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A Statement by the Ecumenical Coalition On Tourism (ECOT), endorsed by Acció per un Turisme Responsible (ATR), Alba Sud, Alternative Tourism Group (ATG), Andaman Discoveries, Asian Muslim Action Network, Asian Resource Foundation, Caritas Asia, Christian Conference of Asia, Coastal Development Partnership (CDP), Commission on Justice, Peace and Creation of National Council of Churches India (NCCI), Echoway, EQUATIONS, Imagine Peace, KABANI- the Other Direction, Korea Anabaptist Centre, Mangrove Action Project (MAP), Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC), Peace for Life (PfL), Christian Church of Bali (GKPB), Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Manajemen Dhyana Pura (STIM DP– School of Advanced Scientific Management).
Climate Justice and Tourism
People are at the heart of this call to action. Local communities in developing societies who have contributed least to global warming will be among the first to suffer its devastating consequences. Some are already experiencing them.
As with the overall model of development, climate change illustrates the growing urgency for a paradigm shift in the tourism industry, a sprawling industry ever in search of new destinations, including some to replace those threatened or disappearing due to global warming! In order to meet the challenge of ensuring that global warming remains below the dangerous threshold of 2 degrees Centigrade, every nation, every industry sector and every human being is called to take on a fair share of the mitigation burden. This call is directed to the tourism industry too.
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