TY - JOUR
T1 - Policy Environment for the Tourism Sector's Adaptation to Climate Change in the South Pacific - The Case of Samoa
AU - Wong, Emma
AU - Jiang, Min
AU - Klint, Louise
AU - DeLacy, Terry
AU - Harrison, David
AU - Dominey-Howes, Dale
PY - 2013/3/1
Y1 - 2013/3/1
N2 - Samoa and its neighbouring Pacific Island Countries are highly vulnerable to climate change risks because their population and infrastructure are mostly located on low-lying coastal areas. Impacts of climate change are potentially disastrous to tourism, the major economic sector in the region. This research examines the conduciveness of the policy environment in Samoa for the tourism sector to adapt to climate change along three dimensions: stakeholders' will and commitment, resources available, and policy-making mechanisms [Wong, E.P.Y., Mistilis, N., & Dwyer, L. (2011). A framework for analyzing intergovernmental collaboration - the case of ASEAN tourism. Tourism Management, 32, 367-376]. Samoa is used as an exemplar case study to understand how the Pacific island tourism sector can best adapt to climate change. It was found that the policy environment in Samoa is generally conducive. However, there is a strong need for closer public-private cooperation.
AB - Samoa and its neighbouring Pacific Island Countries are highly vulnerable to climate change risks because their population and infrastructure are mostly located on low-lying coastal areas. Impacts of climate change are potentially disastrous to tourism, the major economic sector in the region. This research examines the conduciveness of the policy environment in Samoa for the tourism sector to adapt to climate change along three dimensions: stakeholders' will and commitment, resources available, and policy-making mechanisms [Wong, E.P.Y., Mistilis, N., & Dwyer, L. (2011). A framework for analyzing intergovernmental collaboration - the case of ASEAN tourism. Tourism Management, 32, 367-376]. Samoa is used as an exemplar case study to understand how the Pacific island tourism sector can best adapt to climate change. It was found that the policy environment in Samoa is generally conducive. However, there is a strong need for closer public-private cooperation.
KW - adaptation
KW - climate change
KW - policy
KW - Samoa
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84871279064&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10941665.2012.688511
DO - 10.1080/10941665.2012.688511
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84871279064
VL - 18
SP - 52
EP - 71
JO - Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research
JF - Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research
SN - 1094-1665
IS - 1-2
ER -