Holiday destination: climate protection

A pilot project in the city of Pangandaran, heavily damaged by the tsunami, seeks to lay the groundwork for the development of sustainable tourism in Indonesia. The goal of this project, realised jointly by adelphi, Pelangi, Indecon, and the United Nations World Tourist Organisation (UNWTO

Together with important local umbrella organisations like the Sustainable Tourism Working Group and the Destination Management Organisation (DMO), a sustainable infrastructure to promote climate friendly tourism is to be established. The goal is the sensitisation and qualification of all involved stakeholders and the development of best -practice -examples. Beyond that, pilot projects for the implementation of more energy efficient and renewable energy technologies as well as activities for the adaptation and protection of the coastal zone are to be realised.

The results of this project should subsequently be transmitted by the Ministry of Tourism to other regions in Indonesia. The project is supported within the framework of the International Climate Protection Initiative of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and is initially planned for three years.