1. Summary of Needs, Capabilities, Gaps and Challenges Dr. Cesar TORO UNESCO IOC

2. Small Islands States ? Area = 430 Km 2 EEZ = 186,107 Km 2

3. Tourism A complex industry With different scale stakeholders Tourism A complex industry With different scale stakeholders

4. CLME ENVIRONMENT CLME ENVIRONMENT TOURISM Private & Business Sector Community Public Sector Caribbean – a complex political & diverse cultural, high biodiversity, rich region Research & Academia

5. CLME ENVIRONMENT CLME ENVIRONMENT TOURISM Change of the mindset Importance of cultural values Valuation of Environmental Assets Legal Framework & Policies & Reinforcement Political Will Legal Framework & Policies & Reinforcement Reduced capacity Food Caribbean – a complex political & diverse cultural, high biodiversity, rich region Jobs Short term profits vs. Long term investment Migration the coasts

6. CLME ENVIRONMENT CLME ENVIRONMENT TOURISM Ecosystem Based approach Ecosystem Indicators Political Will Educating stakeholders Food Coordination & link / integration to / with different systems Long term Partnerships Building Trust Caribbean – a complex political & diverse cultural, high biodiversity, rich region Access to new Tech & data and Information Monitoring the whole cycle

7. 7 Leisure Industry Needs. Ref. M. Altalo

8. Bridging the Tourism industry and The data and information for decision making providers Bridging the Tourism industry and The data and information for decision making providers

9. 9 Provider and User Concept Dual Responsibilities Data & Information Actionable Knowledge Providers Push Users Pull Partnership Added Value -Interpret user Needs-Sensitize Market research Business ResearchGovernment GOOS IOOS OOI National Met-Ocean Services Ref. M. Altalo

11. http://ioc3.unesco.org/iocaribe/ c.toro@unesco.org