A summary of how climate change effects in sectors affect the tourism sector positively or negatively is given in Table 7. Table 7. Matrix of interdependencies Affecting TOURISM SECTOR CC effect in Positively Negatively (see … New food produced and Agriculture Food production offered to tourists weather patterns Opportunities for new tourism The loss of regulating ecosystem products Biodiversity and services (protection from erosion, Ecosystems Opportunities for new avalanches) can lead to the loss of some destinations development assets (for example snow, shorelines) Longer average stay Energy Slower growth in arrivals Higher innovation rate New tourism products (berries, mushrooms) Forestry New forests as buffer zones Worse tourism conditions (water storage, carbon sequestration) Biophysical thresholds (for example temperatures) New tourism products SPA, – Human Health wellness, wellbeing Fewer active and sports tourism products Better access to (new) tourism Growing emissions of GHGs Transport destinations and attractions Impacts on infrastructure More attractive under scenario Shorter average stay Environment of extreme weather events Saving water reduces vulnerabilities, allow to cater to Costly to increase water greater number of tourists availability (for example desalination) Longer average stay Note: The above Matrix of sectoral interdependencies reflects how climate change effects in one sector affect the Tourism sector positively or negatively. Priority Setting Approach Many views about priorities in CCA strategies and actions have been published For example, UNEP (2008) developed the in official reports and in scientific papers. following priorities for tourism CCA activities: It is imperative to commence the process of adaptation without any 1) Adapt now. unnecessary delay. Climate change will accelerate. Therefore, further adaptation to current risks can yield immediate benefits. Numerous barriers exist to impede adaptation, 2) Create conditions to enable adaptation. including: competing priorities for scarce resources, lack of knowledge, weak institutions, degraded natural resources, inadequate infrastructure, insufficient financial resources, and
A summary of how climate change effects in sectors affect the tourism sector positively or negatively is given in Table 7. Table 7. Matrix of interdependencies Affecting TOURISM SECTOR CC effect in … (see Positively Negatively Agriculture New food produced and offered to tourists Food production Biodiversity and Ecosystems Opportunities for new tourism products Opportunities for new destinations development weather patterns The loss of regulating ecosystem services (protection from erosion, avalanches) can lead to the loss of some assets (for example snow, shorelines) Energy Longer average stay Higher innovation rate Slower growth in arrivals Forestry New tourism products (berries, mushrooms) New forests as buffer zones (water storage, carbon sequestration) Worse tourism conditions Human Health New tourism products – SPA, wellness, wellbeing Biophysical thresholds (for example temperatures) Fewer active and sports tourism products Transport Better access to (new) tourism destinations and attractions Growing emissions of GHGs Impacts on infrastructure Environment More attractive under scenario of extreme weather events Shorter average stay Saving water reduces vulnerabilities, allow to cater to greater number of tourists Longer average stay Costly to increase water availability (for example desalination) Note: The above Matrix of sectoral interdependencies reflects how climate change effects in one sector affect the Tourism sector positively or negatively. Priority Setting Approach Many views about priorities in CCA strategies and actions have been published in official reports and in scientific papers. For example, UNEP (2008) developed the following priorities for tourism CCA activities: 1) Adapt now. It is imperative to commence the process of adaptation without any unnecessary delay. Climate change will accelerate. Therefore, further adaptation to current risks can yield immediate benefits. 2) Create conditions to enable adaptation. Numerous barriers exist to impede adaptation, including: competing priorities for scarce resources, lack of knowledge, weak institutions, degraded natural resources, inadequate infrastructure, insufficient financial resources, and
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