Tourism Climate Action

Glasgow Declaration COP 27

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During the side event, high-level policy makers and corporate leaders will reflect on the implementation of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism, which was launched at COP26, especially focusing on policies and corporate strategies which are supporting emissions measurement and the decarbonization of tourism operations.

 

Welcome remarks:
 
  • Ms. Zoritsa Urosevic, Executive Director,  World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
  • Mr. Ovais Sarmad, Deputy Executive-Secretary, UN Climate Change (UNFCCC)
  • Ms. Khalida Bouzar, Assistant Secretary-General, Director of Regional Bureau for Arab States, UN Development Programme (UNDP)

 
Keynote speech:
  • Prof. Dr Nashwa Talaat, Advisor to the Minister of Tourism for Sustainable Development, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Arab Republic of Egypt

 

Panel discussion:

 
  • Ms. María Isabel Ortiz Mantilla, Secretary of Environment and Land Management of the State of Guanajuato, Mexico
  • Mr. Juan José Álvarez Brunel, Secretary of Tourism of the State of Guanajuato, Mexico
  • Ms. Yaiza Castilla Herrera, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Trade of the Government of the Canary Islands, Spain
  • Ms. Gloria Fluxà Thienemann; Vice-Chairman & Chief Sustainability Officer, Iberostar Group
  • Mr. Glenn Mandziuk, Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
  • Dr. Susanne Etti, Global Environmental Impact Manager, Intrepid Travel
 
Moderator:
  • Dr. Dirk Glaesser, Director, Sustainable Development of Tourism, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)