Transforming Tourism Value Chains in developing countries and small island developing states (SIDS) to accelerate more resource efficient, low carbon development

The purpose of this roadmap is to provide a strategic plan to reduce GHG emissions and improve resource efficiency in the Dominican Republic, focusing on the accommodation sector and its value chains. It translates 'a vision' into actionable goals and activities over an agreed timeframe with specific targets for 2025 and 2030. The objective of the roadmap development has been to provide a strategic plan of actionable goals and activities for achieving a low carbon, resource-efficient tourism sector in the Dominican Republic. A long-list of solutions has enabled the identification of hotspots, and resource efficiency indicators which were validated via the STAG and used as a key input for the identification of priorities and development of the roadmaps and country action plans. A series of workshops was organized to prioritize solutions and develop the roadmaps and specifically, to discuss feasibility, and identify key stakeholders for synergies. Several steps were taken to refine the shortlisted solutions, such as in-country workshops and steering committee meetings. The project team worked with tourism stakeholders in the Dominican Republic to identify and develop three systemic solutions to address priority environmental impact hotspots and develop the roadmap over an 18-month period.