – Biophysical Criteria - Appendix Four – Page 45 Environmental Inputs LUCIS Model Goals and Objectives HOORC / ODIS Data Reference Group Criteria and Rationale for Value Assignments Source: Appendix Three – Page 41

19. How to Meet the Challenge 1.Land Use: Tourism 2.Goal: Land suitable for tourism 3.Objective: Existing sites 4.Input data layers: TIMS 5.Criteria for value assignment: 6.Rationale for value assignment:

20. How to Meet the Challenge Empowerment Inputs Scorecard Criteria = SEA / EMP / EIA Social Impact SCORECARD 1.Ownership 2.Representation 3.Management 4.Training 5.Procurement 6.Employment Equity

21. Who Meets the Challenge Roles and Responsibilities Tourism Planner Land Use Planner Environmental Planner / GIS Modeler

22. Project Management

23. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ?

24. SUMMARY Facing Challenges in Sustainable Tourism Development Addressing Complexity in Times of Uncertainty

25. Striking and maintaining a balance will be a long-term process.