IYSTD2017
26 June Session 3 Low-carbon models for sustainable tourism, Mr. Márcio Favilla, Executive Director for Operational Programmes and Institutional Relations at UNWTO
Session 3:
Master of Ceremony: Ms Anita Mendirata, special advisor to the UNWTO Secretary-General
Despite promising technological advances, improved coordination between the national and sub-national public sectors, energy suppliers, financial institutions, private companies, and the guests themselves is a prerequisite for a significant reduction of emissions from tourism activities. The “decarbonisation” of the sector—for instance through sustainable consumption and production, emission-trading or offsetting schemes—requires holistic, integrated and inclusive approaches.
Low-carbon tourism offers a win-win solution as it can enrich the traveller’s experience while simultaneously providing economic, social and environmental benefits to society. Yet, given the sheer size and complexity of the tourism value chain, the pursuit of low-carbon growth implies that all tourism stakeholders—including the accommodation, air and land transport clusters—need to be fully engaged.
This session aims to exchange knowledge with regard to low-carbon tourism, how the approach relates to destination low carbon growth, and identify examples of successful cooperation between different stakeholders, including public-private partnerships. Specific guidelines and/or recommendations should help to better understand how low-carbon models in tourism can help decouple economic growth from negative environmental impacts.
Moderator: Zoritsa Urosevic, UNWTO Representative to the United Nations at Geneva
Panelists:
•Askar Batalov, Vice-Minister of Culture and Sports of Kazakhstan
•Márcio Favilla, Executive Director for Operational Programmes and Institutional Relations, UNWTO
•Lena Radusinovic, Adviser for International Cooperation and European Integration, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Montenegro
•Carol Muggli, Corporate Partnership Manager, MyClimate, Switzwerland
•Haldane Dodd, Head of Communications, Air Transport Action Group
•Sofia Panayiotaki, Director and Head of PR and Communications, PRMediaCo
•Seitzhan Esmagambetov, General Director, Mega Center Management
Rapporteur: Rosa Alba Ruffo, UNWTO
26 June Session 3 Low-carbon models for sustainable tourism, Mr. Márcio Favilla, Executive Director for Operational Programmes and Institutional Relations at UNWTO
Session 3:
Master of Ceremony: Ms Anita Mendirata, special advisor to the UNWTO Secretary-General
Despite promising technological advances, improved coordination between the national and sub-national public sectors, energy suppliers, financial institutions, private companies, and the guests themselves is a prerequisite for a significant reduction of emissions from tourism activities. The “decarbonisation” of the sector—for instance through sustainable consumption and production, emission-trading or offsetting schemes—requires holistic, integrated and inclusive approaches.
Low-carbon tourism offers a win-win solution as it can enrich the traveller’s experience while simultaneously providing economic, social and environmental benefits to society. Yet, given the sheer size and complexity of the tourism value chain, the pursuit of low-carbon growth implies that all tourism stakeholders—including the accommodation, air and land transport clusters—need to be fully engaged.
This session aims to exchange knowledge with regard to low-carbon tourism, how the approach relates to destination low carbon growth, and identify examples of successful cooperation between different stakeholders, including public-private partnerships. Specific guidelines and/or recommendations should help to better understand how low-carbon models in tourism can help decouple economic growth from negative environmental impacts.
Moderator: Zoritsa Urosevic, UNWTO Representative to the United Nations at Geneva
Panelists:
•Askar Batalov, Vice-Minister of Culture and Sports of Kazakhstan
•Márcio Favilla, Executive Director for Operational Programmes and Institutional Relations, UNWTO
•Lena Radusinovic, Adviser for International Cooperation and European Integration, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Montenegro
•Carol Muggli, Corporate Partnership Manager, MyClimate, Switzwerland
•Haldane Dodd, Head of Communications, Air Transport Action Group
•Sofia Panayiotaki, Director and Head of PR and Communications, PRMediaCo
•Seitzhan Esmagambetov, General Director, Mega Center Management
Rapporteur: Rosa Alba Ruffo, UNWTO