In association with TRC Penny led the assessment of crisis management responses for the tourism industry across the Pacific nations with respect to COVID-19, medium-term ‘build back better’ and long-term resilience planning.
She assessed the challenges and impediments in the current COVID-19 response for both government and private sector, using relevant international examples to highlight opportunities for improved coordination and resilience planning. The report summarised the key issues and outlined recommendations for a best-practice, regional approach to crisis and resilience planning for the Pacific tourism sector.
The Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) is a regional technical assistance (TA) facility co-financed by the Government of Australia, the Government of New Zealand, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2022.
