1.1 Tourism and Climate Change 1.2 The United Nations and climate change 2. Agreements on GHG emissions reductions and their impact on tourism 3. UNWTO responses to climate change 4. Capacity building and awareness raising events organised and supported by UNWTO 5. The response of Governments and the private sector to the challenges that climate change poses to Tourism 6. Conclusions Tourism and travel is a vital contributor to the global economy and especially important for many developing countries. Tourism is an effective way of redistributing wealth and a catalyst for gender equality, cultural preservation and nature conservation. As a result, the sector is also contributing to the UN Millennium Development Goals. Climate change is one of the most serious threats to society, the economy and the environment and has been an issue of international concern for decades. The Inter‐Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has reported that warming of the global climate system is “unequivocal” and that it is “very likely” that anthropog

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