UNWTO seeks input into new study on climate change and tourism in Asia Pacific
Thursday, 1 August 2013 01:59
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UNWTO is seeking government and private sector participation in its new study entitled ¨Tourism´s Response to Climate Change: An Examination of Tourism Related Initiatives in Asia and the Pacific, ¨ through the completion of brief online surveys.
It said climate change is an issue of growing importance for the global tourism sector. Though its impacts vary across regions and individual destinations, recent years have shown that changes in climate can create a myriad of environmental, social and economic challenges for destinations. The tourism sector´s response – the way it adapts to and mitigates these impacts – is of paramount importance to the sustainability of the sector, and to the sustainability of destinations themselves.
Until now, there have been no in depth studies into the impacts of climate change on tourism in Asia and the Pacific. This year, UNWTO´s Regional Program for Asia and the Pacific, in collaboration with the University of Queensland (Australia) is producing a new study to review existing climate change related policies, programs and initiatives in the region, and to showcase best practice case studies from across the Asia Pacific.
To ensure that the study accurately reflects the region´s attitudes and current actions in response to climate change, UNWTO is seeking industry wide participation.
It has designed two brief online surveys to garner your experiences with climate change and individual organization´s thoughts about its impact on the tourism sector. UNWTO is also offering the industry an opportunity to be featured as a case study in this publication.
To access the online survey visit http://www2.unwto.org/en/news/2013-07-09/unwto-seeks-input-new-study-climate-change-and-tourism-asia-and-pacific
