Policy-makers’ perceptions of the tourism–climate change nexus: Policy needs and constraints in Botswana

Hambira, Wame L.; Saarinen, Jarkko

doi:10.1080/0376835x.2015.1010716

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“…These studies have found that the impacts of climate change on tourism will have serious consequences for the economies of countries in the region, which are increasingly dependent on the tourism industry. Research on the perspectives of tourism stakeholders in the region includes assessments of the perceptions of tourism operators and policy makers and has shown that although there is relatively widespread acknowledgement that climate change will impact the tourism sector in the future, little is currently being done to adapt to potential future impacts (Saarinen et al, 2012;Hambira, Saarinen, 2015). Furthermore, operators, in particular, do not necessarily attribute current climatic and weather issues to climate change (Saarinen et al, 2012).…”

Section: Weather and Tourism In Southern Africamentioning

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Insight into American tourists’ experiences with weather in South Africa

Giddy

Fitchett

Hoogendoorn

2017

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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Abstract. Weather and climate are often important factors determining the success of a tourism destination and resultant satisfaction among tourists. This is particularly true for South Africa due the predominance of outdoor tourist attractions. Increasing numbers of international tourists have visited South Africa since the fall of apartheid, particularly those from the United States (U.S.), which is an important market for South African tourism. Therefore, this paper seeks to examine a sample of American tourists' experience with day-to-day weather and climatic conditions in South Africa. The results show that although respondents did not feel that climatic conditions were an important factor in motivations to visit the country, the day-to-day weather did often impact the enjoyment of their visit. Most notably, weather controlled their ability to participate in outdoor activities. In correlating accounts of unpleasant weather conditions with the meteorological records, a close association emerged, particularly for excessively high temperatures. This indicates that the experiences of American tourists are an accurate indication of climatic unsuitability for tourism, which poses threats to the South African outdoor tourism sector.

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Section: Weather and Tourism In Southern Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

Insight into American tourists’ experiences with weather in South Africa

Giddy

Fitchett

Hoogendoorn

2017

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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“…There is also research through deep interviews to investigate policymakers' perceptions about the relationship between tourism and climate change or about climate change policy needs in tourism [97]. Interviews with policymakers have been used as well to study how institutional and government changes in climate change discourses might transform social behavior and, consequently increase resilience to climate change [96].…”

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The Vulnerability of Coastal Tourism Destinations to Climate Change: The Usefulness of Policy Analysis

2017

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Climate change conditions the sustainability of coastal destinations. This paper looks at the physical conditions that determine exposure and sensitivity to and risk from climate change and explores the sociopolitical contextual factors that determine the vulnerability of destinations. We define a destination's vulnerability to climate change as being a reduction in its attractiveness caused by climate change combined with the consequences of adaptation and mitigation strategies. To be more specific, this paper aims to discuss the linkage between policymaking and the vulnerability of coastal destinations to climate change. We look at how this vulnerability is determined by decision-making, policies and strategies and propose an innovative analytical framework to assess vulnerability using a policy analysis approach. It is our intention to combine a content analysis of policy documents with an analysis of the perceptions and opinions of the stakeholders that influence decision-making. The paper deals with the complex, multiple, dynamic and fuzzy attributes that characterize all the items that make up this kind of research: climate change (phenomenon), vulnerability (variable), policy analysis (method), policy contents and stakeholder perceptions (indicators), coastal destinations (territorial system) and tourism (activity and policy).

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“…Darkoh et al [35] noted that climate change-induced floods resulted in the complete isolation of the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta, Botswana thereby leading to business losses and retrenchment of tourism employees. Other researches in the Okavango Delta of Botswana have also shown that climate change-induced flooding has the potential to result in crocodiles and hippopotamus moving into human-populated areas and increase the prevalence of malaria and cholera [35,39,40]. However, high rainfall totals associated with tropical cyclone events can boost primary production thereby making more forage available for some wild animals such as grazers like zebra and wildebeest.…”

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Towards Sustainable Community Conservation in Tropical Savanna Landscapes: A Management Intervention Framework for Ecotourism Projects in a Changing Global Climate

Mudzengi¹

2022

Protected Area Management - Recent Advances

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Community-based conservation embedded in the Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources, as exemplified by the Mahenye ecotourism project, faces numerous challenges due to climate change. It, therefore, becomes imperative to adopt community-based conservation models for the changing global climatic dynamics. The specific objectives of the research were to do the following: (i) identify the shocks emanating from climate change at Mahenye ecotourism project, (ii) indicate adaptations to make the ecotourism model at Mahenye more resilient in the face of shocks emanating from climate change, and (iii) develop a management intervention framework for ecotourism projects in a changing global climate. We approached the research from a qualitative perspective. The shocks emanating from climate change at the Mahenye ecotourism project included a shortage of water and forage for wild animals during drought years, flood-induced damage of buildings and roads due to increased incidence and severity of tropical cyclones, reduced bioclimatic comfort due to temperature rises, and increased theft of flora and fauna due to climate change-related socio-economic deprivation. The adaptations include recalibrating variables ranging from amenities, income streams, marketing, and linkages. The research results could inform environmental planners on strategies for ensuring the sustainability of community ecotourism in a changing climate.

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Policy-makers’ perceptions of the tourism–climate change nexus: Policy needs and constraints in Botswana

Cited by 27 publications

References 40 publications

Insight into American tourists’ experiences with weather in South Africa

Insight into American tourists’ experiences with weather in South Africa

The Vulnerability of Coastal Tourism Destinations to Climate Change: The Usefulness of Policy Analysis

Towards Sustainable Community Conservation in Tropical Savanna Landscapes: A Management Intervention Framework for Ecotourism Projects in a Changing Global Climate

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