Asia and the Pacific
11 Apr 13

25TH CSA/CAP JOINT MEETING & UNWTO CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

The 25th Joint Meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for South Asia and the UNWTO Regional Commission for East Asia and the Pacific will be held in Hyderabad, India from the 12^th – 14^th April 2013.

The CSA/CAP Joint Commission meeting is UNWTO´s principal annual event in the Asia Pacific Region, attended last year by over 60 representatives from UNWTO Member States, 10 UNWTO Affiliate Members and numerous international and regional organizations including UNEP, SNV Netherlands Development Organization and Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Key topics this year will include:

UNWTO´s Programme of Work for the Region
Analysis of Tourism Towards 2030 (UNWTO´s long-term international tourism forecast) and its implications for the Asia-Pacific Region
Other statutory issues related to the UNWTO Asia-Pacific Member States

This year, the Joint Commission Meeting will be held in conjunction with a one-day, regional conference on Sustainable Tourism Development, which will examine the environmental, socio-cultural and economic longevity of the travel and tourism industry in light of its rapid growth, both internationally and domestically.

For more details about this event, please see the link to last year´s event or contact Christine Brew at cbrew@unwto.org.

General Documents

General Information Note (updated 4 March)

Registration Form

Technical Note (updated 3 April)

Speakers´ Guidelines

Overall Programme

List of Participants

JOINT COMMISSION MEETING

Agenda Items

Provisional Agenda (updated 3 April)

4. Preliminary Remarks of the Secretary-General

5 Progress Report on the Implementation of the Programme of Work for 2012-2013

5.1 Regional Activities

5.2 Activities of the Regional Support Office

5.3 New Publications and E-Library

5.4 Progress Report on the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism and World Committee on Tourism Ethics

5.5 Progress Report on the draft UNWTO convention on the protection of tourists and tourism services

5.5 Consumer Protection Annex

7 Report about the Survey on Priority Areas of the Programme of Work for 2014-2015

8 Preparations for the 20th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly

11 Place and Date of the 26th Joint Meeting of the Two Commissions

Decisions Taken by the UNWTO Commission for East Asia and the Pacific and the UNWTO Commission for South Asia at their 25th Joint Meeting

Country Reports

Bhutan Country Report 2012

Brunei Country Report 2012

China Country Report 2012

Fiji Country Report 2012

Indonesia Country Report 2012

Macao Country Report 2012

Malaysia Country Report 2012

Maldives Country Report 2012

Philippines Country Report 2012

Viet Nam Country Report 2012

Other

Presentation: Country´s Approach to Sustainable Tourism (Lao PDR)

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM CONFERENCE

Keynote Presentations

A Global Review on Sustainable Tourism Development with Particular Reference to the UNWTO Indicators for Sustainable Tourism Development - Mr. Harold Goodwin

From Quantity to Quality - A Regional Overview of Sustainable Practices - Mr. Hans Carl Jacobsen

Tourism Sustainability Criteria for India - A Case Study - Mr. Anand Kumar

Country Perspective Session

Cambodia

Industry and Media Perspective Session

PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association)

EATOF (East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum)

JATA (Japan Association of Travel Agents)

Travel Impact Newswire

Ecotourism Society of India

THE REPORT OF UNWTO CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM CONFERENCE

Please find it on the link:

REPORT OF UNWTO CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM CONFERENCE

Note: Higher resolution PDFs of individual Presentations can be found in the list above.

Documents

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