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Climate change implications for water resource management in Caribbean tourism

机译：气候变化对加勒比旅游业水资源管理的影响

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the climate change implications for both rainfall and saline intrusion in ground water, which could directly threaten both the tourism industry and other local livelihoods in the Caribbean. Water shortages will be particularly critical in the locations that are already water-stressed; at or near the limits of their available supplies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper focuses on Barbados as the island exhibits four critical factors that make it particularly sensitive and potentially vulnerable to water shortages. Barbados is relatively small and flat, and has limited water flow. Second, it is the most densely populated country in the Caribbean. Third, the economy is primarily driven by tourism, and has prospered as a resu Fourth, Barbados is characterized as “absolute water scarce” on the Falkenmark scale because of a per capita availability of freshwater per year of less than 500 cubic meters. Findings – The paper observes that Barbados has a water availability of just 306 cubic metres per capita per year, which makes Barbados the 15th most water-scarce nation in the world. Thus, Barbados is critically dependent on a water-intensive industry, has limited options to expand the supply of the key resource, and now finds that the availability of this key resource might decline in future as a result of climate change. Originality/value – The paper provides data, case studies and analysis to demonstrate the significant threat to tourism from water shortages relating to climate change.
机译：目的–本文的目的是研究气候变化对降雨和地下水中盐分入侵的影响，这可能直接威胁到加勒比地区的旅游业和其他当地生计。在已经缺水的地区，缺水尤为关键。达到或接近其可用供应量的极限。设计/方法论/方法-本文重点介绍巴巴多斯岛，因为该岛展现出四个关键因素，使该岛特别敏感，并且可能容易受到缺水的影响。巴巴多斯相对较小且平坦，水流有限。其次，它是加勒比地区人口最稠密的国家。第三，经济主要由旅游业驱动，并因此而繁荣起来。第四，由于每年人均淡水不足500立方米，巴巴多斯在Falkenmark规模上被描述为“绝对缺水”。调查结果–该论文观察到，巴巴多斯每年人均水资源只有306立方米，这使巴巴多斯成为世界上缺水量第15位的国家。因此，巴巴多斯严重依赖水密集型产业，扩大关键资源供应的选择有限，现在发现由于气候变化，未来这种关键资源的可用性可能会下降。原创性/价值–该文件提供了数据，案例研究和分析，以证明与气候变化有关的水资源短缺对旅游业的重大威胁。

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