Overview and Hotspots Analysis of the Tourism Value Chain in Saint Lucia

The Overview and Hotspots Analysis of the Tourism Value Chain in Saint Lucia assesses the environmental hotspots (areas of significant negative environmental impact) associated with the tourism sector in Saint Lucia. The environmental hotspots identified are broadly split between electricity and fuel use in hotels and restaurants, primary production of food and beverage, water use in hotels, and lack of recycling of dry recyclables (paper, plastics, metal and glass) and food waste. In order to better understand the location and context for environmental hotspots during this analysis, the tourism value chain for Saint Lucia was mapped to illustrate how the tourism sector operates, how it is supported by other sectors of the economy (e.g. energy and water supply infrastructure, building and construction, facilities management, food and beverage, transportation), how expenditure in the tourism sector is distributed in the economy and which value chain actors are able to control or influence the environmental hotspots identified during the analysis.