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Climate change and challenges for tourism in Central America

By:

Schatan, Claudia

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: UN ECLAC Mexico CityMX 2010Description: 67 pAction note:

10/15/12 SANDRAW

Summary: Looks at the different Central American countries' tourism characteristics and vulnerability to climate change phenomena; compares the different situations of tourist sites among the countries of the region. Looks into the legal and institutional framework that has been developed regarding environment protection and climate change in each country under study, analysing its progress and limitations, explores the determinants of tourism demand in the past, including the role of hurricanes and other external shocks on the flow of tourists and, suggests some adaptation policies mostly for leisure tourism.

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Looks at the different Central American countries' tourism characteristics and vulnerability to climate change phenomena; compares the different situations of tourist sites among the countries of the region. Looks into the legal and institutional framework that has been developed regarding environment protection and climate change in each country under study, analysing its progress and limitations, explores the determinants of tourism demand in the past, including the role of hurricanes and other external shocks on the flow of tourists and, suggests some adaptation policies mostly for leisure tourism.