This document provides information on a project led by Nadia Bood of the World Wildlife Fund that aims to identify opportunities for climate-compatible tourism development in Belize. The project has an expert panel to provide guidance, and its objectives are to identify vulnerable coastal tourism areas, policies that support or inhibit climate-compatible development, and priority adaptation strategies. Project outputs will include a website, vulnerability report, policy inventory, adaptation measures portfolio, policy briefs, journal articles, and interactive map. Several knowledge products are nearing completion, and the project uses various communication strategies like brochures, social media, presentations, and publications.

1. Nadia Bood
World Wildlife Fund
Identifying opportunities for climate-compatible
tourism development in Belize
CARIBSAVE Research Partner Workshop, June 23rd-24th, 2014

2. In addition to local strategic partners, we have an accomplished
group of individuals functioning as part of an expert panel to
provide guidance on the project.
– Dr. Emma Tompkins – University of Southampton
– Dr. Melanie McField – Healthy Mesoamerican Reefs Initiative
– Dr. Katie Arkema – Stanford University/Natural Capital Project
– Mr. Greg Verutes – Natural Capital Project
– Mr. Carlos Fuller – Caribbean Community Climate Change Center
– Mrs. Ann Gordon – Government of Belize’s CC Focal Point and
Coordinator for the Belize National Climate Change Office

3. Project Objectives
1) Identify vulnerable coastal
tourism areas in Belize that
should be prioritized for
adaptation actions
2) Identify areas of existing
policy that can support or
inhibit climate-compatible
tourism development
3) Identify and prioritize
adaptation strategies for
integration into policy

4. Project Outputs
1. Project website
2. Vulnerability Report
3. Inventory of policies
4. Portfolio of adaptation
measures
5. Policy briefs (3 2-page)
6. Journal articles
7. Online interactive map

5. Status of Knowledge Product
• Website is up and running
• Inventory of policy completed and
shared
• Draft portfolio of adaptation
measures exists and ready for
final round of stakeholder
consultations
• Draft version of 2 of 3 policy
briefs completed
• Journal articles under drafting
• Online interactive map under
construction with finalization
awaiting final results from
vulnerability assessment

6. Project Communication Strategy
• Brochure, poster and policy
briefs
• Social network sites (Facebook,
Twitter, Eldis)
• Presentation at meetings and
workshops (public forums and
local community meetings)
• Project website
• CartoDB webportal
• Online interactive map
(visualization to show vul.)
• Journal articles (open
access)

7. THANKS!
For further information: nbood@wwfca.org