Addressing Climate Change in Australian Tourism: A Strategic Plan

This report presents a comprehensive tourism plan designed to address the impacts of climate change on the Australian tourism industry. It begins with a position statement emphasizing the critical importance of understanding tourism trends in the face of climate change, which has been a significant issue since the early 21st century, with Australia experiencing increased heat and extreme weather events. The report highlights the role of CSIRO, an Australian scientific research organization, in providing evidence and projections related to climate change. It outlines the background context, emphasizing the tourism industry's vulnerability to climate change due to its reliance on natural attractions like beaches, national parks, and the Great Barrier Reef. The report then presents a statement of need, arguing for a plan to mitigate the negative effects of climate change, including predictions, stakeholder involvement, and potential government interventions. It discusses the potential reasons for government intervention, the roles of various stakeholders, and the proposed planning procedure, including consultation, execution, and review. The plan considers mitigation, inhibition, and approaches for the tourism sector, including the identification of potential adaption policies for greater risk and high worth possessions. It further includes the involvement of key stakeholders, such as tourists, government, and organizations, to create a sustainable tourism sector. The report also includes a discussion on the current climate trends in Australia, the role of government, and the need for a national modeling agenda. The report highlights the need for the tourism industry to adapt to the changing climate to ensure its sustainability and long-term viability.

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Contents
Position statement......................................................................................................................2
Background context...................................................................................................................3
A statement of need....................................................................................................................5
Scope of the proposed plan........................................................................................................7
Proposed procedure....................................................................................................................8
References................................................................................................................................10

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Position statement
Tourism trends are critical to comprehend. This report comprises a plan to cope the influence
of the climate change on tourism in the provinces of Australia. The climate change in
Australia has been realized a critical issue since the beginning of 21st century. According to
the report of CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), 2013,
Australia is becoming hotter and will experience extreme heat due to climate change. The
growing frequency of the famines, fires, and floods have been associated with climate
change. The climate change puts impact on tourism of Australian along with the economic
assistances which are generated by the tourism fascinations. Australia is having more of the
nature-based attractions which are at the through risk of climate change. I am working in
CSIRO, Australia from last 5 years. CSIRO is an autonomous Australian federation engaged
in scientific investigation. The major aim of agency is to enhance the fiscal and communal
enactment concerned to the tourism industry. The projections of the climate change are
utilised as support evidence in this report and are established by CSIRO (Intarakumnerd, and
Goto, 2018).
CSIRO is a state science research agency belonging to Australia. The agency solves the
greatest challenges by using advanced knowledge and technology. It is even dedicated to
offering triple bottom line assistances to the nation like environmental, economic and social.
CSIRO is liable to manage the state trials with the government and diligences. The agency
enables prospects to enhance keenness and minimize risks. CSIRO functions for benefitting
environment, economy and the local community. Its duty comprises tourism industry which
influences the world and success. This report has addressed the issues caused by climate
change in the Australian tourism industry. A tourism plan has been recommended in the
report along with the requirement of its execution. This plan deliberates the part of the
business, government and the stakeholders. The potential reasons for the government
interposition have been also considered in the report. Add on, possibility of the plan has been
deliberated with the documentation of the potential methods and instruments. The outline of
the projected planning procedure has been also included in the report comprising consultation
specifics, execution, and review.

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Background context
Tourism has a great role in the Australian economy. It makes substantial support to the
inclusive level of economic activity and employment in Australia. It is the second largest
industry in Australia and employing to more than 580,000 people. But the tourism industry in
Australia is under the increasing menace of climate change. The tourism of Australia will be
devastated by climate change according to a projection. The nation’s top five natural tourist
attractions can be hit hard by climate change. Australia’s iconic beaches, national parks, great
barrier reef, wilderness areas, and wildlife can be get affected by the increasing sea levels,
thrilling heat waves, seaside flooding, coral bleaching, and increasing temperatures. All the
prevalent endpoints in Australia are at menace. The main cities of Australia are situated in
seaside areas like Hobart, Sydney, Melbourne, Cairns, Adelaide, and Darwin. These cities are
projected to encounter regular flood in the coming years (Hughes, Weaver, and Pforr, 2015).
The destinations containing beaches can developed as no entry zones in the top holiday
periods due to the great temperature which ranges up to fifty degrees in Sydney and
Melbourne. The Australian government should take steps to decrease carbon releases
impairing the coasts and national estates. The extreme climate results in the damaging effects.
The heritage of Australia is proficient of appealing millions of tourists every year and is
rotating from the inconsequential sessions of the coral lightening. It is because of the heating
sea temperatures associated with climate change. It has been observed that global warming
has created menace of severe significances in the major travel endpoints of Australia (Randle,
and Hoye, 2016). There are a few endpoints which are fronting the viewpoint of disappearing
completely. The climate change is menacing treasured and rapidly mounting tourism sector
of Australia. CSIRO has concentrated completely on the natural destination like wildlife,
beaches and national parks to evaluate the climate change effects which influences to the
tourism in Australia.
Australia is susceptible to the climate crisis and putting all the wonder at risk. But the country
is an unbelievable communal of the activists and fighting to the world-changing
developments. The tourists visited Australia in 2017 was estimated at 8.8 million. These
tourists spend an appraised amount of $41.3 billion. Tourism created a lot of job
opportunities in Australia, for instance, 545,000 jobs in 2016. But this rate fell by 3.8% in
2017. The tourism sector contributed to the employment indirectly 12.5% of the total
employment which is equal to 1,495,000 jobs. The tourism sector is tremendously vulnerable
due to the dependence on the natural attractions. When it comes to government planning then

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both state and federal government, overlook the climate change menaces of the tourism in the
state’s tourism 2020 plan. The plan does not include any feature of dropping emission of the
tourism diligence. Climate change has great significance over employment. More than one
billion individuals are engaged in the agricultural sector and are the second-highest basis of
engagement. The climate changes like floods, scarcity, dearth, and inconsistency in the
rainfalls have great impact on agriculture (Kassie, et al. 2015). Almost people engaged in the
agricultural sector encounters with the worsening working conditions, job security, and
cumulative level of poverty. Other than the agricultural, hotel industry is growing at a
significant rate in Australia. It is also influenced by climate change. The increasing marine
level in the several seaside zones has to implement variations concerned to the jobs. The
personnel such as travel monitors, staff in hotels and conveyance sector encounter problems
due to the climate change (Dredge and Jamal, 2015).
The climate change in Australia influences the economic conditions like adverse climate
conditions reduces to the tourism activities and employment successions. The tourism sector
is influenced in the terms of interest rates, local taxes, and exchange and inflation rates. It has
even declined the trends arising out of the tourism industry trends. The decreasing rate of the
GDP rate has reduced the purchasing power of the visitors. Climate change has influenced
the working of the social organizations along with the people living in Australia. A plan is
necessitated in order to be executed to lessen the changes in climate. The climate change has
influenced the lifestyle trends and demographics as these are greatly influenced. The
inclination of the people has changed related to tourism as people likely to travel less to the
seaside areas. The climate changes are also taking place because of global warming and
putting impact on tourism activities. The insight of the ecological influences has seemed to be
substantial issue. The administration in Australia has undertaken an eco-friendly approach to
tourism and the political constancy here is capable of facing climate change encounters. The
Australian government offers grants, treasuries and relevant ingenuities. The government has
even executed technology like input-output exemplary to assess the influence of the
variations in the tourism outlay. The technology is rationalized on a regular basis to evaluate
the impact on the establishments caused by climate change. CSIRO makes use of the climate
change model in order to predict the changes which can be implemented in the tourism
destinations (Khoshkam, Marzuki, and Al-Mulali, 2016).
The changes taking place in climate has put tourism destinations of Australia under threat.
The climate change deteriorates nature and makes less attractive to the visitors. For instance,

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the coastal flooding has represented its constant effects in the towns like Sydney, Hobart,
Cairns and more. The climate change has even represented a distressing situation for the
effect of the coral lightening in the Greater Barrier Reef. Climate change can distress the
tourism economy of the state in the future. The attractions of Australia such as wildlife,
beaches, national parks, wilderness areas, and Great Barrier Reef do not seem like climate
change proof (Hewson, et al. 2015).
A statement of need
There is a requirement of a plan to mend the negative climate change. The climate change in
Australia affects the local residents along with their profession. The GDP of the nation is also
affected by the impact of climate change. It has even reduced the value of tourist attractions.
An appropriate plan can guide the tourists concerning suitable timings of visiting
destinations. This way, tourist can visit at the perfect time and the relevant division can make
profits. The plan is effective to the tourism industry to deal with climate change by
undertaking the following points.
 A plan can offer predictions concerning climate change and provincial impact
significances embattled to the tourism sector. The predictions will be accompanied by
reliable and proficient measurements.
 The tourists can get concrete guides and benchmarking gears to assist in handling
effects of climate change (Mason, 2015).
 The plan accumulates insight for identifying and managing climate change risks
caused to human health, biodiversity, beaches, and substructure.
 The plan even comprises stakeholders to advance practical approaches to sustain
menaces and influences of climate change. The plan also involves mitigation,
inhibition, and approaches. It even evaluates the potential adaption policies for greater
risk and high worth possessions.
The Australian government can undertake several ingenuities for the tourism sector with the
appropriate gears for responding to climate change. The administration through the policies
can undertake the general responsibilities concerning climate change and decline of the
greenhouse releases. A national modelling agenda can even be enabled to validate the carbon
footprint and its engagement. The Australian government has even come up with the
emanations to lessen goals for the tourism sector (Chhetri, et al. 2015). The cost of the

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competitiveness of the Australian tourism sector has been appraised flowing from the
application. The individual management plans have been also advanced for addressing
amendment and adaption of the aims for the tourism industry.
The stakeholders identified are tourists, government and the people engaged in the
sightseeing activities, centres and organizations. The stakeholders have great role in finding
out the way to confront climate changes. They gave maximum struggles to construct the
appearance of Australian tourism by minimizing the effects of climate change. They
contribute to building the destination image. The involvement of the shareholders can be
judged by:
 A communication approach is advanced to encourage insight crossways the tourism
sector. The major stakeholders at the initial stage are necessitated to identify several
levels like state, regional and national (Ruhanen, Whitford, and McLennan, 2015).
 The establishments are necessitated to play a significant role in understanding and
enabling adaptation procedures. These establishments identified are provincial
tourism, local government and the industrial establishments such as AFTA, TIF, AHA
and so on.
 The Australian government is required to advance tourism sustainability portal to
offer the one-stop-shop for the assisting tools of the climate change through Australia.
STRTC has sustained a stand in Australia to sustain the place for the tourism industry
(Dinica, 2018).
 The government should offer material packages and toolkits to assist managers of the
tourism industry to take justification and adaption actions.
The on-going trends in Australia have great role in influencing to the climate. The marine
surface temperature has been get along with .9degree Celsius. The worldwide marine level
has even resulted in augmented in the 20th century. The sea level varies in the several states of
Australia. The climate is pretentious by the greenhouse gases and incoming solar radiation
has been altered along with the outbound radiation which is measure of the energy balance of
the earth. The falling tendency in the winter rainfall continues in southwest Australia. It puts
impact on the climate and sea superficial temperatures (McLennan, Becken, and Moyle,
2017).
CSIRO is facing climate change challenges on a constant basis as it is enhancing both
financial and social enactment of the tourism industry. CSIRO is making use of climate

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change estimates for the further forecast. The agency is even coming with the advanced
actions to avert and minimizing wickedest significances of climate change. CSIRO has been
recommended to take robust actions in order to censor the creation of the greenhouse gases at
the local, domestic and global level. CSIRO will ensure that the susceptible groups
acclimatize to the specific changes causing global warming (Strickland-Munro, et al. 2016).
The agency depends on the capability of the businesses to offer greatest strategies to cope up
with the climate changes.
The Australian government is free to interrupt if there are chances of any damages to the
usual legacy and public. The government can even amend the plan according to the
prophecies made by the tourism industry (Cheer, and Lew, 2017). The administration can
enable the agency with the action plan. The administration infers with the intention of
boosting the local economy. New technologies have been also implemented by the
government to measure the special effects of climate change on the industry.
The plan can have a great role in bringing the substantial precautions which can be utilized to
save the nation from the adverse effects of climate change. The estimates can really assist in
sustaining the natural attractions of Australia consequently. The plan successfully appraises
the probable adaption approaches for high risk and high worth assets (Xie, and Ringler,
2017). The plan generates sufficient know-how on recognizing and sustaining climate change
risks along with the influences of climate change. The practical strategies are advanced
through the plan to cope the risks and influences caused by climate change. It even comprises
modification, deterrence, and approaches (Divisekera, and Nguyen, 2018).
Scope of the proposed plan
The plan can have a wide scope as it can offer a guide to the visitors and the visitors can plan
their trip accordingly. Australia is having a national online strategy concerning tourism which
embarks on several selections to mend advancements in the tourism sector. The plan
comprises aim to attain the mark development along with the procedures to enhance the
growth of the tourism industry by seeking prospects. The plan has role in increasing spending
of the customers and addressing supply-side aspects. The predictions made by CSIRO are
obliging in the consequences and advancing local tourism. The competitive marketing
strategies have been also enabled by the plan to involve customers and make their bookings
for visiting Australia (Zheng, Chenu, and Chapman, 2016).

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There are several implements which are suitable for the plan like national policy and global
instruments. The national policy implements to empower individuals to attain precise goals.
The global instruments offer assistances and guide the issues caused by climate change. The
instruments have great role in the implementation as there is approval of the government. The
instruments are the approved measures and follow laws, rules and government actions. It is
about the execution at the discrete level as the deterrents can be reserved at the individual
basis like regulating releases of gases which lead to the greenhouse effect (Moscardo, and
Murphy, 2016).
There is a need of the human resources in order to transmit the forecast procedure of the
climate changes. The resources identified are human and financial both. The research work is
carried out through financial resources. There is requirement of the tourism instruction and
training for the inhabitants and tourists. Tourism in Australia is the foremost sectors and
contributed to the development and economic growth. On the other hand, plan is enabled with
several advantages like it is active in minimizing influences of climate change. It is useful in
enhancing involvement of the stakeholders by growing accountability. The stakeholders have
role in advancing concrete approaches to sustain the menaces and powers of climate change.
The plans are even enabled with anticipation and mitigation. The plan can even address to the
public, tourists and the local trades (Zeppel, 2015). The suitable timing of staying defined by
the plan can sort out several glitches. For example, seaside areas are suitable to visit only
when temperature is low. The courses of action are also offered to minimize the influence of
global warming which is a great human apprehension. The stakeholders represent more
apprehension and take all the necessary measurements to encounter the challenges caused by
climate change.
Proposed procedure
The plan is a deliberate procedure in order to attain the anticipated goals for minimizing
influences of climate change. The plan includes several strategies which intent to attain
proficiency and effectiveness. The tourists can also make decisions regarding contribution
towards the natural attractions. It is made conceivable by deliberating the injurious effects of
the environment causing climate change (Adams, et al. 2017).
Several technologies can be used to refer to tourists. It will be helpful in determining the
probes of the visitors concerning visit. The tourists can know suitable timings for visiting

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places. The plan containing guidelines along with other details can be uploaded on the
authentic websites of the government or CSIRO’s website. The plan should be revised time to
time by the expertise and senior authority. The Australian government can conduct programs
and procedures to evaluate the effectiveness and bring positive results in encountering the
challenges caused by the climate. The effectiveness of the plan can be assessed by the
increasing number of customers (Nazimi, et al. 2018).

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