Meeting the Challenges
of Climate Change to Tourism:
Case Studies of Best Practice
Industry officials, experts, academics and practitioners share their knowledge, experience, research and methods of best practice to address and adapt to the adverse effects of
climate change
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Global Perspectives
“Welcome Address” (5th IIPT African Conference, Lusaka, Zambia, May 2011)
Zoltán Somogyi, UNWTO Executive Director for Member Relations and Services
“Climate Change and Tourism – Advances in Knowledge and Practice”
Susanne Becken, Land Environment and People Research Centre, Lincoln University, New Zealand
• Susanne.Becken@lincoln.ac.nz
“Perspectives on Global Climate Change and the Nigeria Response”
Abubakar Sadiq, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Federal Republic of Nigeria
• suzannechristopher34@yahoo.com
“The Urgent Need to Redefine the Meaning of Sustainability in a Climate-Changed World”
Bruce Prideaux, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
• bruce.prideaux@jcu.edu.au
“Tourism and Renewable Energy – in the Sign of the Sun”
Max Haberstroh, International Consultant on Sustainable Tourism Branding, Destination Management, Marketing
• haberstroh-max@t-online.de
“Mainstreaming Responsible Tourism at Rio+20 and the London 2012 Olympics”
Gordon Sillence, Coordinator London 2012 Olympic Peace Campaign, Executive Director UN Type II DestiNet Partnership, Vice-President Ecotrans Network for Sustainable Tourism Development
• gordon.sillence@gmail.com
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