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This action plan outlines steps for cooperation between Norway, China, and Egypt on sustainable tourism and world heritage protection. Key actions include research programs, symposiums, business development, and creating a knowledge platform.
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COPPERATION ON WORLD HERITAGE AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISMDraft action plan How to take this cooperation forward
Step 1 • Norwegian side to contact Egypt for their signature on the agreement • Norwegian side to contact Egypt to discuss a dedicated contact person from Egypt • Norwegian side to present an action plan • China to prepare a draft about a web site and a joint magazine – to be presented to the Egyptian side at a meeting with Norwegian representatives in June 2007.
Step 2 • Norwegian side to close an intermediate stage and ask World Heritage Council for West Norway Fjordlandscape to act as a Norwegian partner • China to start act as a coordinator for the three-sided cooperation
Step 3 • Start up seminar? • Optional start with 2 – 3 action points q Web site q Magazine q Exhibitions • International meeting with relevant partners
Research program including student exchanges qIdentify relevant ongoing research programmes • q Identify relevant studies on sustainable tourism and protection of heritage (Norway – Nordic World Heritage Foundation – student course) • q Establishing criteria for sustainable tourism – Western Norway research Institute – incl National geographic – Geotourism – IT platform • q Symposium on sustainable tourism and heritage protection
Managing the heritage q China has established three centres for management and research on sustainable tourism development - www.nwhf.no q Exchange programmes on best practice
Business development • Training courses • Marketing • Common branding • Etc
Knowledge platform q Present the heritage based on dynamic maps
Publishing • Articles • Magazines • Books • DVDs • Etc
Art programme q Art and photo-exhibition q Artists in residence
Funding Must be explored and decided in each country
Principles for cooperation q The follow-up process from each partner • q Who are the local (sub) partners • q National involvement – how, who, when, etc, etc