UNWTO Side events at the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference

The side-event “Tourism United for Climate Action – Delivering on the Commitments of the Glasgow Declaration” will showcase the tourism sector's capacity to enact concrete climate action, including measurement of tourism emissions, decarbonization strategies, regenerative approaches for destinations and innovative finance.

• Ms. Zoritsa Urosevic, Executive Director, UNWTO

• H.E. Mr. Aziz Abdukhakimov, Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, Republic of Uzbekistan

• Mr. Crispin D’Auvergne, Programme Director, Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management, Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
• Ms. Gloria Fluxà, Vice-Chairman & Chief Sustainability Officer, Iberostar Group and Vice-Chair of World Travel and Tourism Council
• Ms. Inge Huijbrechts, Global Senior Vice President Sustainability, Security and Corporate Communications, Radisson Hotel Group
• Mr. Glenn Mandziuk, CEO, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
• Mr. Frederic Degret, CEO, NOAH ReGen

• Dr. Dirk Glaesser, Director, Sustainable Development of Tourism, UNWTO

• Ms. Virginia Fernández-Trapa, Programme Coordinator, Sustainable Development of Tourism, UNWTO

The signatories of the Glasgow Declaration have been provided for the first time with the opportunity to present their work within the framework of the Declaration. Over 2 days (10th and 11th December from 10:00 – 17:00hrs GST Dubai Time), the Glasgow Declaration exhibit will showcase solutions from its signatories to address the five pathways of the Glasgow Declaration: Measure, Decarbonize, Regenerate, Collaborate and Finance.

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