<div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Administrator: Heike Dickhut/HNE Eberswalde, <a href="mailto:Heike.Dickhut@hnee.de" title="Click to open email client">Heike.Dickhut@hnee.de</a></span><br /> <h3><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Role of Tourism Stakeholders</span></h3> <div class="hidden" style="text-align: justify;"> <table style="float: left;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img style="width: 50px; height: 48px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/asset-88-4x.png" width="50" height="48" /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">There is a need to improve the (resource) efficiency and impacts of tourism activities, avoiding damage to habitats, minimizing pollution and waste, and conserving precious&nbsp; resources such as water and certain forms of energy, taking every opportunity to innovate as we adapt and mitigate, for example&nbsp; using renewable energy, green technologies and efficient product life-cycle planning processes.</span><br /></p> <h3 id="mcetoc_1csek14tj0"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Governments</span><br /></span></h3> <div class="hidden" style="text-align: justify;"> <table style="float: left;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img style="width: 50px; height: 48px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/asset-74-4x.png" width="50" height="48" /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>National governments </strong>and public amenditites should provide a lead in mitigating and adapting to climate change in the future use of resources, through clear policies backed by actions supported through legislation and funding. This should be reflected in regional and local level planning and management as well as in procurement guidelines.<br /></span></div> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">N</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">GOs, networks, partnerships</span></h3> <div class="hidden" style="text-align: justify;"> <table style="float: left;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><span style="font-size: small; color: #000000;"><img style="width: 50px; height: 48px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/asset-82-4x.png" width="50" height="48" /></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">International, national and local<strong> NGOs </strong>and pressure groups are active in exposing climate change and resource depletion issues and in providing advice to different sectors, including transport and tourism. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">R</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">esearch, education, consultancy</span></h3> <div class="hidden" style="text-align: justify;"> <table style="float: left;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><span style="font-size: small; color: #000000;"><img style="width: 50px; height: 48px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/asset-63-4x.png" width="50" height="48" /></span><br /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Research and education bodies </strong>play an important role in raising understanding and awareness of climate change and resource management process and impacts and in seeking solutions through innovations that might include new technologies and behavioral changes.</span> <br /></span></span></div> <h3 id="mcetoc_1csek14tj0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Destinations</span></h3> <div class="hidden" style="text-align: justify;"> <table style="float: left;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><span style="font-size: small; color: #000000;"><img style="width: 50px; height: 48px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/asset-83-4x.png" width="50" height="48" /></span><br /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Actions to adapt to climate change, to mitigate its causes and encourage an efficient use of resources can be best taken at a <strong>destination</strong> Destinations should fully understand the sustainable shape/performance and pattern of future tourism as well as taking specific management measures to address immediate negative tourism impacts on the destinations' environmental and socio-cultural fabric. They furthermore should be aware of climate change impacts and prepare thems to adapt to it and should also support climate friendly operations. </span></span></div> <h3 id="mcetoc_1csek14tj0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Businesses</span></h3> <div class="hidden" style="text-align: justify;"> <table style="float: left;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><span style="font-size: small; color: #000000;"><img style="width: 50px; height: 48px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/asset-66-4x.png" width="50" height="48" /></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The sound environmental management of <strong>tourism businesses, </strong>notably those involved in accommodation and transport, is critical to the impacts of tourism on climate change and vice-versa. Businesses should develop adaptation and mitigation strategies that take account of climate change effects, for example flooding and new market conditions, pursuing carbon-neutral, environmentally responsible, sustainable production.</span> </span></span></div> <h3 id="mcetoc_1csek14tj0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Travellers<br /></span></h3> <div class="hidden" style="text-align: justify;"> <table style="float: left;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img style="width: 50px; height: 48px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/asset-77-4x.png" width="50" height="48" /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Climate change and resource efficiency issues point to the need to develop a new culture of tourism and travel, with<strong> travellers </strong>encouraged and assisted to consider the impacts of their destination and travel choices. </span></span><br /></p> <p><br /></p> </div> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/" title="The SDGs Knowledge Platform"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">SDGs related to this topic</span></span></a></span></h3> <div class="hidden"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg6" target="_new"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/e_sdg_icons-06.jpg" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg7" target="_new"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/e_sdg_icons-07.jpg" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg8" target="_new"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/e_sdg_icons-08.jpg" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg9" target="_new"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/e_sdg_icons-09.jpg" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg11" target="_new"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/e_sdg_icons-11.jpg" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg12" target="_new"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/e_sdg_icons-12.jpg" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg13" target="_new"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/e_sdg_icons-13.jpg" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg14" target="_new"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/e_sdg_icons-14.jpg" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg15" target="_new"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/e_sdg_icons-15.jpg" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg17" target="_new"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/e_sdg_icons-17.jpg" width="100" height="100" /></a></span></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span style="color: #0071bc;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Helping you further: the Tourism2030 Compass</span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #0071bc;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="color: #0071bc; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="/background/my-destinet" target="_new" title="Join &amp; share your information"><img style="width: 160px; height: 35px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; float: right;" src="/images/join-share2.png" width="160" height="35" /></a></span></span> </span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #0071bc;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Knowledge Base Content</span></span></span></strong></p> </div> 2020-04-07T10:06:56Z tag:destinet.eu,2020-04-07:/topics/climate-change-energy-and-environmental-resources https://destinet.eu/misc_/EnviroWindows/Site.gif ECOTRANS Tourism2030 tag:destinet.eu,2018-01-30:/topics/climate-change-energy-and-environmental-resources/governments-administrations 2018-01-30T17:37:08Z Annalisa Surini Annalisa Surini

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tag:destinet.eu,2017-10-02:/topics/climate-change-energy-and-environmental-resources/etcunwto-symposium-tourism-travel-green-economy 2017-10-02T09:12:02Z Herbert Hamele Gordon Sillence

<div class="Section1"> <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'GoudyOlSt XBd BT','serif'; font-variant: small-caps"><font face="times new roman,times"><span><o:p></o:p></span></font><font face="times new roman,times" size="5"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-variant: small-caps"><font size="4">ETC / UNWTO</font> <font size="4">Symposium in collaboration with VisitSweden</font></span><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 16pt; text-transform: uppercase">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 18pt; text-transform: uppercase">&nbsp;</span></font></font></span> </div> <div class="Section1"> <p> <font face="times new roman,times" size="4"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'GoudyOlSt XBd BT','serif'; font-variant: small-caps"><span style="font-size: 22pt; font-variant: small-caps">Tourism &amp; Travel in the <span style="color: #00b050">Green</span> Economy</span><strong><span style="font-size: 16pt">&nbsp;</span></strong></span></font> </p> </div> <div class="Section1"> <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'GoudyOlSt XBd BT','serif'; font-variant: small-caps"><font face="times new roman,times" size="5"><strong><span style="font-size: 16pt">A Contribution to the <em>Davos Declaration Process </em>on Climate Change and Tourism</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="font-size: 7.5pt"> <o:p></o:p></span><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black"><br /> </span></u></font><font face="times new roman,times" size="5"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black">14^th September: </span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Residenset-The Residence of the Mayor</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black"><br /> </span></font><font face="times new roman,times" size="5"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt">S&ouml;dra Hamngatan 1</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black">41114 Gothenburg &ndash; Sweden</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black"><br /> Tel.: +46 31 61 25 00<br /> <br /> </span></font><font face="times new roman,times" size="5"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black">15^th September:</span></u></strong><span style="font-size: 7.5pt"> <o:p></o:p></span><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Storan Conference Centre</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black"><br /> </span></font><font face="times new roman,times" size="5"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Kungsparken</span></strong><span style="font-size: 7.5pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></font><font face="times new roman,times" size="5"><strong><span style="font-size: 7.5pt">41136 Gothenburg &ndash; Sweden</span></strong><span style="font-size: 7.5pt"> <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%">Tel.: +46 31 60 45 00</span></font><span><o:p></o:p></span></span> </div> <div class="Section1"> </div>

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<p> This restricted section is used by the <a href="http://www.etc-corporate.org" title="Visiteurope">European Travel Commission</a> (ETC) for their Climate Change programme. </p> <p> You can see the national ETC members on the <a href="/portal_map/" title="Destinet Atlas">DestiNet Atlas</a> by entering in the search box the key word &quot;ETC member&quot; </p>

tag:destinet.eu,2017-10-02:/topics/climate-change-energy-and-environmental-resources/cop15-copenhagen-agreement 2017-10-02T09:12:02Z Herbert Hamele Gordon Sillence

<p><span face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span size="2" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">How to find your way around Cop 15 via the net ...<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">This folder allows DestINet climate change knowledge networkers to follow the Copenhagen talks from the comfort of a computer screen,&nbsp;with a much smaller&nbsp;carbon footprint...</span></span></span></p> <p></p> <p><span face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span size="2" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span size="2" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T</span></span></span><span face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span size="2" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">he main conference activities are presented from the horse`s mouth on:<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><a href="http://en.cop15.dk/frontpage"><span style="color: purple;">http://en.cop15.dk/frontpage</span></a>.</span></span></span><span face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span size="2" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Webcasts can be found on:<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><a href="http://www3.cop15.meta-fusion.com/kongresse/cop15/templ/ovw.php?id_kongressmain=1&amp;theme=cop15"><span style="color: purple;">http://www3.cop15.meta-fusion.com/kongresse/cop15/templ/ovw.php?id_kongressmain=1&amp;theme=cop15</span></a>. </span></span></span><span face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span size="2" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The UNFCCC also manage a huge blogspot with contributions from several key thinkers. <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><a href="http://en.cop15.dk/blogs/climate+thinkers+blog"><span style="color: purple;">http://en.cop15.dk/blogs/climate+thinkers+blog</span></a></span></span></span></p> <p><span face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span size="2" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The EU have two papers that outline their position on climate justice (<a href="http://www.roadtocopenhagen.org/pdf/climate_justice.pdf"><span style="color: purple;">http://www.roadtocopenhagen.org/pdf/climate_justice.pdf</span></a>)<span>&nbsp; </span>and the key issue of finance (<a href="http://www.roadtocopenhagen.org/pdf/financing.pdf"><span style="color: purple;">http://www.roadtocopenhagen.org/pdf/financing.pdf</span></a>). They are also listed below.</span></span></span></p> <p><span face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span size="2" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The <em>World Resources Institute</em> have 35 experts attending the talks in Copenhagen: <strong><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.wri.org/project/cop-15"><span color="#800080" style="color: #800080;">http://www.wri.org/project/cop-15</span></a></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p><span face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span size="2" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The <em>Climate Conversation</em> ( <span>&nbsp;</span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.theclimateconversation.com/"><span color="#800080" style="color: #800080;">www.theclimateconversation.com</span></a></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">) <span>&nbsp;</span>provides a list and viewpoints of <span>&nbsp;</span>the individuals and organisations leading the debate now and at COP15. </span></span></span></p> <p><span face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span size="2" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Looking out for the tourism sector`s interest, the UNWTO and World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), will host a side event on &ldquo;<em>Addressing the challenges of Climate Change</em>: perspectives from the tourism and the travel sector&rdquo;, which will present the steps taken so far in response to the Bali Roadmap and Action Plan, while addressing mitigation and adaptation strategies within the tourism and travel sector. </span></span></span><span face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span size="2" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The UNWTO<span>&nbsp; </span>background to tourism and climate change can be found on<span>&nbsp; </span><a href="http://www.unwto.org/climate/index.php"><span style="color: purple;">http://www.unwto.org/climate/index.php</span></a> , which focuses on the <em>Davos </em>process that has preceded<span>&nbsp; </span>Copenhhagen.</span></span></span></p> <p><span face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span size="2" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">&nbsp;</span></span></span><span face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span size="2" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Finally, the <a href="/topics/climate-change-energy-and-environmental-resources/etcunwto-symposium-tourism-travel-green-economy/Gothenburg_Symposium_Conclusions_FINAL.pdf" title="Gothenburg Conclusions">Gothenburg Symposium on Tourism and travel in the Green Economy Conclusions</a> give<span>&nbsp;</span>an outline of what different tourism stakeholders are<span>&nbsp; </span>doing to contribute to climate change initiatives.</span></span></span><span face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span size="2" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><o:p>You can use this folder to list other revelant contributions to the conference.&nbsp;</o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span> </span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>