“Tackling Climate Change” – Project wins 2nd prize at the German Tourism Award 2022

The 2nd prize of the jury of the German Tourism Association (DTV) goes this year to TourismusMarketing Niedersachsen GmbH. "The adaptation strategies for tourism in Lower Saxony are a trend-setting initiative of a state tourism organisation that takes a structured look at the consequences of climate change on tourism and sensitises and supports travel regions and service providers with a remarkable range of tools," said Norbert Kunz. "An important process has been initiated here, because the question has long been not whether climate change will affect German tourism in particular, but how and where." In addition to preparatory online workshops, four regional conferences have been held in the near past, at which the respective local actors were able to present topic-related practical examples. Now the final conference will take place at the beginning of July. […] Read more

Climate change and climate adaptation for tourism

On the occasion of the recently completed final report, the Umweltbundesamt, together with the Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit, published a press release highlighting the importance of the study "Folgen des Klimawandels für den Tourismus" (Consequences of Climate Change for Tourism). The NIT published it together with the Potsdam Institute für Klimafolgenforschung and the Alpenforschungsinstitut under the direction of Fresh-Thought-Consulting. […] Read more