Second Session: Achieving Sustainable Tourism: Opportunities and Challenges"
Wednesday
May 25, 2022
10 am GMT
Description:
There is no doubt about the importance and the necessity of sustainable tourism as an essential pillar for achieving sustainable and comprehensive development. Therefore, it has received an increased international attention in recent years, especially in the context of Covid-19 Pandemic, which raised questions about the opportunities and challenges of achieving a sustainable tourism.
The webinar shall tackle the following points:
• The concept of sustainable tourism and its critical importance.
• The needed efforts that should be exerted on the national, regional and global levels for developing a sustainable, responsible and high- quality tourism.
• The importance of optimizing the use of the available resources to achieve a sustainable tourism.
• The challenges that face sustainable tourism globally and how to combat them.
Speakers:
– Mr. Randy Durband, the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).
– Ms. Wiwik Mahdayani, Founder and Director of DESMA Center.
– Mr. Amine Ahlafi, Founder of 2d DAMA.
– Ms. Khalisah Stevens, Changemaker, Global Destination Sustainability Movement.
Moderator:
Esraa Ossama, Media and Communications Associate, ICCD.
