Climate change- perceived impacts, risks, vulnerability, and response strategies: A case study of Mombasa coastal tourism, Kenya
Climate change policies are advancing, at least rhetorically. These policies are made through complex processes of interactions among stakeholders whose opinions are shaped by historical experiences, beliefs, awareness and understanding of potential climate impacts coupled with information rec...
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| description | Climate change policies are advancing, at least rhetorically. These policies are made through complex
processes of interactions among stakeholders whose opinions are shaped by historical experiences,
beliefs, awareness and understanding of potential climate impacts coupled with information received
from third parties, both formal and informal. However, it has been argued that tourism stakeholders’
actions in response to climate change will depend on their supply-side perceived vulnerability.
Interviews were used to study tourism stakeholders’ past account of environmental hazards,
perception potential impacts of climate change and their response strategies for coastal tourism
region of Mombasa, Kenya. Findings indicate categorical awareness variation with government
officials, conservation and research institutes being more aware of climate change potential impacts
whereas tourism managers were found to have global picture of the phenomena rather than local
picture of the occurrence of climate change impacts despite having experienced challenges of water
scarcity, coral reef bleaching, changes in precipitation, flooding, and changes in beach structure which
all have implication for tourism. No tangible adaptation actions are reported among tourism operators,
but the government is engaging on planed adaptation. Information sharing, education and actor–
partnerships among the players at the destination are proposed and further research gaps are
outlined. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09964054ce0c498a96b42749caff95d62022-12-21T19:36:56ZengAfricaJournalsAfrican Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure2223-814X2015-01-0141article_40_vol_4_1_2015Climate change- perceived impacts, risks, vulnerability, and response strategies: A case study of Mombasa coastal tourism, KenyaJM Njoroge0 University of Hamburg Climate change policies are advancing, at least rhetorically. These policies are made through complex processes of interactions among stakeholders whose opinions are shaped by historical experiences, beliefs, awareness and understanding of potential climate impacts coupled with information received from third parties, both formal and informal. However, it has been argued that tourism stakeholders’ actions in response to climate change will depend on their supply-side perceived vulnerability. Interviews were used to study tourism stakeholders’ past account of environmental hazards, perception potential impacts of climate change and their response strategies for coastal tourism region of Mombasa, Kenya. Findings indicate categorical awareness variation with government officials, conservation and research institutes being more aware of climate change potential impacts whereas tourism managers were found to have global picture of the phenomena rather than local picture of the occurrence of climate change impacts despite having experienced challenges of water scarcity, coral reef bleaching, changes in precipitation, flooding, and changes in beach structure which all have implication for tourism. No tangible adaptation actions are reported among tourism operators, but the government is engaging on planed adaptation. Information sharing, education and actor– partnerships among the players at the destination are proposed and further research gaps are outlined. http://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article40vol4(1)-2015.pdf coastal tourism climate change planned adaptation climate policy |
| spellingShingle | JM Njoroge Climate change- perceived impacts, risks, vulnerability, and response strategies: A case study of Mombasa coastal tourism, Kenya African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure coastal tourism climate change planned adaptation climate policy |
| title | Climate change- perceived impacts, risks, vulnerability, and response strategies: A case study of Mombasa coastal tourism, Kenya |
| title_full | Climate change- perceived impacts, risks, vulnerability, and response strategies: A case study of Mombasa coastal tourism, Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Climate change- perceived impacts, risks, vulnerability, and response strategies: A case study of Mombasa coastal tourism, Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate change- perceived impacts, risks, vulnerability, and response strategies: A case study of Mombasa coastal tourism, Kenya |
| title_short | Climate change- perceived impacts, risks, vulnerability, and response strategies: A case study of Mombasa coastal tourism, Kenya |
| title_sort | climate change perceived impacts risks vulnerability and response strategies a case study of mombasa coastal tourism kenya |
| topic | coastal tourism climate change planned adaptation climate policy |
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