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12 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 4 SEPTEMBER 2024 NEWS F Solution to last week's crossword The answers to today's crossword will be published in next week's Midweek edition Weather Fine but locally partly to rather cloudy and with sea fog patches Visibility Good locally moderate or poor in fog Wind West to Northwest force 3 or 4, gradually becoming variable force 2 or 3 by late morning TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER SUNNY 36 0 / 25 0 TODAY SUNNY 35 / 25 0 FEELS LIKE 38 FEELS LIKE 38 0 ACROSS 1) Certain sorority woman 6) Catchall abbr. 10) Soon, to a bard 14) Everglades bird 15) Colored part of the eye 16) ___ Scotia 17) Three smart things 20) Highland head warmers 21) "For ___ a jolly ..." 22) Large sea ducks 23) "Emergency!" 24) Aviary sounds 25) Duplicate a duplicate, e.g. 29) Persia, now 30) Sometimes consumed bacteria 31) Husk relative 32) Have a decisive chess win 36) Three smart things 39) Performance for one 40) Wordplay-based jokes 41) Address a convention 42) Mental keenness 43) Human's first home? 44) 7-Up alternative 47) Land of presidents 48) Enter a pool 49) Lt.'s subordinate 50) What bodybuilders count 54) Three smart things 57) Advocate 58) Unit of pressure 59) Encourage 60) "___ of the d'Urbervilles" 61) Unattractive pond feature 62) Batman's Bruce DOWN 1) Didn't offer for sale 2) ___ Khan 3) Big event for a senior 4) Composes or authors 5) Absorbed, as a cost 6) Some farm beasts 7) Singer and actor Burl 8) "Hold on a___ !" 9) Easy victory 10) Battery terminal 11) Fairly large-sized musical group 12) Do-___ (replays) 13) Some House votes 18) "Hello, sailor!" 19) Way of carrying oneself 23) ___ & Span (household cleanser) 24) Performing threesomes 25) 45s and 78s (abbr.) 26) Sound rebound 27) Refrigerate 28) Mishmash 29) Works on wrinkles 31) Between 0 and 90 de- grees, as an angle 32) ___ mortals 33) Biology lab gel substance 34) Ballerina's garb 35) Visual pair 37) Bad names? 38) Little amount 42) "When You ___ Upon a Star" 43) "Back in the ___" (Beatles hit) 44) Fern-to-be 45) Promotes 46) Hotel posting 47) Deprive of weaponry 48) Censored material 49) Almond or eggshell relative 50) Capital in the Baltics 51) Trendsetting 52) Menial laborer 53) All there mentally 55) Med school grad 56) Morning drops on blades THE Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) has featured in the latest UNESCO-UNEVOC publication which highlights innovative practices in Techni- cal and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) within the hospitality and tourism sector. The publication, featuring examples from Europe, Af- rica, and Asia, recognises ITS's collaborative work with SUNx Malta, particularly the ground-breaking Diploma in Climate Friendly Travel study programme. UNESCO, the UN's special- ised agency for education, prioritises education as a fun- damental human right and a cornerstone for peace and sustainable development. The organisation's commitment to addressing global challenges through transformative learn- ing, with a focus on gender equality and Africa, under- scores the significance of ITS's contribution to sustainable tourism education. The Diploma in Climate Friendly Travel, launched in 2020, is the world's first course dedicated to tourism and cli- mate resilience. This two-year, practical programme trains global climate champions both online and on-the-job, prepar- ing them to navigate the com- plex intersections of the Sus- tainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 1.5˚C global warm- ing threshold established un- der the 2015 Paris Agreement, the low carbon agenda, and the Samoa Pathway for sustainable development and natural re- source conservation. The course, which has at- tracted applicants from around the globe, is informed by consultations with travel and tourism stakeholders in regions most affected by cli- mate change. This feedback has shaped the course content and structure, as well as the de- velopment of a virtual faculty composed of leading experts in climate change and environ- mental sustainability. ITS and SUNx Malta aim to cultivate a community of 100,000 climate champions by 2030, empow- ering the travel and tourism sector to adopt sustainable, low-carbon practices. The SUNx Malta Climate Friendly Travel Registry fur- ther supports this mission, providing stakeholders with resources and guidance to pur- sue green and clean pathways in their operations. As late applications for the Diploma in Climate Friendly Travel open from the 23rd to the 28th of September, ITS en- courages prospective students to join this transformative pro- gramme and contribute to a more sustainable future for the global travel industry. ITS features in UNESCO-UNEVOC publication for innovation in climate-friendly travel education