(TITC) - On September 5, within the framework of ITE HCMC 2024, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to organize the High-level Tourism Forum "Green Transformation, Net Zero Travel and Tourism - Creating the Future".
Developing green and sustainable tourism is Vietnam's strategic orientation
Speaking at the opening of the Forum, Minister Nguyen Van Hung informed that developing green tourism and sustainable tourism is set as an important strategy to enhance the competitiveness of the tourism industry, and at the same time, becomes a premise for the orientation of developing net zero tourism in Vietnam.
Many destinations have shown strong commitment and action in managing and protecting the tourism environment such as Hoi An, Ninh Binh, Khanh Hoa, Ben Tre, Con Dao, Co To, Sa Pa...
Mr. Nguyen Van Dung, Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, said Ho Chi Minh City is striving to develop tourism in harmony with the ecological environment and local culture, aiming for sustainable development in terms of economy, culture, and environment.
Ho Chi Minh City is committed to promptly reviewing and perfecting solutions, policy mechanisms and specific action plans to continue effectively implementing the green transformation, aiming for net zero and preserving cultural, historical and natural values.
Mr. Nguyen Trung Khanh, Chairman of Vietnam National Authority of Tourism said that at COP26, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announced a commitment to gradually eliminate coal-fired thermal power by 2040 and achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 (also known as net zero).
Vietnam is also striving to build a green economy, reduce emissions, and enhance resilience to climate change, actively implementing the "National Strategy on Green Growth for the 2021-2030 period, vision to 2050".
Developing a sustainable tourism ecosystem, strongly promoting the digital transformation and green transformation programs as stated in Resolution No. 82/NQ-CP of the Government on key tasks and solutions to accelerate recovery and accelerate effective and sustainable tourism development.
According to Mr. So Mara, Cambodian Ministry of Tourism pointed out that the world is facing an unprecedented environmental crisis, so immediate and resolute actions across all countries are urgently required. Given the importance of tourism in the economy and cultural preservation, reaching the global target of net zero is not only a national issue but also a responsibility of the business community.
Innovating the tourism growth model towards greening
At the forum, some speakers had presentations on an overview of Vietnam's net zero policy; Net zero tourism and typical examples in the world of successful implementation of net zero tourism; The role of green transformation, promoting the development of net zero tourism in destination promotion; Promoting green transformation in sustainable tourism development in Ho Chi Minh City; Green tourism - the inevitable path for Vietnamese tourism businesses; Experience in applying net zero tourism to promote green transformation for sustainable tourism development in Quang Binh...
Developing tourism products in a green, sustainable direction, based on traditional cultural values
Appreciating the opinions discussed at the forum, Minister Nguyen Van Hung said that green tourism must be organized and implemented based on the foundation of tourism products originating from culture, bearing cultural imprints. Each citizen participating in the green tourism process must benefit and be a friendly ambassador of tourism.
Minister Nguyen Van Hung suggested that tourism businesses should continue to study the experiences of other countries to approach and implement green tourism. At the same time, promote the connection between businesses, localities and internationally to take advantage of support for technology transfer and the shift of global financial resources for low-emission development in Vietnam as well as in the region.
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