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Disaster Risk Management For Coastal Tourism Destinations Responding To Climate Change A Practical Guide For Decision Makers Conclusions Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction at tourism destinations means creating a pervasive culture of disaster preparedness. It also presupposes an alignment of political will and leadership with disaster management goals and objectives, and the actions and resources to strengthen the disaster management infrastructure and operation – all for the purpose of achieving destination resilience. The ultimate measure of this is not only an articulated plan of action but also the achievement of desired outcomes in the face of disaster events. The Handbook outlines a range of options that tourism destinations should consider for mainstreaming risk reduction in post-disaster recovery including the use of hazard scenarios to anticipate long term recovery issues, establishing a standing recovery task force to oversee reconstruction or by providing incentives or disincentives to either encourage or discourage behaviours. The choice is clear: climate-proof and resilient destinations and communities are strategies that must be adopted and quickly. The good news is that there is a wealth of know-how, expertise and experience readily available from multiple sources. conserving energy, natural resources and critical ecosystems, end up improving their bottom-lines in the short and long term and creating shareholder value. These are also the actions required for mitigating disasters. Coastal ecosystems naturally protect and nourish coastlines. These should be considered a treasured national resource and treated accordingly with diligent care and preservation. On the other hand, human communities and systems require preventative and preparedness actions against disasters. The challenge is overcoming the barriers to cooperation, inertia and lack of will of decisions-makers at the policy, business and community levels. This may also be addressed through awareness-raising of disaster events, enlightened leadership, public and private sector cooperation and commitment to a common goal. The desired result is a tourism destination that delivers on its promise consistently and has an established reputation for protecting its residents, businesses, and visitors against the effects of natural hazards. 14
1 Introduction 1 1.1 Purpose of the Handbook Within recent years, the evidence for increased risk of climate-induced slow-onset (e.g. sea level rise), and increased intensity and frequency of rapid-onset disasters (e.g. super cyclones), has emerged with greater certainty. The predominant impact has been on coastal communities with huge losses of life, livelihoods, property, and infrastructure. This has only served to sharpen the focus on disaster preparedness and management world wide. In addressing disaster risk management in the tourism industry, the complexity, dynamism, and importance of this industry to the world and small island economies is recognized, along with the potential risks to coastal tourism investments. While the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami demonstrated well the vulnerability of coastal resorts to ocean surges, it also exposed a great disparity in recovery times between the hotel sector, the tourism destination, and affected communities. To this end, this Handbook brings together three important aspects of the environment-development dichotomy with the practice of disaster management: Tourism as a contributor to economic development; Climate change impacts; and The vulnerability of coastal communities to natural disasters. These aspects of the development agenda are brought into focus in this Handbook for the purpose of maintaining tourism destination integrity and resilience, when faced with natural disasters and their related hazards. The Handbook’s approach builds upon UNEP’s Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at the Local Level (APELL). This is a process designed to create public awareness of hazards and to ensure that communities and emergency services are adequately trained and prepared to respond (see Chapter 3). This Handbook was therefore conceived as an important tool for planners and managers requiring tailor-made guidance for improving the resilience of coastal tourism destinations to climate induced disaster. Its orientation towards coastal tourism destinations is primarily because of the size and popularity of the tourism plant that already exists in coastal areas; the surge in new and large-scaled resort development and unceasing demand for valued coastal real estate; and the elevated risks that resort destinations and communities are likely to face from climate-induced events. 15
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