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Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector:
Frameworks, Tools and Practices

Topics for case studies or concept papers.

TOPIC 1 (5-7 case studies or concept papers)
Engaging stakeholders in an adaptation process
The case of (country name)
A preliminary plan for (country name)

If you choose a case study, please explain the process that your country/institution/organization has
followed in order to build a local, national or regional partnership responsible for implementing an
adaptation plan. List the stakeholders that you have chosen and explain how you selected them, the
role of the leading partner and the “decision-making rules” regulating the partnership. List any
problems that have occurred and, where possible, focus on cases involving a degree of conflict. For
such cases explain how the conflict was resolved or, if the conflict was not resolved, why a resolution
was not possible. List the main lessons learned and how these lessons could be used by other
destinations.

If you choose a concept paper, please explain how you plan to build a local, national or regional
partnership responsible for the implementation of an adaptation plan. List the stakeholders that you
consider should be invited and the reasons for inviting them, state how you plan to manage the
partnership and what decision-making rules you think are the most appropriate for the partnership.
How do you anticipate confronting problems and resolving conflicts? What kind of assistance you will
need to build the partnership. What you would recommend to a “senior executive” of your organization
or institution?

TOPIC 2 (5-7 cases studies or concept papers)
Assessing impacts and evaluating risks e.g.
• Sea level rise in (country name)
• Water shortage in (country name)
• Threats for wildlife in (country name)
• Natural disasters in (country name)
• Coastal erosion in (country name)

Select one of the above climate change impacts (or propose others) for your destination and explain
the potential implications for tourism. If your country has already undertaken an assessment then
present the results of this assessment; otherwise attempt a preliminary assessment of the impacts to
your country. What kind of data have you used or are you planning to use? List the risks associated
with the impact and evaluate the severity of each risk. Do not forget that you should list and assess
both current and potential impacts.

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Mitigation: The response of the tourism sector
The case of (segment) in (name of destination)
An integrated approach for (name of destination)

If you select this topic then you should select either one particular segment of the tourism sector (e.g.
transportation, accommodation, or activity-based segment) or a combination of segments in a given
destination.

If you are presenting a case study then you should explain what kind of concrete mitigation measures
have been undertaken. Give as much information as possible on the technologies and solutions used
and the associated costs. Do not forget to mention any problems that might have occurred.

If you are presenting a concept paper then list the mitigation options that you think are relevant for
your destination/segment. Explain why you believe these measures are adequate for your destination/
segment and anticipate the implementation challenges that your destination/ segment will have to
confront.

TOPIC 4 (3-5 concept papers or case studies)
Sectoral relationships e.g.:
• Agriculture
• Waste management
• Water
• Infrastructure
• etc.

The focus of this topic is on the sectoral relationship between sustainable destinations, tourism and
climate change. We are looking for papers that will explain with simple language the economic
dependences between tourism and other economic sectors and how these dependences are affecting
the climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts of a destination. Although the main focus is on the
economic dependences, the societal and political dynamics driven by these dependencies should also
be presented.

These contributions are expected to be more concept papers rather than case studies although a
combination of a concept paper with some examples would be ideal.

Confronting challenges
Financing adaptation and mitigation in (name of country)
Raising awareness on tourism and climate change in (name of country)
Developing an enabling political framework
Free subject selection (you should select your subject before leaving Oxford)

If you choose a case study then similar to the previous topics you should explain the activity that you
are undertaking. If this is a concept paper you should explain how you plan to develop and implement
activities to confront the challenges. If you choose financing then you should either explain how you
managed to secure financing or how you plan to develop a financing plan.

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Guidelines and conditions for all case studies or concept papers

Length: No less than 2 and no more than 4 pages

Structure:
• Title
• Introduction and identification of problem/issue statement.
• Main section: title your main section as you wish
• Conclusions, recommendations
• Sources for further information (contact persons, web sites, publications etc.)
• One photo in high resolution (optional)

Dates:
First draft: 9 May 2008
Comments from editors: 30 May 2008
Final text: 20 June 2008

Logistics:

All papers should be sent to the following addresses:

stefanos.fotiou@unep.fr
murray.simpson@ouce.ox.ac.uk
beag2@kent.ac.uk
helena.rey@unep.fr
catalina.etchevery@unep.fr

All papers, accompanied by an editorial, will be published in a booklet following UNEP’s publication
template. All authors will be individually acknowledged and they may use the text of their case study or
concept paper in other publications as they wish. UNEP will be the copyright holder.

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