An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the tourism sector in Saint Lucia

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cepal.callNumberLC/CAR/L.306
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de Organos Subsidiarios
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
cepal.jobNumberLCCARL306_en
cepal.physicalDescriptiontablas
cepal.regionalOfficePuerto España
cepal.topicEngCLIMATE CHANGE
cepal.topicSpaCAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
cepal.workareaEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
dc.coverage.spatialEngSAINT LUCIA
dc.coverage.spatialSpaSANTA LUCIA
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-14T18:28:19Z
dc.date.available2015-07-14T18:28:19Z
dc.date.issued2011-10-22
dc.description.abstractThis report provides an analysis and evaluation of the likely effects of climate change on the tourism sector in Saint Lucia. Clayton (2009) identifies three reasons why the Caribbean should be concerned about the potential effects of climate change on tourism: (a) the relatively high dependence on tourism as a source of foreign exchange and employment; (b) the intrinsic vulnerability of small islands and their infrastructure (e.g. hotels and resorts) to sea level rise and extreme climatic events (e.g. hurricanes and floods); and, (c) the high dependence of the regional tourist industry on carbon-based fuels (both to bring tourist to the region as well as to provide support services in the region). The effects of climate change are already being felt on the island. Between 1970 and 2009 there was a rise in the number of relatively hot days experienced on the island. Added to this, there was also a decline in mean precipitation over the period. In addition to temperature, there is also the threat of increased wind speeds. Since the early twentieth century, the number of hurricanes passing through the Caribbean has risen from about 5-6 per year to more than 25 in some years of the twenty-first century. In Saint Lucia, the estimated damage from 12 windstorms (including hurricanes) affecting the island was US$1 billion or about 106% of 2009 GDP. Climate change is also likely to significantly affect coral reefs. Hoegh-Guldberg (2007) estimates that should current concentrations of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere rise from 380ppm to 560ppm, decreases in coral calcification and growth by 40% are likely. This report attempted to quantify the likely effects of the changes in the climatic factors mentioned above on the economy of Saint Lucia. As it relates to temperature and other climatic variables, a tourism climatic index that captures the elements of climate that impact on a destination’s experience was constructed. The index was calculated using historical observations, as well as those under two, likely, Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) climate scenarios: A2 and B2.
dc.description.tableOfContents.-- I. Introduction.--II. Background.--III. Data collection and analysis.- IV. Quantifyng the impact of climate change on tourism.-- V. Econometric results and simulations.-- VI. Cost benefit assessement of adaptation options.-- VII. Conclusions.
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dc.format.extent53 páginas.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/L.306
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/38612
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription53 p. : tables, figures.
dc.publisherECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
dc.publisher.placePort-of-Spain
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject.unbisEngTOURISM
dc.subject.unbisEngTRANSPORT
dc.subject.unbisEngNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subject.unbisEngSEA LEVEL
dc.subject.unbisEngECOSYSTEMS
dc.subject.unbisEngLANDSCAPE PROTECTION
dc.subject.unbisEngCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC ASPECTS
dc.subject.unbisEngENERGY POLICY
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
dc.subject.unbisSpaCAMBIO CLIMATICO
dc.subject.unbisSpaTURISMO
dc.subject.unbisSpaTRANSPORTE
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESASTRES NATURALES
dc.subject.unbisSpaNIVEL DEL MAR
dc.subject.unbisSpaECOSISTEMAS
dc.subject.unbisSpaPROTECCION DEL PAISAJE
dc.subject.unbisSpaANALISIS COSTO-BENEFICIO
dc.subject.unbisSpaASPECTOS ECONOMICOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA ENERGETICA
dc.titleAn assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the tourism sector in Saint Lucia
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