November 2008: In the UN World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) latest Sustainable Development of Tourism (SDT) e-bulletin, the organization highlights the launch of the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria, the Sustainable Tourism Policy Initiative at World Heritage Sites, Climate Change and Tourism, and Climate Change in the Maldives.

The e-bulletin highlights that climate change continues to be one of
UNWTO’s priority issues and reports on September consultations on the
project proposal on Integration of Tourism into National Adaptation
Strategies in the Maldives. [Sustainable Development of Tourism e-bulletin] [Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria] [Climate Change in the Maldives project website]