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MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE. Louis D’Amore IIPT President & Founder E-mail: ljd@iipt.org Website: http://www.iipt.org.

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MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

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  1. MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Louis D’Amore IIPT President & Founder E-mail: ljd@iipt.org Website: http://www.iipt.org

  2. “Climate change is the pre-eminent geopolitical and economic issue of the 21st century. It rewrites the global equation for development, peace and prosperity.” U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon2009 Summit on Climate Change

  3. The scientific evidence is clear • 2010 and 2011 two of the warmest years on record • First decade of 21st Century warmest on record • Arctic sea-ice cover 2010 lowest on record • Oceans are warming • Effecting people – economies – and ecosystems

  4. Extreme Weather events • Floods • Heat Waves and Forest Fires • Drought

  5. Pakistan Floods

  6. Consequences Weather related disasters cause on average each year more than • 100,000 deaths • $100 billion in economic losses • 20 million people displaced

  7. Oxfam warns of West Africa drought 'catastrophe‘ Urgent action is needed to stop drought in West Africa's Sahel region turning into a humanitarian disaster affecting 13 million people, Oxfam says.

  8. “Clearly, we are endangering all species on earth. We are endangering the future of the human race.” Rajendra Pachauri IIPC Chair

  9. Ecosystems • 30% of species will be at high risk of extinction with 1.5 to 2.5 degrees centigrade increase in temperature • 40% of world’s economy and 80% of needs of the poor are derived from biological resources. • Humanity is using resources and emitting waste (particularly carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning) at a rate 52 percent faster than the Earth can sustain • More than 83 percent of humanity living in countries where demand nature exceeds what the country’s ecosystems can renew

  10. Water Security • 3 billion people live in areas where water demand is greater than supply • 5 billion will live in water stressed areas by 2050

  11. Water Security Map

  12. Food Security • African nations dominate Food Security Risk Index • US$ 7 billion a year required to reduce climate impacts on agriculture in developing countries • Less than 1.5 days of global military expenditures

  13. Food Security Map

  14. Threats to Health More than 70,000 people died in weather related deaths in 2010 • Heat waves – cyclones • Transmission of diseases from mosquitoes – ticks • Forest fires – intense rainfalls and flooding • Drought and Reduction in food supplies • Malnutrition and ability to resist disease

  15. Chinese symbol for crisis

  16. Renewable Energy

  17. Growing Knowledge Base and Information Sources • WWF Global Footprint Network – Living Planet Report 2012 www.footprintnetwork.org • World Resource Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) www.wri.org/project/cait • We Adapt www.weAdapt.org • Google Earth Engine http://earthengine.google.org

  18. Tourism Resources • GSTC Criteria for Destinations www.gstcouncil.org • TOTEM TOURISM www.totemtourism.com • Climate Prepared www.climateprepared.com

  19. Tourism Resources continued • UNWTO, UNEP and WMO Davos Declaration and Report on Climate Change and Tourism www.unep.fr/shared/publications/pdf/WEBx0142xPA-ClimateChangeandTourismGlobalChallenges.pdf • Lusaka Declaration www.iipt.org • Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change to Tourism www.iipt.org/tourismbook.html • Morocco Conference on Climate Change

  20. We are all part of the problem of global warming. Let us all be part of the solution. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

  21. IIPT Code of Ethics & Guidelines for Sustainable Tourism – Canada A commitment to these principles and practices will: • Enhance Canada’s image as a destination – and our ability to compete in the rapidly expanding world markets for tourism; • Ensure our capacity to provide quality tourism products and services in the short and long term; • Attract tourists who are increasingly seeking environmentally and socially responsible Tourism experiences; • Provide a source of pride, motivation and team spirit with staff at all levels; • Improve the quality of life within our host communities • Reduce costs through more efficient practices for energy conservation, water conservation, and waste reduction.

  22. “One Earth One Family” • http://www.iipt.org

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