World Tourism Organization SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM TOI Annual General Meeting (AGM) Centre International de Conférences, Geneva 27 October 2008 Possibilities for UNWTO-TOI Collaborative Actions in Sustainable Tourism Gabor Vereczi Chief, Environment and Quality Section Sustainable Development of Tourism World Tourism Organization

World Tourism Organization SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM Integrating Tourism into Climate Change Adaptation - Maldives

World Tourism Organization SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM

Knowledge Growth and Sharing Technology Assessment and Uptake Awareness Raising & Facilitating Action Education and Training Island Resorts Island Communities Natural Ecosystems On The Ground: Demonstration of Good Adaptation Practices Learning of Lessons Safari Boats Island Communities Natural Ecosystems Government Strengthened Institutions Integrated Policies and Effective Coordination Integrated approach

World Tourism Organization SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM COMPONENT 1: Strengthened National Policies Institutional strengthening and coordination Policy options Longer-term projections COMPONENT 2: Effective Adaptation Initiatives for Island Resort Good practice guidelines, practical examples Waste, sewage and fresh water management Conservation practices Monitoring networks Weather and seasonal climate forecasts COMPONENT 3: Dissemination of information Awareness raising (conferences, brochures, etc.) Web-based national and small islands knowledge centre Training courses Cooperation with the Maldives College Enhancing the Resilience of the Maldives to Climate Change

World Tourism Organization SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM Excellence in Energy for the Tourism Industry (EETI) Objectives Increase use of Energy Efficiency (EE) and Renewable Energy Technologies (RET) by SME hotels in the European Union Strengthen hotel sector networks (e.g., National hotel associations, destination authorities, energy management agencies) for promotion of EE & RET in hotels Build better links between users in the hotel sector and EE & RET suppliers and manufacturers Stimulate innovation by manufacturers and suppliers of EE & RET to meet the needs of SME hotels Sensitise National and Local Authorities on adoption of suitable supporting measures, policies and incentives to encourage use of EE & RET by SME hotels Implemented by UNWTO in cooperation with UNEP-DTIE, International Hotel and Restaurant Association (IH&RA), European Renewable Energy Council (EREC), French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME)

World Tourism Organization SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM Possible lines of collaboration with TOI within the EETI Project: Collaboration in conducting a survey on assessment of factors influencing EE and RE use by SME hotels in EU by promoting the EETI project and the survey itself to TOI’s networks of collaborators, partners and suppliers, encouraging hotels to reply and provide their input. Provide TOI with an opportunity to participate in the activities of the End User Advisory Group, discussing training, information dissemination, usability of methodologies created within the project in order to help ensure the project delivers useful and practical outcomes for the hotels sector. Participate in demonstration projects at pilot destinations

World Tourism Organization SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM Launching and development of the ST-EP programme and foundation Launching ST-EP Programme during the WSSD 2002 in Johannesburg Rep. of Korea offers initial amount of USD 5 million and to host Foundation in Seoul (operations started in March 2006) € 2 million contribution from SNV (+ in kind advisory services) to ST-EP Programme, € 1.5 million from Italy, US$ 200,000 from Macau, € 100,000 from Flemish Government, Technical Advisor from French Government

World Tourism Organization SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM AFRICA Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia ASIA Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Nepal, Viet Nam AMERICA Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru EUROPE Albania ST-EP projects world-wide Identification missions fielded to 27 countries (> 150 pilot projects identified) 74 projects approved for implementation

World Tourism Organization SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM ST-EP projects: an example ACTIVITIES Strengthen institutional support structure for Cultural Tourism Guideline formulation and quality control Training for business planning, and product improvement and diversification Identification and development of new cultural tourism enterprises Active marketing and promotion EXPECTED IMPACT 10 new cultural tourism enterprises to be developed 20% annual growth in number of tourists visiting CT enterprises (30,000 -> 50,000) Additional 250 households directly (mechanisms 1-4) benefiting from the Cultural Tourism and 750 households indirectly (mechanisms 5-7) benefiting from it. TANZANIA Cultural Tourism Enhancement & Diversification Project Higher visitor spending and benefits to rural communities through the Tanzania Cultural Tourism Programme

World Tourism Organization SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM International Year of Biodiversity 2010 Build on the: Convention on Biological Diversity in 2002 International Year of Ecotourism 2002 CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development in 2004 Proposed activities: Research on policies and management tools (e.g. financing of protected areas) Awareness campaign Conferences, workshops, pilot projects WWF-TOI partnership projects

World Tourism Organization SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM Sustainable tourism development at World Heritage Sites Management techniques, conservation issues, community benefits Sustainable Tourism Policy Initiative for World Heritage Sites Series of expert workshops conference in 2009 Heritage Interpretation for Sustainable Tourism Guidebook International Conference on Sustainable Tourism at WHC (Huangshan, China, March 2008)

World Tourism Organization SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM Huangshan Sustainable Tourism Observatory