Topic: Impacts of Tourism on World Heritage Sites

Overview

This is an novice committee, it is recommended that delegates with experience compete in this committee.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized body dedicated to building peace and collaboration through offering expertise in science and education. Additionally, the organization is responsible for facilitating cultural exchange and protecting and preserving culture globally. One of the subsets of UNESCO is the World Heritage Convention, which is responsible for dedicating and protecting World Heritage Sites, areas with extreme natural or cultural importance. These sites naturally generate tourism, and while there is much to gain economically from tourism, there are significant environmental and preservation risks posed by tourism in World Heritage Sites. 

Topic: Impacts of Tourism on World Heritage Sites

The topic of this committee will be managing the impact of tourism in World Heritage Sites. This committee will be tasked with dealing with the balance between the costs and benefits of tourism, and finding new and innovative ways to protect World Heritage. Additionally, delegates will have opportunities to introduce new and innovative ways to increase the profitability and accessibility of world heritage sites in a sustainable manner.  As this is a novice committee, there will be no agenda setting and the committee will only have one topic.