Hendrik and Nicole are working on a tourism strategy for Karakalpakstan, in the framework of the project “Support for economic reforms and sustainable economic development in regions of Uzbekistan” implemented by GIZ Uzbekistan. Following broad stakeholder consultations in March 2022 and validation workshops with both the public and private sector in June 2022, the tourism strategy of this desert region located in the northwestern part of the Uzbekistan is now being fine-tuned and polished for publication later this year. It is the first regional tourism strategy of its kind in Uzbekistan, a sign that Uzbekistan continues to systematically develop its tourism sector as the country prepares to receive an increasing number of visitors with a diversified tourism offer.
Risk prevention and crisis management in tourism
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