Pro Poor Tourism
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Ethiopia
In Makeda’s Footsteps:
Towards a Strategy for Pro-Poor Tourism Development
Prepared for the Government of Ethiopia by The World Bank
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Africa Private Sector Development June 2006
Report No. 38420 -ET
Ethiopia: Towards a Strategy for Pro-Poor Tourism Development
Prepared for the Government of Ethiopia by the World Bank
June 30, 2006 Private Sector Development Country Department for Ethiopia Africa Region
Document of the World Bank
GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR: July 8-July 7 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Birr (ETB) US$1.00 = ETB 8.7 Weights and Measures Metric System
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ADB ATLAS CTTI ETC ETTE GOE GNP IT ICOMOS LIL MSME MDG MCT NTC PRS PRSP PNTC ST-EP SSA UNWTO UNWTO UNESCAP UNWTO Asian Development Bank Association of Tourism and Leisure Education Catering and Tourism Training Institute Ethiopian Tourism Commission Ethiopian Tourist Trading Enterprise Government of Ethiopia Gross National Product Independent Traveler International Council on Monuments and Sites Learning and Innovation Loan Means medium, small and micro enterprises Millennium Development Goals Ministry of Culture and Tourism National Tourism Council Poverty Reduction Strategy Poverty Strategy Reduction Papers Provisional National Tourism Council Sustainable Tourism Eliminating Poverty Sub-Saharan Africa region United Nations World Tourism Organization UN World Tourism Organization United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific United Nations World Tourism Organization
Regional Vice President: Country Director: Sector Manager: Task Team Leader: Lead Author:
Gobind T. Nankani Ishac Diwan Demba Ba Magdi M. Amin Shaun Mann i
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Ethiopia
In Makeda’s Footsteps:
Towards a Strategy for Pro-Poor Tourism Development
Prepared for the Government of Ethiopia by The World Bank
Public Disclosure Authorized
Public Disclosure Authorized
Public Disclosure Authorized
Africa Private Sector Development June 2006
Report No. 38420 -ET
Ethiopia: Towards a Strategy for Pro-Poor Tourism Development
Prepared for the Government of Ethiopia by the World Bank
June 30, 2006 Private Sector Development Country Department for Ethiopia Africa Region
Document of the World Bank
GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR: July 8-July 7 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Birr (ETB) US$1.00 = ETB 8.7 Weights and Measures Metric System
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ADB ATLAS CTTI ETC ETTE GOE GNP IT ICOMOS LIL MSME MDG MCT NTC PRS PRSP PNTC ST-EP SSA UNWTO UNWTO UNESCAP UNWTO Asian Development Bank Association of Tourism and Leisure Education Catering and Tourism Training Institute Ethiopian Tourism Commission Ethiopian Tourist Trading Enterprise Government of Ethiopia Gross National Product Independent Traveler International Council on Monuments and Sites Learning and Innovation Loan Means medium, small and micro enterprises Millennium Development Goals Ministry of Culture and Tourism National Tourism Council Poverty Reduction Strategy Poverty Strategy Reduction Papers Provisional National Tourism Council Sustainable Tourism Eliminating Poverty Sub-Saharan Africa region United Nations World Tourism Organization UN World Tourism Organization United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific United Nations World Tourism Organization
Regional Vice President: Country Director: Sector Manager: Task Team Leader: Lead Author:
Gobind T. Nankani Ishac Diwan Demba Ba Magdi M. Amin Shaun Mann i
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................................ i TABLE OF