The Role of Actors Collaboration Towards Sustainability of Babogaya and BishoftuLakes in Bishoftu City for Tourism Development
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2018-06
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Addis Ababa University
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This study is conducted primarily to identify the roles of actors towards the environmental sustainability of Babogaya and Bishoftu Lakes. To achieve the intended objective of the study both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed. Purposive and random sampling techniques were employed to determine the sample and sample size. The researcher used a semi structured interview and close ended questionnaire to collect data from 230 households. Face to face interview was conducted with 12 government and private tourism businesses. The purposively selected 6 key informants were from government institutions and 6 key informants were purposively selected from private organizations those who are operating in tourist facilities (resort and hotel owners). Data were also collected from both primary and secondary sources, the primary sources were reports, periodicals and other unpublished materials relate to the topic under study. Additionally one FGD was held at the study area with 8 purposely selected local communities. Primary data was collected using key informant interview, questionnaire and observations. The researcher employed descriptive research design to analyze the quantitative approaches and narrative approach for the qualitative. The data were analyzed and the result of the analysis was presented in descriptive statistics formats including frequency, tables, chart, graphs, and percentages. The findings of this study show that there is poor waste management system, incompatible land use system, lack of EIA and lack of respecting rule and regulations of buffer zone along the watershed of Babogaya & Bishoftu lakes. The study concludes that the existing practices of actors are so fragmented and uncoordinated, which resulted from weak strategic plan, absence of leaders(managers) commitments towards initiating collaboration, unstructured/fragmented involvement of actors, lack of clear awareness, lack of predefined shared responsibility and due to lack of transparency among actors. The researcher would recommend that there should be clearly predefined responsibility among actors; BCAM must work hard to encourage collaboration of actors and there should be actors strategic plan towards sustainability of Babogaya & Bishoftu Lakes. Sustainable Tourism development can be achieved through active collaboration of local community, tourism related private businesses and government institutions.
Key words: Actors, Collaboration, environment, Sustainability, Tourism development.