Webinar: Accessible Tourism Within and Beyond Protected Areas in Lebanon, 5 May 2022

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Within the framework of the STEP4Nature Project, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation – AICS and implemented by UNDP-Lebanon in coordination with the Ministry of Environment (MoE) in Lebanon, the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association (LMTA) presents a one-hour webinar, introducing Accessible Tourism for All in Lebanon. Free access via Zoom link.

Within the framework of the STEP4Nature Project, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation – AICS and implemented by UNDP-Lebanon in coordination with the Ministry of Environment (MoE) in Lebanon, the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association (LMTA) presents a one-hour webinar, introducing Accessible Tourism for All in Lebanon.

Date: Thursday 5th May 2022

Time:  6:30PM - 7:30PM (Beirut, GMT +3)

Zoom link: https://bit.ly/37TlwU7

Zoom Webinar ID: 873 3273 5000 (No registration is necessary)

The Webinar will be held in English.

Webinar banner with silhouette of Joelette wheelchair and sponsor logos


 

Programme

Moderator

Ms. Lisa Jerejian, Lebanon Traveller

Speakers

Opening Remarks
Ms. Julie Lebnan, Lebanon Mountain Traiil Association (LMTA)

A Glimpse of the STEP4NATURE Project
Mr. Dominique Choueiter, UNDP

Inclusive Tourism for Growth
Mr. Igor Stefanovic, UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)

Socio-Economic  Benefits of Accessible Tourism
Mr. Ivor Ambrose, European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT)

Accessibility in the Natural Parks Network of Barcelona
Ms. Daphne Farré, Barcelona Council

Testimonial of a Physically Challenged Person
Mr. Alain Ghantouss, Physically Challenged LMT Hiker

Joelette, The Special Wheelchair to be Introduced on the LMT and Protected Areas
Ms. Laura Monteagudo and Dr. Pablo Vidal, Catholic University of Valencia

Accessible Tourism for All Within the Context of Protected Areas and the LMT
Mr. Omar Sakr, Lebanon Mountain Trail Association (LMTA).

Download the slide presentation by Ivor Ambrose, ENAT, from the Downloads section. 

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