Climate change Adaptation Planning: Tourism industry in the Himalaya Region

A study of Climate change adaptation practices and their implementations. 1) Introduction- A series of reports issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in the Nineties conclusively linked increasing climate variability as a consequence of human actions resulting in increasing quantities of Green House Gases in the environment. These reports led to a call for international action and thus the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was established in…

The changing nature of snow cover as a result of alpine climate change is a modern phenomenon that climate scientists are beginning to understand. Declining snow depth and duration have serious implications for Australia’s ski industry, in particular the longevity of the industry. This essay discusses the impacts of alpine climate change on snow cover, adaption strategies to sustain the industry’s economy as well as the unsustainable nature of snowmaking as a long term solution. Limitations on water…

The Himalayas region is located between the plains of the Indian subcontinent and the Tibetan Plateau. This region is the home to the highest peak on Earth, Mt. Everest, including a series of peaks that is above 8,000 meters in altitude. Making the Himalayas one of the most popular regions for tourist activities. The surrounding countries including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bhutan, China, India and Nepal benefit from the tourist activities in the Himalayas. For example, the tourism industry alone in…

Impacts of Climate Change on Australian Alps’ Ski Industry The changing nature of snow cover as a result of climate change is a modern phenomenon that climate scientists are beginning to understand. The negative impact of climate change on snow cover has serious implications for the Australian alpine ski industry, in particular the longevity of the industry. This essay discusses the impacts of climate change on snow cover and the alpine landscape, social attitudes, changes in the ski industry’s…

Future impact of climate change on Alpine winter tourism Climate change is a major issue that shapes present decision making and presents possible challenges for future leaders (Grundmann 2006). The impact of climate change on Alpine winter tourism is examined in this article. The author's main argument is that climate change has the capacity to influence negatively the numbers and types of tourist that visit alpine areas. The influence occurs because climate change has an influence on the weather…

Economic Impacts of the Climate Change in the Southeastern Region of the U.S. and Texas Presented to Prof. Robin Kessler Prepared by Daniel Aru BA 3350 November 5, 2015 Table of Contents: Executive summary ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 General trends ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Texas…

have on climate change. The first source is “Climate change in the South East Queensland Region” which was published by the Queensland Government. Source 1 will be used to study the consequences of climate change expected of global climate models. The second source is “Climate Change Reconsidered II” published by The Heartland Institution of Chicago. Source 2 will be used to assess and critique computer model predictions on climate change. “Climate change in the South East Queensland Region” summarises…

Introduction: The Himalayas is a vital region that facilitates mountain tourism to a number of countries including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bhutan, China, India and Nepal. The unique landscape and scenery of Himalayas is the main attraction to tourist activities in this region. Tourism industry is one of the major contributors to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employment. As an example, tourism sector contributes 9.4% of GDP and 8.2% of total employment in 2012 for Nepal (World Travel & Tourism Council 2014)…

This essay will discuss how recent changes in the law may impact the tourism industry, as it is extremely vulnerable when it comes to these emendations in regulations and that is why politics contributes to these impacts. Governments introduce different laws and regulations which every individual and business must follow or adapt to, organisations often have to change the way they operate due new policies, and these alterations cost a lot of capital and if they fail to follow the rules, organisations…

PROPOSAL ADAPTATION OF WATER SENSITIVE URBAN DESIGN TO CLIMATE CHANGE ASHIQ MOHAMED RASHEED Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of IF49 Doctor of Philosophy 23rd June 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of content ii List of figures iii List of tables iv 1. PROPOSED TITLE 1 2. PROPOSED SUPERVISORS AND THEIR CREDENTIALS 1 3. BACKGROUND AND LITERATURE REVIEW 1 3.1 Introduction 1 3.2 Literature review 3 3.2.1 Climate change 3 3.2.1.1 Global climate change 3 3.2.1…