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[anucool @anucool20]

@NirmalPrasai5 P

[RSPN Bhutan @rspnbhutan]

RSPN received team from @icimod & Department of Toursim to consult on the development of a roadmap for collaborative action on strengthening role of #ecotourism in Bhutan and we look forward to working together to conserve rich biodiversity by means of sustainable livelihoods.

[ICIMOD @icimod]

How can we use tourism as a vehicle for strong #ClimateAction?
ICIMOD Tourism Specialist @anucool20 explains: https://t.co/kaghdm8hTh

#ClimateAction #SustainableTourism #COP28 @gift_griffith

[ICIMOD @icimod]

After a year of research and extensive international collaborations by over 60 leading #tourism and #climate scientists and experts, the first TPCC Stocktake Report on the state of tourism and the #ClimateCrisis has been completed.

The Tourism Panel on Climate Change (#TPCC) will launch the report and discuss the key findings on 11 December.

Join us as our colleague @anucool20 shares her findings on how #ClimateChange affects tourism and how tourism can drive #ClimateAction

Register 👉https://t.co/LWM6UhlsMu

#COP28

[anucool @anucool20]

#DiscoverDhankuta
#Mangsirefestival
#Nibuwatankhuwawatershed
#responsibletourism

[ICIMOD @icimod]

This Friday in Paris, President @EmmanuelMacron , @IPCC_CH Chair @JimSkeaIPCC, Director-General of @UNESCO @AAzoulay, and other heads of state and government heard three powerful witness statements from the #cryosphere of the #HinduKushHimalayas: Nepal’s @ten10zing92, Bhutan’s @themessengerbt and Pakistan’s @Hania28003 before ratifying the "Paris Call for Glaciers and Poles".

2°C of warming is NOT an option.

World leaders must act now to #SaveOurSnow.

#FightFor1Point5 #OnePlanetPolarSummit @oneplanetsummit @ICIMODDG @SunitaMQ @JbPradyumna @ICCInet @UNESCOKathmandu

[ICIMOD @icimod]

"Because a complex #ecosystem exists in the #mountain communities, an integrated approach – including the sectors of health, transportation, energy, safety & security, private sector – needs to be embraced to encourage #sustainable mountain economies to transform #tourism."

- Ayshanie Medagangoda-Labé
UNDP Nepal

[ICIMOD @icimod]

"Whose aspirations are we thinking about? Are we thinking about the aspiration of a #tourist, the aspiration of the local community? We need to have a fine balance.
In the larger context of #ClimateChange and weather events - frequent, unpredictable and intense – we need to relook at #tourism from the perspective of multiple stakeholders."

- Bhawna Bali
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

#MOMENT2023

[ICIMOD @icimod]

"Green financing focuses on #waste management and #water management. It is important to use local materials, but at the same time, we must promote climate-resilient technologies to transform #MountainTourism in #Bhutan."

- Dorji Wangdi
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment, Royal Government of Bhutan

#MOMENT2023

[ICIMOD @icimod]

"Bridging the #gender divide in green economic, #digital and financial space through inter-regional trading services (#tourism) is important for #HKH countries in light of the ongoing #ClimateCrisis."

- Pramila Acharya
South Asian Women Development Forum

#MOMENT2023

[ICIMOD @icimod]

"Revolutionizing mountain tourism through sustainable economic growth: @nepaltourismb envisions a collaboration with @ICIMOD to build the capacity of the #tourism workforce and develop rural destinations like the Far East and Far West, with a key focus on promoting nature and eco-based tourism."

- Mani R. Lamichhane
Nepal Tourism Board

[ICIMOD @icimod]

"Embracing innovative solutions like rainwater harvesting and reservoirs, the #tourism industry can unlock the untapped potential of our abundant #water resources. With advancing knowledge and technology, we have the power to overcome the challenges posed by #ClimateChange and optimize water availability for a sustainable future."

- Dinesh Rajauriya
Water and Energy Commission Secretariat Nepal

#MOMENT2023

[ICIMOD @icimod]

"Policy making is a complex process that should be defined based on international standards, understanding the problems at hand, and focusing on solutions.

It should be participatory, allowing tourism stakeholders to identify themselves with the policy's relevance and take ownership.

Co-creating policies becomes vital to ensure the presence of all these parameters."

- Pem Kandel
ICIMOD

#MOMENT2023

[ICIMOD @icimod]

"If planned and implemented sustainably, #tourism holds enormous potential for improving #livelihoods, revitalising local #culture and traditions, contributing to conservation and building resilience in #HKH."

- Izabella Koziell
ICIMOD

#MOMENT2023 #SustainableMountainTourism

[ICIMOD @icimod]

"Tourism development implies better accessibility. Accessibility comes at a cost.

My research - how rural communities are affected by tourism - showed greater abandonment/reduction of #agriculture with negative impacts on education fueled by #ClimateChange & increased #tourism."

-Adnan Ahmad Dogar
Koshar University, Murrey 🇵🇰

[ICIMOD @icimod]

"There are multiple challenges for #HKH countries, including limited infrastructure, seasonal connectivity resulting from unfavourable #weather conditions & lacking road conditions.

Community-driven #MountainDevelopment can play a crucial role in overcoming the challenges posed by the complex #Himalayan terrain."

- Suresh Adhikari
Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation 🇳🇵

#MOMENT2023

[ICIMOD @icimod]

"We have to decide whether #tourism is an option or an essential.
As policymakers, we have to bring this into question when we create a #SustainableTourism model that develops our villages, cities & designations."

-Raj Basu
Rural Tourism & #Homestays
Government of Arunachal Pradesh, 🇮🇳

#MOMENT2023

[ICIMOD @icimod]

In the last four decades, #MountainTourism in the #HKH has seen tremendous change, impacting #economies & #livelihoods.

Underscored by the rising frequency & intensity of #disasters brought on by #ClimateChange, there is an urgent need to revive & strengthen it with a focus on #sustainability and #ClimateResilience.

#MOMENT2023 #SustainableMountainTourism

[anucool @anucool20]

Climate emergency is here & now for #Everest. Tourism stakeholders must act urgently to build the region’s resilience. #Everest70 #SaveOurSnow #FightFor1Point5. Climate services for a resilient Everest economy https://t.co/485i3QUtBv via @kathmandupost

[ICIMOD @icimod]

Monday marks 70 years since the first successful ascent of #Everest.

🚨But the world’s tallest mountain, #Chomolungma, “Mother, Goddess of the World” in Tibetan, and #Sagarmatha, “Head above the Clouds” in Nepali – is undergoing unprecedented and largely irreversible change due to #GlobalWarming.

With the @WMO predicting global temperatures to exceed 1.5 degrees of warming, we’re launching an urgent declaration calling on world leaders and businesses to #SaveOurSnow.

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