Keynote

‘Tourism in a Climate Change Disrupted World

Lessons from the 2023 Stocktake’

Professor Daniel Scott, University of Waterloo, Canada

Dr. Daniel Scott is a Professor and Research Chair in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo. Dan has worked extensively on sustainable tourism for 25 years, with a focus on the transition to a low carbon tourism economy and adaptation to the complex impacts of a changing climate. He has advised and led projects for a wide range of government agencies and tourism organizations around the world, including the UNWTO, UNEP, World Bank, WTTC, Caribbean Tourism Organization, and the International Olympic Committee, OECD, the Caribbean Tourism Organization. He has also been a contributor to IPCC Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Assessments and their 1.5°C special report. In 2021, he was ranked in the world top 250 climate scientists by Reuters.

Tourism and Climate Change Stocktake