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

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cepal.callNumberLC/CAR/L.313
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de Organos Subsidiarios
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
cepal.jobNumberLCCARL313_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.spatialEngJAMAICA
dc.coverage.spatialSpaJAMAICA
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-14T14:53:23Z
dc.date.available2015-07-14T14:53:23Z
dc.date.issued2011-10-22
dc.description.abstractClimate change is a continuous process that began centuries ago. Today the pace of change has increased with greater rapidity because of global warming induced by anthropogenically generated greenhouse gases (GHG). Failure to effectively deal with the adverse outcomes can easily disrupt plans for sustainable economic development. Because of the failure of export agriculture over the last several decades, to provide the economic stimuli needed to promote economic growth and development, Jamaica, like many other island states in the Caribbean subregion, has come to rely on tourism as an instrument of transformation of the macro-economy. It is believed this shift in economic imperative would eventually provide the economic impetus needed to generate much needed growth and development. This assessment has shown that tourism is not only a leading earner of foreign exchange in Jamaica and a major creator of both direct and indirect jobs but, also, one of the principal contributors to the country‟s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The rapid expansion of the industry which occurred over the last several decades coupled with disregard for sound environmental practices has led to the destruction of coral reefs and the silting of wetlands. Because most of the industry is located along the coastal region it is extremely vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Failure to address the predictable environmental challenges of climate change, with some degree of immediacy, will not only undermine, but quickly and seriously impair the capacity of industry to stimulate and contribute to the process of economic development. To this end, it important that further development of industry be characterised by sound economic and social planning and proper environmental practices.
dc.description.tableOfContents.-- I. Introduction.-- II. The economic impact of tourism in Jamaica.--III. Climate, Sea level rise, Coral reefs and Trends.-- IV. Impact of extreme events.-- V. Climate change and future environmental scenarios for Jamaica.-- VI. Vulnerability of Jamaica's tourism to extreme and climate changes.-- VII. Methodology and data.-- VIII. Results of the model.-- Estimate of potential for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in the tourism sector.-- X. Adaptation measures and options.
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dc.format.extent85 páginas.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/L.313
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/38606
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription85 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.unbisEngSEA LEVEL
dc.subject.unbisEngCORAL REEFS
dc.subject.unbisEngNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subject.unbisEngGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subject.unbisEngENERGY POLICY
dc.subject.unbisEngDISASTER PREVENTION
dc.subject.unbisEngCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subject.unbisEngENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC ASPECTS
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
dc.subject.unbisSpaCAMBIO CLIMATICO
dc.subject.unbisSpaTURISMO
dc.subject.unbisSpaNIVEL DEL MAR
dc.subject.unbisSpaARRECIFES DE CORAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESASTRES NATURALES
dc.subject.unbisSpaEMISIONES DE GASES DE EFECTO INVERNADERO
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA ENERGETICA
dc.subject.unbisSpaPREVENCION DE DESASTRES
dc.subject.unbisSpaANALISIS COSTO-BENEFICIO
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA AMBIENTAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaASPECTOS ECONOMICOS
dc.titleAn assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the tourism sector in Jamaica
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