Impacts on SW and
background information
Sectors:
- Agriculture and Forestry
- Biodiversity
- Business and Utilities
- Housing and Construction
- Local Government
- Tourism
- Transport
Warming to the idea*
*SW Climate Change Impact Scoping Study including report summary and technical report
Young Climate Change
Champion - SW
Aim:
To identify, develop and promote opportunities for tourism in the region to become resilient to the impacts of climate change.
Lead contact: Emma Whittlesea (emma.r.whittlesea@plymouth.ac.uk), Sustainability Researcher at the University of Plymouth and member of the SW Tourism Alliance virtual team.
Latest Progress Report
- for past papers, see below
The Climate SouthWest Tourism Group supported by the Tourism Alliance and the Institute of Sustainable Solutions Research organised a Conference aimed at the Tourism industry on 7th December 2011. The aim of the Conference was to develop and promote opportunities for tourism in the South West to become more resilient to the impacts of climate change. The conference was Chaired by Malcolm Bell, Chief Executive of Visit Cornwall, and heard from businesses themselves, scientists, insurance providers and key support organisations. Please find their presentation slides below (all files are pdfs):
Opening address by Malcolm Bell, The South West Tourism Alliance
'Growing tourism in a finite world', Jason Freezer, Visit England
'Resilient Tourism', Alex Webb, Climate SouthWest
'Understanding & Managing Risk Insurance', David Britton, Ecclesiastical Insurance and ABI
'Water Conservation - Why and How', Jon Wood, South West Water
'Shifiting Shores in the South West', Simon Hill, National Trust
'Building resilience - tools', Manda Brookman, CoaST
'Communication: Getting the message right', Futerra
Previous Tourism Sector Group activity includes:
Tourism Business Survey (2010) - In February 2010, the group commissioned a survey of tourism businesses to explore attitudes to extreme weather and adaptation. The results are available on this website's tools page. A presentation of the results can also be downloaded here: "Tourism business climate change survey" (pdf 1Mb) - presentation by Exeter University.
'Preparing for Change: Climate-proof your tourism business' - www.climateprepared.com - In November 2009 the group lauched, 'Preparing for Change: Climate-proof your tourism business' ,an interactive web-based version of the Tourism Adaptation Checklist tool, developed in partnership with Climate South East, Tourism South East and South West Tourism - www.climateprepared.com. The toolkit provides information on the potential impacts of climate change on tourism businesses, what actions can be taken to minimise the risks and maximise the opportunities, and links to relevant information and support. It also includes case studies, top tips and an interactive checklist, which enables users to create their own personalised action plan. The 'Preparing for climate change' leaflet, which is available from this website's tools page, outlines some of the key information and signposts people towards the toolkit.
'Changing Climate, Changing Business' DVD (2009) - In April 2009, the group also produced a video, 'Changing Climate, Changing Business', which is available from this website's tools page. The video, which features 11 tourism business case studies, aims to help raise business awareness of the need to adapt and to demonstrate the practical actions that can be taken. An accompanying booklet with 10 top tips to help tourism businesses adapt is also available.
In January 2010 the group produced a national case study on 'Using UKCP09 to assess the impacts of climate change on tourism in the South West region'; there is a link to this from this website's case studies page.
Tools
Please visit our Tools page for access to relevant tools and reports for the Tourism sector.
Past Papers etc
Please find below meeting notes and presentation slides from the Tourism Sector Group for the last 12 months. Older copies of the minutes can be obtained from Climate SouthWest (contact details on Climate SouthWest home page).
Click on links to download:
Tourism Sector Group meeting note 8th June 2011 (doc). Also Somerset WAVE project (pdf 5.6Mb) - presentation by Steve Drury, Somerset County Council, to 8th June 2011 meeting.
Tourism Sector Group meeting note 29th March 2011 (doc). Also Somerset Coastal Change Pathfinder (power point 2.3Mb) - presentation by Paul Jones, Somerset County Council, to 29.3.2011 meeting.
Tourism Sector Group meeting note 8th December 2010 (doc).
Tourism Sector Group meeting note 22nd September 2010 (doc). Also Climate Change Adaptation in Exmoor National Park (pdf 1.9Mb) - presentation by Dan James, Exmoor National Park Authority, to 22.9.2010 meeting.
Tourism Sector Group meeting note 9th June 2010 (doc). Also UKCP09 Case Study: Next Steps (power point 3Mb) - presentation by Emma Whittlesea, SW Tourism, to 9.6.2010 meeting.
