Serbia: Sustainable Tourism for Rural Development
JOINT PROGRAMME QUICK FACTS
Total Budget $4,000,000
Delivery Rate
Participating Agencies UNEP, FAO, UNICEF, UNDP, WTO
Main Achievements
- National Sustainable Rural Tourism Master Plan, developed following workshops involving 250 stakeholders, was presented to Parliament for ratification. Study on Access to Services of Women and Children in Rural Areas was published and promoted, with recommendations on health, social care and education.
- Training held in Investment and Financing in Sustainable Tourism as part of effort to enhance public support for the creation of partnerships in rural areas.
- 300 rural tourism stakeholders trained through workshops, practical trainings and coaching on quality standards. Awareness raising campaigns and trainings conducted to assist in implementation of LEADER approach to developing tourism.
Contact Karlo Puskarica, JP coordinator
Joint Programme will support national and local institutions to define and implement policy for rural tourism development which will increase economic activity and employment in rural areas in Serbia, with the aim of reducing rural poverty and emigration. Agencies will implement JP with support of Ministry of Economy and Regional Development, Ministry of Agriculture, and Tourism Organization of Serbia.
Interventions will be implemented at national and local level, and will support the development of national policy framework necessary for diversification of rural economy through tourism (Outcome 1); strengthening of local stakeholders' capacity for service delivery and production (Outcome 2); and strengthening local capacity for planning in this field and definition of local products (Outcome 3). JP will primarily contribute to the achievement of MDGs 1, 7 and 8. It will be carried out in 3 clusters of municipalities (target locations) to be selected based on criteria in Section III.