Tourism community focuses on climate change and poverty
The recent "Tourism - Responding to Climate and Poverty Imperatives" conference focused on tourism's role in the global climate change, and the tourism community has agreed to come together and "act effectively on the common cause of climate change response". Linking climate change with the fight against poverty, the UN agency in charge of tourism, UNWTO, is the taking charge and leading the efforts to help address climate change.
This year's World Tourism Day (WTD) will take place in Peru on September 27th and will focus on the increasing awareness of the Davos Declaration Process. Aside from simply helping to advance the awareness of climate change and promote the Davos Declaration Process, they're also going to encourage tourism stakeholders to adapt and to use new technology and "secure financing for the poorest countries".
