Practical Solutions

on Climate Change

& Tourism – the

STREAM Project

Jian Lee

Project Manager

UNWTO

6 March 2013

ITB Berlin Convention

Creating a lighthouse project of locally feasible

climate change mitigation and adaptation

measures in Indonesia to be replicated to

other destinations beyond Pangandaran

“Sustainable Tourism through Energy Efficiency

with Adaptation and Mitigation Measures”

STREAM Partners & Duration

West Java

Province Ciamis District

Ministry of Tourism

and Creative Economy

2011 – 2013

Local Working Group, Pangandaran

UNWTO assisted the rehabilitation of Pangandaran

after Tsunami through the project “Tourism

Development Supporting Biodiversity Conservation

in Pangandaran” Indonesia, 2007-2009

Recovering from a disaster into a joint effort..

Session 1a:

Climate change

& tourism in

Indonesia

Dr. Sapta Nirwandar

Vice Minister,

Ministry of Tourism and

Creative Economy,

Republic of Indonesia

Impact of Climate Change on Tourism

Flooding of Coastal

Resorts & Beaches

sea level rise

intrusion of sea

water to land

loss of small

islands

Disappearing Natural Attraction

20-30% flora & fauna species extinct

if temperature rise 1.5⁰C

Coral bleaching

Flooding | ©AP Photo_Irwin Fedriansyah

Satellite view of forest firing in

Borneo ©Google Earth

Unpredictable &

Extreme Weather

Events

Affects

dramatically

way tourism

activities are

planned

Indonesia’s Initiatives to Climate Change

Target Reduction Indonesia commits to reduce GHG emissions by 26% by

2020

Indonesia Climate Change Sectoral

Roadmap (ICCSR) Set national goals, sectoral targets,

milestones and priorities for actions with

regards to adaptation and mitigation of

climate change

STREAM support this, while proving that

tourism is a sector that responses to

climate change

A Challenging Recovery in Pangandaran

After tsunami (2006), Pangandaran has recovered

and marked a staggering development: increase of tourist arrivals to Pangandaran (53.49%, 2012)

growth of local tourism industry (more than 15% increase

of new hotels, 2011)

423.687

273.460 257.513

485.743 585.701

703.093 729.684

1.120.027

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200.000

400.000

600.000

800.000

1.000.000

1.200.000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Total Visitors

Pangandaran needs to plan for sustainability

Improve its resilience against climate change

Improve quality of existing facilities (hotel,

restaurants, public facilities) in terms of low energy

consumption, cleanliness, etc.

Improve quality of human resources (local

planners, hotel managements, tour operators)

Develop new attractions and create new tourism

activities to increase competitiveness

STREAM has all these components

Replicate to other destinations in Indonesia

STREAM achievements to be adapted in 15 DMOs: Training toolkits, hotel energy guidebook

Pilot projects on mitigation and adaptation

Involving local communities in tourism development

(planning, implementing, monitoring, and awareness

raising)

Session 1b:

UNWTO

achievements in

Indonesia

Mr. Márcio Favilla

Executive Director for

Competitiveness,

External Relations and

Partnerships, UNWTO

16 biodiversity & cultural related tourism products,

linking biodiversity conservation initiatives with local

tourism industry: Coral reefs rehabilitation and coral adoption tour

Traditional art revitalization and dancing tour

Medicinal plants tourism village and biking+trekking tours

Tourism Development Supporting Biodiversity Conservation

One of our Key of Success is the active participation

of various local communities in sustainable tourism

development

Local Working Group, Pangandaran

Reduce GHG emissions in hotels with

energy efficiency and renewable energy

solutions

Recent monitoring, hotels appreciate and

continue to reduce energy consumption

UNWTO Program for Energy Efficiency, Kho Khao

(PEEK) 2008-2011

Rationale of STREAM

Lessons learnt PEEK

Local engagement Pangandaran

(LWG)

STREAM contributes to Davos Process

Mitigate GHG emissions especially from

accommodation

Adapt tourism businesses and destinations to

changing climate conditions

Apply existing and new technology to improve

energy efficiency

UNWTO Sustainable Tourism Development Program

Session 2:

Practical

Solutions from

STREAM

MITIGATION Reduce emission of

green house gases

ADAPTATION Reduce vulnerability

toward climate

change impact

Community awareness programs

Baseline data

collection

Capacity building

& Training

STREAM Components

Session 2:

STREAM

solutions for

climate change

adaptation

Mr. Ary Suhandi

Managing Director,

INDECON

Local Climate Change Adaptation Guide

FARMERS

Economic loss due to fail harvesting is estimated

723.000.000 or 60.250 Euro OR 250 Euro/ha for one

harvesting period.

FISHERMAN

Economic loss due to 10% decreasing catch (lobster

and garoupa) is estimated more than 20.000 Euro.

TOURISM

Annual economic loss of tourism boat operator

(handling trips to coral reef area) is estimated IDR

3.7Billion/annum or Euro 310Thousand/annum

Identification of various impact of climate change (sea

level rising ; High rain falls; Unpredictable weather events;

Temperature) and their impact on local livelihood

LOCATION for ADAPTATION PILOT

Low land, 0 – 2m

Area 17 ha

Protection for

1.556 HH (2011)

Bulaksetra

Coral Reef

Mangrove

ADAPTATION PROGRAM

Ecosystem rehabilitation with Mangrove adaptation pilot:

• Planting mangrove trees

• Creating nursery ground

• Monitoring and nurturing

More than 27.000 trees

planted &10.000 trees in

nursery

Mangrove

learning

center

Community Based Mangrove Adaptation Pilot

Livability is 82,4%

(monitored in Dec 2012)

Average growth of trees is

1.35% for Rhyzophora

(relatively slow due to

long dry season)

Salinity 29 per mil

Average rainfall is 136mm

(dry season June-Okt)

and we also monitor when we plant more…

ADAPTATION PROGRAM

Ecosystem restoration by coral adaptation pilot:

• Transplanting coral

• Monitoring and nurturing

Coral Reef Restoration

ADAPTATION PROGRAM

• Planning tourism village for environmental educational

• Planning supporting tourism facilities

• Support from local authorities and local communities

MoU to declare STREAM

mangrove site as green belt

MoU with conservation bureau

for coral restoration program

Community Based Planning

ADAPTATION PROGRAM

• Identification of potential attraction and activities at

Babakan village with local communities

• Development of tour products: mangrove adoption

tour, trekking and biking tour at Babakan village,

kayak and tubing at rivers

Linking Adaptation with Tourism

ADAPTATION PROGRAM

Trainings for mangrove and coral

adaptation pilot stakeholders:

• village government

• community group (Ilalang)

• staffs of conservation bureau

• local fisherman

Method: class and on site exercise Training to monitor

mangrove growth

Capacity Building & Strengthen Local Institution

ADAPTATION PROGRAM

Training on low carbon planning for LWG, local

government Pangandaran, and representatiives of other

DMO destinations in Indonesia

Getting excited with Emission Ruler

Training on

sustainable tourism

and climate change

for local government

Pangandaran

Capacity Building & Strengthen Local Institution

ADAPTATION PROGRAM

Partnership with 33 schools for activities

in planting, education, & monitoring

Training LWG on adaptation program

Mangrove Ambassador Pangandaran

Education and Campaign

Session 3:

Products &

Findings for

Climate Change

Mitigation

Mr. Mikael Henzler

Managing Director,

adelphi

Greenhouse gas emission baseline

GHG emission baseline

Calculation of

emissions of typical

units

Data collection

Extrapolation

Electricity usage in hotels is the biggest CO2

source

Occupancy rates are low

Saving potentials for behaviour changes are high

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CO2 Emissions of all Hotels, Shops and Restaurants

Software: “Low carbon planning tool”

Aim: • Illustrate impact of mitigation measures • Show how a certain reduction target could be

reached

e.g. Result:

6% reduction

achieved

Current emission

profile

Emission

scenario with

mitigation options

Emission

reduction

target

Mitigation

options

e.g. Solar

water heating

e.g. 20 %

Screenshots: “Low carbon planning tool”

Energy and Climate Management System

Plan

Do

Check

Act ECMS

Systematic approach for continuous improvement

of energy efficiency and adaptation to climate risks

in hotels

Energy saving potential 5% to 20% with no cost

measures

Step-by-Step guide

541 kWh

153 kg

Templates

Energy efficiency

measure catalogue

Information on

climate risk management

Examples for pilot mitigation measures

Measures Investment in €/hotel

Saving potential in

kWh/month/hotel

Emissions reduced: tons CO2

eq./yr./hotel

Replace inefficient illumination to LEDs

58 - 785 36 - 330 0.4 - 3.3

Shifting the type of refrigerant of ACs

42 - 357 25 - 410 0.4 – 4.4

Replace ACs use inverter driven systems

12,622 1900 20.3

Solar water heaters 15,770 1900 20.3

*From walk-through energy audits in 17 hotels and 2 restaurants

Session 4:

“Fun Ways on

Adapting to

Climate Change”

&

“My Letter to

Leaders”

it is about the planet, about our future,

it is about our children, it is about the children of our children

“My Letter to

Leaders”

ceremony

Thank you!

Jian Lee

Project Manager

UNWTO

More information at

www.streamindonesia.org

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