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UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals. Tourism & Climate Change Beyond Triple Bottom Line Geoffrey Lipman Assistant Secretary General. UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals. Climate. Poverty. Economy. Tsunami.
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UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals Tourism & Climate Change Beyond Triple Bottom Line Geoffrey Lipman Assistant Secretary General
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UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
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UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals • ‘Action over the coming few decades…… risks of major socio-economic disruption … • later in this century & next,on a scale similar to the great wars & economic depression of the first half of the 20th century.’ • The Stern Report(2006)
Davos Declaration 2007 Tourism & Climate Change UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
The Davos Declaration • Realities Agreed • Holistic Response • 2050 – Start Now • Tourism is Good • Quadruple Bottom Line • 5% Emissions & Economy • Weakest Most Vulnerable UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
The Davos Declaration • Mitigation • Adaptation • Technology • Financing UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
The Davos Declaration • Governments • Industry • Consumers • Research/Media Nets • Action Catalogue • Information Exchange UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
Core Issues • Framework • Challenges • Opportunities UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
Framework • Timely • Pedigree • 2050 – Start Now • UNWTO lead • UN Response Structure • How to Operationalise UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
2. Challenges • Action • Cultural change • Solidarity • Poverty Cohesion • Market Response • Wise Aviation Growth UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
“It’s a sin to fly” - church ThinkBeforeYouFly.com AirportPledge.org Places to See before THEY Die” PlaneStupid.com “I Stay home” - Prince Charles
Small but fast growing • More than CO2 • Big Relative Increase • No Quick Fix • Long Distance: Over Sea: Hard Terrain: Small Islands. • Trade • Poor Country Service Export UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
3. Opportunities • First Movers • Technology • Financing • Innovation UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
Roadmap UN Bali “Summit” 2050 Reduce today’s GHG 50 – 70% London “Ministerial” Davos “Stakeholders” Djerba Declaration 2003 UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
Roadmap 2050 Reduce GHG 50 - 70% 2015 MDG 2007 New UN Roadmap UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
Roadmap Adapt 2050 Reduce today’s GHG 50 – 70% Mitigate Technology Finance UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
1990 – 2007 “Going Green” • Slow • Buzzwords • Routine • Slogans Triple Bottom Line ? UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals
2007 …… • Climate • Environment • Economic • Social Quadruple Bottom Line UNWTO- Committed to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals