Coordinator of the Area of Economic Development, Tourism and Trade in the Barcelona Provincial Council. His area of expertise centers in law, government and public policies, currently doctoral student by the Autonomous University of Madrid and with further higher education studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Pompeu Fabra University & The Johns Hopkins University (USA), University of Barcelona and complementary trainings at The University of Chicago (USA), University of Cambridge (UK), Università degli Studi di Trento and IESE. His carrer in the Barcleona Provincial council began in 2003 attached to the Service for the Promotion of Equality Policies and, later, to the Directorate for Local Institutional Action. He has been the Head of the Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation in the Presidency Area.
Javier Villayamor
All Sessions by Javier Villayamor
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Day 1 June 8th, 2022
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11:45
A global challenge: climate change will inevitably change tourism
11:45 - 12:45Ms. Virginia Fernández Trapa, Programme Officer Sustainable Development, UNWTO
Mr. Jeremy Smith, Co-Founder, Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency
Mr. Jaume Mata, Head of Sustainable Tourism, Visit Valencia
Mr. Pau Pitarch, Partner Consultant, PAX Consulting
Moderates: Mr. Javier Villayamor, Coordinator, Area for Economic Development, Tourism and Trade, Barcelona Provincial Council
Short presentation: ZeroCO2 MED Project: Mr. Joan Colón, Head of the Sustainability Accounting and Optimization Unit, BETA Tech Center / UVic-UCCThe growing number of natural disasters each year is threatening the natural and cultural heritage on which tourism destinations rely to attract visitors, whereas coastal destinations and other areas of natural beauty may also be particularly vulnerable to climate impacts. The green transition of tourism services and activities is inevitably linked with the implementation of initiatives related to environmental protection and climate neutrality, and the 82% of Europeans are already willing to change their travel habits for more sustainable practices, according to a Eurobarometer survey from October 2021. Global initiatives such as the Glasgow Declaration show how we are at a turning point towards the acceleration of the climate action in tourism.
This panel centres on the need that the tourism industry responds and faces the already visible challenges and impacts that the climate change is bringing, and how can it contribute to accelerate the current scheme and dynamics towards a real climate action.
