Analyzing Climate Change's Impact on Nepal's International Tourism

This report analyzes the impact of climate change on international tourism, using a media article as a case study. The article highlights the effects of climate change in Nepal, emphasizing its impact on tourism and the livelihoods of people in the region. The report summarizes the article, discussing how changing rainfall patterns, water scarcity, and environmental degradation affect the tourism sector. It examines the relationship between climate change and international tourism, focusing on the need for sustainable practices and mitigation of carbon emissions to ensure the long-term viability of the tourism industry. The conclusion underscores the importance of sustainable tourism in balancing environmental, social, and economic factors for development, advocating for strategies to reduce climate change's impact on Nepal's tourism sector. The report stresses the need to address carbon emissions to promote sustainable tourism globally.

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3/28/2020

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Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Article Summary........................................................................................................................2
The aspects of International tourism revealed by the article......................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................4
References..................................................................................................................................5

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Introduction
This discussion is based on a media exercise based on the tourism and hospitality industry.
The paper is going to demonstrate the praxis theory into practice. With the help of this paper,
a theoretical understanding will be demonstrated while employing 21st Century Learner
strategies. In doing so, an aspect of international tourism will be examined as reported by a
media article (Bhattarai & Karki, 2020). In this article, the changing trend of international
tourism has been discussed while raising the issue of climate change (Bhattarai & Karki,
2020).
Article Summary
This section is going to briefly summarise the key points of the article. Here, the global issue
of climate change has been highlighted in Nepal. In this context, the article is suggesting that
climate change is an international issue whereas, at a country level, we cannot be passive.
The key message of this article is depicting that with the help of the right policies as well as
decisions, any country like Nepal more sustainable from the environmental and thereby
international tourism perspective. The article is also encouraging readers to contribute
towards mitigating climate change impacts into their own country and hence worldwide.
As per the article (Bhattarai & Karki, 2020), this discussion on climate change impacts to the
tourism industry is showing an alarming situation for future generations. It means countries
like Nepal are constantly commencing a procedure of making travel more climate-friendly so
that sustainable tourism can be ensured in Nepal. Here, the term sustainable tourism stands
for the concept of visiting someplace as a tourist while trying to make a positive impact on
the environment, society, and economy. In addition, Nepal tourism may also involve key
transportation to the general location, accommodations, local transportation, entertainment,
recreation, nourishment, and most importantly local shopping. In this way, the article is
summarizing that as per the recent reports by environmentalists the Himalayan region is
going to face a tremendous meltdown if preventive and required actions are not taken
immediately for cutting the world carbon emissions. The authors of the chosen article are
suggesting that by reducing carbon emissions, climate change can be prevented as well as
mitigated to a large extent. Thus, climate change impacts on tourism of Nepal will be
optimized and reduced largely. In this way, through retaining as well as increasing its socio-

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economic returns without the harmful side effects of these carbon emissions, the tourism
industry.
The aspects of International tourism revealed by the article
The article is suggesting some key aspects of international tourism which are revealed by the
introduction and conclusion part of this article. The international tourism of Nepal is badly
affected by climate change trends. It is because today’s changing rainfall patterns are
considerably affecting the livelihoods of people including tourists inside and outside of
Nepal. Moreover, abnormal rainfalls in Nepal also affecting the lives of who majorly depend
on agriculture in the mountain regions of Nepal. In this way, when these people face
difficulty in earnings for a basic living then the tourism sector becomes weak which
ultimately affects Nepal tourism as a whole. In addition to that, people living in the
Himalayan region of Nepal are dependent on livestock, agriculture, and most importantly
tourism. Here, climate change has changed the whole tourism arrivals and thereby earnings
from tourists thus these Himalayan regions people are facing difficulty in living lives while
completing basic needs. Apart from this, the article has covered another aspect of tourism that
due to this climate change impact water is drying up, and hence it is majorly impacting the
agriculture and tourism sector as well (Bhattarai & Karki, 2020).
In this way, the chosen article has successfully explained the relationship between climate
change and international tourism of Asia Pacific region country Nepal (Bhattarai & Karki,
2020). Based on article findings, it is evident that climate change is affecting different sectors
in Nepal whereas the tourism sector is badly affected by climate change presently. To foster
sustainable tourism in Nepal and the whole world, global countries need to address this issue
of carbon emission to address climate change problems. The article has explained the issue
with an example of heavy river flows due to climatic change in Nepal. It is showing that
tourists all across the world are afraid of visiting such nations where climate change impacts
are predominant and dangerous (Bhattarai & Karki, 2020).
Subsequently, climate change in Nepal is affecting water availability into downstream areas,
while impacting agriculture as well as domestic water use in local fields. In this way, climatic
changes in Nepal is probably to exacerbate both droughts and flooding. Consequently,
constant future climate change may also affect infrastructure, hydropower, and livelihoods in
the country (Bhattarai & Karki, 2020). On other words, it can be said that the climate change

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impact could be extended to other sectors than tourism such as human health, community
development, urban affairs, and many more. In this way, climate change’s impact on
international tourism is driven by society and people impacted due to this (Bhattarai & Karki,
2020).
Conclusion
In whole, the article has been reviewed in the aspect of climate change and international
tourism. The study is suggesting that sustainable tourism can balance the environmental,
social and economic spectrums of development in Nepal. In addition, this discussion has
successfully highlighted and explored the issue of climate change at both the national and
global levels. The review paper has demonstrated a strong relationship between tourism and
climate change impacts. Thus, by reducing the impact of climate change in Nepal, tourism
can be made sustainable for the long-term. Overall, it can be said that the readability and flow
of the chosen media article were good enough to spread the message of climate change
mitigation and effect on people and different sectors of Nepal. There is an immediate need of
addressing the identified hurdle in the path of sustainable international tourism.

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References
Bhattarai , K.D. & Karki, S., 2020. Nepal Gets Serious About Climate Change. [Online]
Available at: https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/nepal-gets-serious-about-climate-change/
[Accessed January 2020].