33 cities pledge to tackle climate change

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KOTA KINABALU: Some 33 Asia-Pacific cities from eight countries are coming together to do their bit to tackle climate change.

The cities – comprising members of the Tourism Promotion Organisation for Asia-Pacific (TPO) – signed a four-point joint declaration pledging, among others, to promote the use of buses with limited carbon dioxide emission.

Kota Kinabalu mayor Datuk Illiyas Ibrahim led the signing of the declaration in which the cities also promised to award recognition to green hotels that measure up to international standards.

The cities, which include Malacca, George Town and Ipoh, pledged in the declaration to provide education programmes about climate change for tourism workers and the public.

Members of TPO also pledged to help tackle climate change by actively exchanging information about the issue.

“We in the city government recognise that we have an important role to play in reducing climate-related risks for tourism,” said Illiyas after the signing ceremony that marked the end of the three-day 4th TPO general assembly here.