Using national and regional examples from her research, Dr. Michelle Rutty will highlight the key climate change risks facing the tourism sector, followed by an interactive discussion on how a shift to sustainable tourism can support our local climate goals.
Dr. Rutty is a Canada Research Chair in Tourism, Environment, and Sustainability at the University of Waterloo, a contributing author to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, and Lead Expert on the Tourism Panel on Climate Change.