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Climate-resilient tourism: From academic models to on-the-ground innovation in luxury eco-resorts
Friday, 4 June 2027
This webinar explores how climate evidence and local knowledge can help eco-resorts prepare for environmental change.
About this event
Luxury eco-resorts face growing exposure to extreme weather, heat stress, freshwater scarcity, coastal erosion, wildfire and ecological decline. This webinar examines how climate projections and local environmental knowledge can inform decisions about buildings, energy systems, water collection, food provision, biodiversity protection and emergency planning. It will distinguish climate resilience from short-term crisis response by considering how investments perform across several plausible futures and whether they protect essential services when environmental conditions exceed historical expectations.
Panellists will evaluate scenario modelling, ecosystem restoration, passive design, resource efficiency and other forms of adaptation alongside the operational requirements of luxury service. The discussion will address the limits of forecasting and the need to revise plans as evidence changes. It will also consider dependencies beyond resort boundaries, including municipal water, transport networks, local food systems and emergency services. Particular attention will be given to adaptations that secure private assets by increasing costs, reducing access or transferring risk to neighbouring communities.
Participants will learn to assess proposed measures according to their scientific basis, practical feasibility, distributional effects and capacity to reduce risk over the long term. The session will introduce criteria for comparing infrastructure investment with adaptation based on natural processes and for identifying situations in which both are required. Delegates will also consider how monitoring, community participation and transparent thresholds can guide future decisions. The objective is to connect climate research with responsible resort management while preserving ecological integrity and local wellbeing. This supports investment choices that remain defensible as environmental conditions change.