Bali Tourism News

“Conference on Climate Change and Tourism – Responding to Global Challenges

November 22nd, 2007

To promote Indonesia as a MICE’s destination, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism with the Association/Industry of Tourism will held Indonesia Tourism & Travel Fair which will be holding every year on September. For 2008 it will be held on 8 – 16 September 2008. South Korea (Seoul) on 10 December 2007, Japan (Osaka) on 12 December 2007, and China (Shanghai) on 14 December 2007 to communicate this program.

The Ministry of Environment will be a host topic of The Conference of the Parties (COP) Thirteenth Session and Conference of the Parties as the meeting of the parties the Kyoto Protocol, Third Session (COP-13/MOP-3), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), at Bali on 3-14 December 2007. 

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism actively discussed about the issues of global climate changes in this conference activity which is. Because these issues affect to Indonesia’s tourism, especially on traffic of tourism visiting from other countries in the world.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has coordinated with UNWTO and Secretariat of UNFCCC to held side event “Conference on Climate Change and Tourism – Responding to Global Challenges” which will be held on:
Day/Date : Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Time : 01.00 pm – 03.00 pm (WITA)
Place : Grand Hyatt Hotel, Nusa Dua, Bali
Speakers : 1. Dr. Daniel Scott
2. Dr. Shardul Agrawala
3. Mr. Andrew Skeat
4. Mr. Peter de Jong
This seminar is a routine agenda from UNFCCC and has published on website UNFCCC.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has arranged a parallel event on the conferences of UNFCCC hold on Bali such as:
a. Seminar on the Impact of Climate Change to Indonesia’s Tourism, hold on:
Day/Date : Monday, 10 December 2007
Time  : 08.00 am – 05.00 pm (WITA)
Place  : Grand Bali Beach Hotel, Sanur Bali
Speakers : International:
1. Secretary General of UNWTO, Mr. Geofrey Lipman
2. Dr. Daniel Scott
3. Dr. Tery de Lacy
National:
1. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ir. Jero Wacik, SE
2. The Ministry of Environment, Dr. Rachmat Witoelar
3. Industry (chosen)
Participants : 1. Institution of Central Government
2. Association/Industry of Tourism
3. Tourism Institution
4. Media

b. Post Conference Tour, hold at Samboja (East Kalimantan), Pulau Komodo, and Bali on 15 – 17 December 2007.

c. Exhibition, exhibit the product and tourism facility of Indonesia, which will be held at Pulau Besar, Bali on 8 – 14 December 2007.

d.  Function/Hospitality/Cultural Performance, hold at Grand Bali Beach Hotel on 10 December 2007. Inviting 500 speakers and delegates from UNWTO with some government upward, environmental expert, tourism industry/association, tourism institution.

e. Press Conference will be held at Grand Bali Beach Hotel on 10 December 2007 after grand opening of “Seminar on the Impact of Climate Change to Indonesia’s Tourism”.

f. Advance Seminar on Integrated Tourism Development, hold on:
Day/Date : Tuesday and Wednesday/ 18 – 19 December 2007
Place  : Hotel Le Meridien, Jakarta
Participants :  1. Institution of Central Government
2. Association/Industry of Tourism
3. Tourism Education
4. Media

 Speakers :  1. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ir. Jero Wacik, SE
2. The Ministry of Thread, Mr. Mardiyanto
3. The Industry and Environmental Expert (chosen)

g. A Thousand Tree Planting will be held at Bali on 11 December 2007 (tentative). This activity will be lead by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and presented by government institution, tourism industry/association, tourism education, etc.

Source: http://my-indonesia.info/

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