The Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism was launched in November 2021 at COP26 as an action framework to mobilise commitments from tourism stakeholders to:
Why was the Glasgow Declaration launched?
The Declaration underscores the importance of mitigation, through its decarbonisation pathway, while also recognizing the need to adapt to changing climatic conditions as well as the opportunities and resilience that integrated mitigation-adaptation approaches can deliver, through its regeneration pathway.
What is the Implementation Report about?
The first reporting exercise of the Glasgow Declaraton was conducted between January– June 2023.
A total of 420 progress updates were received, out of which 261 included the submission of a first Climate Action Plan.
The report presents the results of a systematic review of all the progress updates and plans received.
The reports received where in a majority of cases from signatories which joined the Declaration between November 2021 and June 2022.
How is the report structured?
The report describes the main characteristics and insights from Climate Action Plans across the five pathways of the Declaration.
Each chapter summarizes progress achieved and highlights useful insights, initiatives and resources from Climate Action Plans.
A series of appendices is also included, offering practical guidance for signatories looking to create their own plans, along with potential
actions to consider for decarbonization and regeneration.
The Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism was launched in November 2021 at COP26 as an action framework to mobilise commitments from tourism stakeholders to:
Why was the Glasgow Declaration launched?
The Declaration underscores the importance of mitigation, through its decarbonisation pathway, while also recognizing the need to adapt to changing climatic conditions as well as the opportunities and resilience that integrated mitigation-adaptation approaches can deliver, through its regeneration pathway.
What is the Implementation Report about?
The first reporting exercise of the Glasgow Declaraton was conducted between January– June 2023.
A total of 420 progress updates were received, out of which 261 included the submission of a first Climate Action Plan.
The report presents the results of a systematic review of all the progress updates and plans received.
The reports received where in a majority of cases from signatories which joined the Declaration between November 2021 and June 2022.
How is the report structured?
The report describes the main characteristics and insights from Climate Action Plans across the five pathways of the Declaration.
Each chapter summarizes progress achieved and highlights useful insights, initiatives and resources from Climate Action Plans.
A series of appendices is also included, offering practical guidance for signatories looking to create their own plans, along with potential
actions to consider for decarbonization and regeneration.