Climate change policy in a world of uncertainty: changing environment, knowledge, and tourism in Botswana

被引：21

作者：

Hambira, Wame L. ^{[1
]}

Saarinen, Jarkko ^{[2
,3
]}

Moses, Oliver ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Botswana, Okavango Res Inst, Maun, Botswana

[2] Univ Oulu, Dept Geog, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland

[3] Univ Johannesburg, Sch Tourism & Hospitality, Johannesburg, South Africa

来源：

AFRICAN GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW | 2020年 / 39卷 / 03期

关键词：

Botswana; climate policy; knowledge; policy makers; tourism; uncertainty; OKAVANGO DELTA; DECISION-MAKING; ADAPTATION; RESILIENCE; IMPACTS; MANAGEMENT; FRAMEWORK; CONFLICTS; INDUSTRY;

D O I：

10.1080/19376812.2020.1719366

中图分类号：

P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];

学科分类号：

0705 ; 070501 ;

摘要：

Tourism is an important economic sector in the Global South. It is however vulnerable to the risks and variations associated with global climate change. The paper qualitatively investigates how issues surrounding uncertainty in the climate change discourse have influenced policy makers' response to climate change in Botswana's tourism sector. The analysis of the empirical data derived from in-depth interviews demonstrates that some policy makers remain skeptical about climate change and its impacts on tourism despite growing evidence from regional scientific research and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Constraints that hamper progress in policy response measures include inadequate knowledge of, and the extent to which, climate science can be trusted.

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