Case Study

Climate Resilient and Sustainable Tourism in California

Enhancing Sustainability and Climate Preparedness Across 12 Tourism Regions in the State of California

Climate Resilient and Sustainable Tourism in California

Project Showcase

Key outputs, maps, and deliverables from this project.

Tourism Resilience Dashboard

An interactive dashboard aggregating climate and socio-economic data and tourism critical success factors.

Resilience Scorecard

A tailored scorecard to assess climate resilience and tourism capacity accross 7 primary topics including destination management, investing, community awareness and environment.

Climate and disaster risks in California

Losses from 13 disaster types and 4 key climate parameters have been assessed to analyse the current and long-term risk to tourism in California.

In collaboration with industry partners and regional tourism authorities, this project focused on building climate resilience and long-term sustainability across diverse tourism destinations. It combines analytical risk modeling with participatory assessments to address environmental, infrastructural, and socio-economic challenges, aiming to forge stronger bonds between the tourism sector and host communities.

Project Highlights

  • Multi-Hazard Risk Analysis: Conducted comprehensive risk modeling to quantify expected annual losses from various natural perils affecting local tourism infrastructure.
  • Future Climate Projections: Simulated the long-term impacts of climate change on regional tourism to facilitate proactive adaptation and mitigation strategies.
  • Resilience & Sustainability Scorecard: Deployed a qualitative, participatory evaluation tool to assess a destination's capacity to withstand disasters while balancing economic, social, and environmental impacts.
  • Strategic Decision Support: Delivered climate intelligence, resilience metrics, and sustainability indicators that informed regional tourism strategies and long-term destination planning.

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