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UNWTO Supports First T.20 Meeting

24 February 2010: The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) supported the first T.20 meeting of ministers and high-level officials, which convened in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 22-24 February 2010, to discuss the economic recovery and the transformation towards a greener and more sustainable economy.

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UNWTO e-Bulletin Addresses Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

1 February 2010: The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released the February 2010 issue of its e-Bulletin Sustainable Development of Tourism. read more »

UNWTO Releases Publication on Advancing Tourism’s Response to Climate Change

18dic_09_0416 December 2009: The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly has released a paper entitled “From Davos to Copenhagen and Beyond: Advancing Tourism’s Response to Climate Change,” which takes stock of progress achieved in this field. read more »

UN-Water Presents Message on Water and Climate Change in Barcelona

climate-change-adaptation3 November 2009: On the margins of the UNFCCC talks taking place in Barcelona, Spain, UN-Water presented a key message on Water and Climate Change Adaptation prepared for the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP15). read more »

UNWTO Assembly Endorses Roadmap for Recovery

© UNWTO8 October 2009: The 18th session of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly convened in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 5-8 October 2009.

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UNWTO Assembly Discusses Tourism’s Post-Economic Crisis Recovery and Response to Climate Change

© UN7 October 2009: The 18th session of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly is convening in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 5-8 October 2009. The session aims to determine how the tourism industry can surmount the decline brought on by the economic crisis while responding to the twin challenges of climate change and poverty alleviation.

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CBD and UNWTO Sign Memorandum of Cooperation

September 2009: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on the margins of the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3).
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UNWTO Releases Study on Low Carbon Travel and the Tourism Sector

© UNWTO5 June 2009: The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released “Towards a Low Carbon Travel and Tourism Sector,” a study developed as a result of collaboration between the UNWTO, the World Economic Forum, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and tourism and travel business leaders.

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UNWTO Calls for Recognition of the Tourism Sector’s Potential Contribution to the Green Economy

© UNWTO22 April 2009: Addressing the Boao Forum for Asia on “Tourism and the Financial Crisis,” which convened from 17-19 April 2009, on Hainan Island, China, Geoffrey Lipman, UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Assistant Secretary-General, highlighted the role that business and leisure travel can play in the G20-led economic recovery.

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Second Meeting of UNWTO’s Tourism Resilience Committee Addresses Role of Tourism in the Green Economy

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14 March 2009: The second meeting of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Tourism Resilience Committee (TRC) convened at the ITB Travel Trade Show on 13 March 2009, in Berlin, Germany. The TRC is a platform for information and best practice sharing regarding the current economic downturn and its impact on the tourism sector. The meeting included discussion on: the impact of the economic situation on tourism, including on the airline industry; the public and private response to the crisis; and the role of the sector in the green economy and in addressing poverty and climate change. [TRC Website] [Meeting Agenda of the TRC]