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Table of Contents
Foreword ............................................................................................................................ vii
Acknowledgement ............................................................................................................ ix
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... xi
Part I: The International Debate ............................................................................................. 1
1 Second International Conference on Climate Change and Tourism
(Davos, 1–3 October 2007).................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Programme of the Second International Conference on Climate
Change and Tourism ................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Conclusions from the Panel Sessions .......................................................................... 6
1.2.1 Adaptation Responses in Specific Types of Destinations ................................ 6
1.2.2 Mitigation Responses in Tourism Sub-Sectors ................................................. 9
2 Davos Declaration: Climate Change and Tourism –
Responding to Global Challenges ................................................................................... 13
3 Conclusions of the Ministers’ Summit on Tourism and Climate Change
(London, United Kingdom, 13 November 2007) ................................................................. 17
4 Resolution on Tourism and Climate Change
adopted by UNWTO General Assembly, Seventeenth Session
(Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 23–29 November 2007) .................................................. 19
5 Statement by Francesco Frangialli, Secretary-General of UNWTO,
on the Occasion of the UN Conference on Climate Change
(Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, 12 December 2007)................................................................. 21
Part II: Technical Report ........................................................................................................ 23
6 Executive Summary .......................................................................................................... 25
6.1 The New Realities of Tourism in an Era of Global Climate Change ............................... 25
6.2 Impacts and Adaptation at Tourism Destinations ......................................................... 28
6.3 Implications of Climate Change for Tourism Demand Patterns ..................................... 31
6.4 Emissions from Global Climate Tourism: Status and Trends ......................................... 32
6.5 Mitigation Policies and Measures ................................................................................. 34
6.6 The Way Forward to Adaptation and Mitigation in Tourism ........................................... 37
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