Program

Observatori CETT

Observatori CETT celebrated in 2020.

Program

The CETT Tourism Policy Dialogue offers an intensive day of reflection and debate on climate change and its impact on tourism. Throughout the day, there will be keynote presentations, case studies, and roundtables with national and international experts.

See the full program here, including schedules, topics, and speakers who will share knowledge, experiences, and proposals for transforming tourism through sustainability.

The event will be conducted in English.

The event will be hosted by

Elisenda Forés Català

Journalist specializing in climate emergency and the environment

Since 2023, she has been a journalist at Diari ARA, where she has specialized in environmental and ecological crisis journalism. At the same time, she is part of the youth advisory group for the Ecosocial Transition of the Department of Territory of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

In the academic field, she has been the author of the first modification of the Code of Ethics of the Association of Journalists on the communication of the climate crisis in the media. In 2023, she obtained the Arcadi Oliveres award for her final degree project on the media treatment of the climate crisis.

Currently, she has become one of the youngest and most influential voices in climate journalism in Catalonia, promoting an approach that is committed to the solution, ethics and global justice.

Time	Program
8:45-9:00	Welcome to the CETT Foundation Tourism Policy Dialogue Narcís Coll (President of the CETT Foundation) Dr. Maria Abellanet (President of the CETT Group)
9:00-9:40	Keynote: Climate Change: Basics, Present Realities and Future Pathways Dr. Romualdo Romero (University of the Balearic Islands)
9:40-10:20	Keynote: The Future of Tourism in a Changing Climate Dr. Mireia Guix (University of Queensland, Australia)
10:20-10:50	Case study: Forest fires and future challenges in the context of global change Marc Castellnou (Head of Area, Forestry Action Group of the Government of Catalonia)
10:50-11:20	Coffee break
11:20-12:20	Roundtable: “Partnerships for Sustainability: Integrating Climate Change into Tourism Governance” Josep Rodríguez (Head of the Strategic Projects Section for Tourism Services Management, Barcelona Provincial Council) Roxana Ashtari (Senior project specialist, UN Tourism) Dr. Ioannis Pappas (Regional Director for Europe, Global Sustainable Tourism Council) MODERATOR: Catalina Díaz, Professor of Law and Tourism Policy at CETT-UB
12:20-13:20	Roundtable: “Solutions from the Territory: Climate Responses from Destinations and Tourism Businesses in the Mediterranean” Jaume Mata (Head of Sustainable Tourism, Visit Valencia) Cristina Bajet (Project Manager, European Projects & International Relations, Catalan Tourist Board) MODERATOR: Dr. Anna Torres (University of Barcelona)
13:20-14:0	Keynote: From Good Intentions to Passive Environmental Activism: To Meaningful Action Dra. Katarzyna Byrka (SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw)
14:00-14:10	Conclusions from the CETT Foundation's Dialogue on Tourism Policy Dr. Eugeni Osácar (Director of the CETT Chair of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy at the University of Barcelona)