Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to offer an insight of the role of the African Union (AU) and the Economic Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) in implementing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) for the air transport sector and the tourism industry. The objective is to show how the AU along with its advisory body ECOSOCC collaborates with regional tourism organizations and stakeholders to achieve the SDGs.

Design/methodology/approach

The methodology is based on desk-based research and content analysis of documents, reports and research articles related to Agenda 2063.

Findings

The findings show that achievement of the SDGs necessitates collaboration between regional and international organizations. But, not all AU members are committed to implementing the SDGs. However, the COVID-19 outbreak has threatened many tourism economies, and stakeholders are now interested in finding a solution to the crisis.

Practical implications

The outcome of this study provides an improved understanding of the importance of SDGs while confronting tourism challenges during the pandemic crisis in Africa.

Originality/value

According to the authors’ best knowledge, the study is among the first to address SDG issues in a post-COVID African context.

中文翻译：

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非洲旅游业和航空运输：非洲联盟和经社理事会在 COVID-19 大流行后可持续发展目标实施中的作用

目的

本文旨在深入了解非洲联盟 (AU) 和经济社会及文化理事会 (ECOSOCC) 在实施航空运输部门和旅游业可持续发展目标 (SDG) 方面的作用。目的是展示非盟及其咨询机构 ECOSOCC 如何与区域旅游组织和利益相关者合作以实现可持续发展目标。

设计/方法/方法

该方法基于对与 2063 年议程相关的文件、报告和研究文章的案头研究和内容分析。

发现

调查结果表明，实现可持续发展目标需要区域和国际组织之间的合作。但是，并非所有非盟成员都致力于实施可持续发展目标。然而，COVID-19 疫情已威胁到许多旅游经济体，利益相关者现在有兴趣找到危机的解决方案。

实际影响

这项研究的结果加深​​了对可持续发展目标在非洲大流行危机期间应对旅游业挑战的重要性的理解。

原创性/价值

据作者所知，该研究是最早在后 COVID 非洲背景下解决可持续发展目标问题的研究之一。