Tourism Adaptation Roadmap May 2022 Progress Update
What we have done so far
Launched in the beginning of April, the Tourism Adaptation Roadmap has appointed three co-chairs to lead the workstream: Penny Nelson, Director-General of Te Papa Atawhai (Department of Conservation), Laurissa Cooney Board Member of Air New Zealand, and Takurua Mutu co-owner and director of MDA Experiences.
We’ve also brought together 12 leaders from across New Zealand’s tourism sector, who will form the Leadership Group (LG). This team is collaborating with the co-chairs to ensure the project brings together an understanding of the effects of climate change on the sector, a strategy for adaptation to these effects, and a roadmap that prioritises key focus areas for the sector.
The project kicked off with an enthusiastic hui including all members of the Co-chairs and LG, facilitated by the Secretariat, PwC. This meeting sparked a number of discussion points that are mentioned below.
The Secretariat has been working closely with the LG to form the Technical Expert Group (TEG); securing members from across the tourism sector supply chain. Yesterday (3rd May) we conducted the first TEG workshop and successfully identified and prioritised the top climate change related risks to the sector.
Key discussions from this months’ working groups
Scope of the project
The scope of the project has been confirmed, and this work will seek to:
Determine the key climate change related risks faced by the tourism sector and the impact they may have on the sector.
Design a set of future climate change scenarios that will enable the sector to understand the risks it faces, supporting it to be proactive and flexible in its decision-making to future proof the sector.
Develop an adaptation strategy and roadmap of actions that the tourism sector can implement in response to climate change.
Defining the Tourism Sector
The Aotearoa New Zealand tourism sector is complex and our first task has been to ensure we have defined the sector's supply chain and wider value chain clearly and considered all key stakeholders and activities. We brought this task to the first kickoff hui (7th April) for the Co-chairs and LG to provide industry insights into the key actors, gaps, and wider value chain participants. Following the kickoff hui, we consulted with the co-chairs to ensure all stakeholders were captured correctly. The graphic below showcases the revised tourism sector supply chain:
The Secretariat is looking forward to an exciting and busy month ahead - see below for key upcoming dates.
Tuesday 3rd May: Technical Expert Group TEG workshop on climate change related risks
Wednesday 4th May: Co-chairs meeting (#3)
Friday 12th May: Co-chairs meeting (#4)
Thursday 19th May: LG meeting
Wednesday 25th May: Co-chairs meeting (#5)