Sustainable Tourism Development Project

Sustainable Tourism Development Project


The Ministry of Tourism has made a proposal to implement a Sustainable Tourism Development Project, funded by the World Bank, over four years to be implemented by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

The project objectives are to:

improve the efficacy and efficiency of the institutional framework by devolving the powers of the SLTDA at the center to the provinces;
improve localized tourism related infrastructure services in the Eastern Province; and
improve and extend the product content and supply chains that are aligned with sustainable tourism.


An Environmental Management Framework (EMF) and Social Management Framework (SMF) have been prepared by M/S Infotechs Ideas (Pvt) Ltd., to examine the environmental and social effects associated with the proposed developments. The Frameworks describe the proposal, examine the likely environmental and social impacts and proposes management procedures to be followed.

The SLTDA invites comments from the public on the EMF for the next 30 days and the SMF for the next 120 days.