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- Summary:
- This document discusses the growing risks facing coastal tourism as a result of climate change and related disaster risks. It operates as a handbook on how the industry and surrounding local communities can develop their capacities for reducing their disaster risks and adequately responding to disasters when they occur. This document sheds light on an often-ignored sector of the global economy, tourism. It recognizes that tourism, particularly within Small Island Developing States (SIDS), is one of the main foreign exchange earners, as well as one of the main contributors to development of these island nations. Apart from environmental reasons, there are also critical developmental rationales for protecting coastal zones. Without proactive efforts to protect coastal regions, the sector and surrounding coastal tourism communities will see losses of life, livelihoods, property, and infrastructure as the impacts of climate change intensify. With the building of large scale hotels along coasts, the document calls upon the sector to meet three goals: (1) increase the disaster preparedness and response capacity for coastal tourism communities; (2) integrate DRR into coastal tourism destination planning and development; and (3) “support local climate change adaptation [CCA] efforts” (p. 9). The first step towards meeting these goals is to establish a Coordinating Group that includes actors from the ecological community, local authorities, representatives from the tourism sector and civil society, and local DRR experts. This group should develop a disaster management plan for the area, disseminate this information to the public, and ensure that the plan is integrated into local development planning and updated regularly. While the ideas presented within this document are admirable, they may prove ineffective if there is lack of political will. Prior to setting up a Coordinating Group, there is going to be a need to sensitize the sector as to the risks it faces and its potential role in reducing the effects of climate change. Secondly, the writers use the term “climate-proof”, which is unfortunate since there are no absolutes when dealing with disasters or climate change. ‘Climate-resistant’ would have been a better term, since it accepts that plans have to be modified as circumstances regarding risk and vulnerability change. Thus integrating DRR and CCA measures into development must be understood as an ongoing process. ( ,English,English )
- Subject:
- General Disaster Risk Management
- Scope and Content:
- Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Glossary; Executive Summary; 1 INTRODUCTION p. 15; 1.1 Purpose of the Handbook p. 15; 1.2 Target Audience p. 17; 1.3 Organization and Content p. 17; 2 CLIMATE CHANGE, DISASTERS AND TOURISM p. 19; 2.1 Climate Change Impacts on Tourism p. 19; 2.2 Tourism as a contributor to economic development p. 21; 2.3 Tourism Destinations at Risk p. 22; 2.4 Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies p. 24; 2.5 Small Island Developing States (SIDs) p. 26; 3 DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS AND APPROACHES p. 29; 3.1 Introduction p. 29; 3.2 The Disaster Management Cycle p. 29; 3.3 The UNISDR Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) p. 33; 3.4 Regional Tourism Industry Approaches to Disaster Risk Management p. 33; 3.5 National and Local Level Frameworks p. 36; 3.5.1 The Bahamas Islands, Caribbean p. 36; 3.5.2 Phuket Island Province, the Kingdom of Thailand p. 37; 3.6 Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at the Local Level (APELL): An International Initiative and Local Preparedness Framework p. 39; 3.7 Conclusions p. 42; 4 MANAGING DISASTER RISKS AT COASTAL TOURISM DESTINATIONS: Community Organization, Risk Assessment and Evaluation p. 45; 4.1 Introduction p. 45; 4.2 Establishing a Coordinating Group p. 46; 4.2.1 Activities and Priorities of the Coordinating Group p. 48; 4.2.2 Factors facilitating or hindering this task p. 49; 4.3 Assessing Coastal Tourism Risks p. 49; 4.3.1 Natural Hazard Identification and Prioritization p. 51; 4.3.2 Determining the Level of Exposure of a Tourism Destination p. 53; 4.3.3 Evaluating Risk Reduction Options p. 59; 5 DEVELOPING THE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN p. 63; 5.1 Introduction p. 63; 5.2 Plan Development Process p. 63; 5.2.1 Assessing Local Preparedness and Response Capability p. 64; 5.2.2 Organizing the Plan Writing Team p. 66; 5.2.3 Engaging Stakeholders and the General Public p. 66; 5.2.4 Plan Approval p. 66; 5.2.5 Continuous Review Process p. 67; 5.3 Essential Elements of a Comprehensive Preparedness Plan p. 67; 6 IMPLEMENTING THE PREPAREDNESS PLAN p. 73; 6.1 Introduction p. 73; 6.2 Testing the Disaster Preparedness Plan p. 74; 6.2.1 Organizing and Preparing for Exercises p. 75; 6.2.2 Conducting Simulation Exercises p. 76; 6.2.3 Revising and Updating the Preparedness Plan p. 77; 6.3 Capacity Building p. 78; 6.4 Public Outreach and Education p. 81; 6.5 Conflict Resolution p. 82; 7 ACHIEVING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE p. 85; 7.1 The Imperative for Disaster Risk Reduction p. 85; 7.2 Mainstreaming Disaster Risk p. 87; Appendices: A: Guidance on Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Assessment; B: Shelter Assessment Model; C: Checklist for Risk Reduction Options; D: Additional Guidance for Writing Disaster Preparedness Plans; E: 15 Actions to Develop a Disaster Preparedness Plan for a Coastal Tourism Destination
- Citation/Reference:
- Shurland, D., Jong, P. (2008). Disaster risk management for coastal tourism destinations responding to climate change: a practical guide for decision makers. United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST).
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