Travel Newswire

TRAVEL IMPACT NEWSWIRE – Edition 48 (2009) – Friday, 24 July 2009
Executive Editor: Imtiaz Muqbil.
This is the fourth in a series of weekly dispatches dedicated to the achievement of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals by the set target of 2015. Supported and sponsored by exclusive partner Amadeus, the leading travel technology company, these weekly dispatches are the first of their kind by a travel industry publication worldwide. They will feature a roundup of activities, projects, plans and policies being undertaken by UN agencies, public & private sector organisations, universities, foundations and civil society movements to meet the MDGs. Hopefully, they will educate and inspire the travel & tourism industry to join the effort. No industry is better placed than travel & tourism to help meet nearly all components of the MDGs. By becoming more aware of ongoing projects and policies in areas the industry does not normally venture into, travel & tourism companies, associations and institutions will be able to identify many ways to fulfill both short-term profitability as well as a long-term global good. The support of Amadeus in this unique venture is acknowledged.
In this dispatch:
1. U.N. PACT TO EXPOSE EUROPE’S BIGGEST POLLUTERS
2. G8 LEADERS ‘IGNORED’ UN’S SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS ON CLIMATE CHANGE, SAYS NOBEL PRIZE WINNER
3. CHALLENGES REMAIN IN RUN-UP TO COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE
4. FIVE TOP UN OFFICIALS APPEAL TO WORLD LEADERS TO ‘SEAL THE DEAL’ ON NEW CLIMATE PACT
5. GREEN INVESTMENTS A LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY, SAY UN AND TOP ASSET MANAGERS
6. POOR COUNTRIES “NEED TO RETHINK DEVELOPMENT MODEL”
7. DEVELOPING COUNTRIES STILL HURTING FROM HIGH FOOD PRICES
8. UN’S HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS THIS YEAR FACE $5 BILLION SHORTFALL
9. EXPANDING ACCESS TO COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS FOR BLIND
10. NEW ONLINE SCHEME ALLOWS FREE ACADEMIC JOURNAL ACCESS TO POOREST NATIONS