Discussions focus also on how to continue ensuring the credibility of the World Heritage Convention in the face of increasing pressures on cultural heritage from rapid urbanization, mass tourism, climate change, and conflict situations.
At a national level, agreements have been made with the Ministry of Tourism to include climate change aspects, as well as integrated coastal management, in its strategy development.
By the mid 2000s a third of Spain was at risk from desertification due to agriculture, tourism and of course climate change.
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Participants will present initiatives and future strategies to mitigate tourism emissions and adapt to climate change.
In the longer term, tourism chiefs are worried about climate change.
The overall effect is to undermine the resilience of marine and coastal ecosystems, affecting in turn their ability to support coastal livelihoods such as fishing and tourism and their potential role in climate change adaptation and mitigation.
On Wednesday, the minister highlighted how Brits holidaying in the UK have helped Scotland's tourism industry during the "tough" economic climate.
The association said it was an opportunity to hear new ideas and share knowledge about making tourism in Scotland sustainable in the current, difficult climate.
Lombok has fine beaches, beautiful coral, the highest mountain in the region, a benign climate and ambitions to become rich through tourism like its neighbour Bali.
Lakes and reservoirs provide a range of resource values, including drinking water, irrigation water, navigation, fisheries, tourism, recreation, flood and drought management, climate mediation, as well as having religious and historic values.
Guildford council commissioned the Tourism South East report to look at the impact of tourism in the area in the current "tough economic climate".
Our geography, our history, our culture, our climate, the talents of our people can be unleashed to create extraordinary opportunities in tourism, in trade, in industry, in energy, in water, in so many areas.
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