1、Coastal&Marine TourismQuantifying Its Footprint And Funding Requirements For Mitigation And Adaptation 2Climate&Ocean:Quantifying Its Footprint And Funding Requirements For Mitigation And Adaptation CONTENTSForeword 03Executive summary 04 1.Introduction 052.The economic contribution of Travel&Touris

2、m in coastal and marine destinations 063.The environmental footprint of coastal and marine tourism 08 4.Threats posed by climate change 11 5.Climate funding requirements 127.Mitigating the sectors carbon footprint 14 8.Adapting to the effects of climate change 17Appendix:methodology 203Climate&Ocean

3、:Quantifying Its Footprint And Funding Requirements For Mitigation And Adaptation Climate&Ocean:Quantifying Its Footprint And Funding Requirements For Mitigation And Adaptation FOREWORDCoastal and marine tourism play a critical socio-economic role,globally.However,coastal destinations are under incr

4、easing threats from the impacts of climate change.We urgently need effective and targeted climate financing to protect these ecosystems and ensure that our planet continues to thrive.WTTC believes in the power of Travel&Tourism to protect the planet.Using our research to quantify the impact of touri

5、sm,we can show the significance of coastal and marine tourism,and the funding needed to better protect those destinations.We thank Iberostar Group for their invaluable support in making this report possible and for their ongoing commitment to the protection of coastal destinations.Julia SimpsonPresi

6、dent&CEO,WTTCGloria Flux ThienemannVice-Chairman&Chief Sustainability Officer,Iberostar Group A thriving ocean is essential to our sector as well as the communities,ecosystems,and livelihoods that depend on it.As a business with more than 80%of our business located and dependent on the ocean,taking