The Challenge of Climate Change for Coastal Tourism in the Azores

Abstract The case study provides an overview of coastal tourism in the Azores and the probable future impacts of climate change on the islands. It summarizes the findings of a recent study undertaken by an international team of experts, including the authors, to determine how serious the impacts are, in particular on tourism. It considers these effects in the light of European and worldwide climate change mitigation policies. Information Adapted from ‘Chapter 10: Case Study Portugal: Addressing Tourism Development and Climate Change in Small Atlantic Islands: the Case of the Azores’. In: Jones A. and Phillips M. (eds) Global Climate Change and Coastal Tourism . CABI, pp. 125-137. © CAB International 2018