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About the Event

The International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research at the Bournemouth University is proud to present this ‘cutting-edge’ seminar and discussion forum on ‘Sustainability, Climate Change and Tourism: Challenges posed by the global economic crisis’.

Seminar Theme: There are concerns whether the on-going economic slow-down is causing added challenges to implement the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, the target set in 2000 by the United Nations. Obviously there will be difficulties in maintaining the flow of investments and funding from some of the richer nations to meet the targets. Likewise, the impact of climate change is also increasingly noticed and poses severe challenges both for developed and developing nations. Needless to say, these in turn will affect destinations and the tourism industry as a whole. Experts comment both climate change and sustainability must be approached as a common challenge since both have several commonalities. 

According to The Guardian (2008), the UN Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, stated that "climate change is fundamentally a sustainable development challenge". In addition, the UN Secretary General, has warned that "climate change is a serious threat to development everywhere. Indeed, the adverse impacts of climate change could undo much of the investment made to achieve the Millennium Development Goals”. In these circumstances, the proposed ‘cutting-edge’ forum aims to debate the current challenges facing sustainable development as well as climate change impacts in the context of tourism.

This forum received the attention of several key players including UNESCO, UNWTO, tourism industry and academics working in climate change and sustainable development aspects. The forum consists of several advanced-level presentations and it is hoped that it would be valuable for tourism officials, NGOs, academics, researchers and practioners from the travel and tourism industry.

The event will facilitate interactive discussion between the experts and audience.

We are pleased to announce the confirmed list of experts delivering presentations in the one-day international forum on “Sustainability, Climate Change and Tourism: Challenges posed by the global economic crisis”, organised by the International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research.

Dr Luigi Cabrini, Director, UNWTO Department of Sustainable Development of Tourism, Madrid, Spain

Dr Ishwaran Natarajan, Director, UNESCO MAB and the Division of Ecological Sciences, Paris, France

Dr Murray Simpson, Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford, Oxford.

Dr Susanne Becken, Associate Professor & Director of LEaP, Lincoln University, New Zealand

Mr James Whittingham, Environment & Sustainable Development Manager, TUI, UK

Prof Adam Blake, Professor in Tourism Economics, Bournemouth University

Prof John Fletcher, Director, ICTHR, Bournemouth University

Prof Adrian Newton, Professor in Conservation Ecology, Bournemouth University

Ms Emma Whittlesea, Sustainability Strategist, South West Tourism, UK

Please could we suggest interested colleagues to let Mrs Karen Ward know as soon as possible before arrival, as spaces are filling up. Could we also suggest the interested research students fill-in the registration form (Word 112.00kb) with payment details and send it to Mrs Karen Ward or Tel: +44 (0) 1202 961650.