A new online guide aimed at helping businesses prepare for the effects of climate change has been launched.
This handy resource is the work of Climate South East, South West Climate Change Impacts Partnership, South West Tourism and Tourism South East, who have developed the guide, ‘Preparing for Change: climate-proof your tourism business’.
What’s it got?
The site guides users through the various aspects of changes in climate that may affect businesses, such as floods, heatwaves and drought, with practical advice on how to combat the effects.
Paul Jeffries, Sustainable Development Manager at Tourism South East and Chair of the Tourism Sector Group at Climate South East said, “Smart businesses are environmentally and socially responsible, but they also know that climate change represents a business continuity issue as well as an opportunity.
“Forward-looking businesses are starting to prepare and adapt – just as they would to any other issue affecting their industry and the Climate Prepared Website can help them do this. In the current economic climate, they know that being resilient could mean the difference between success and failure.”
Emma Whittlesea, Sustainability Strategist at South West Tourism and Chair of the Tourism Sector Group at South West Climate Change Impacts Partnership said, “Weather patterns are changing, and severe events are likely to become more frequent and intense. Whilst many businesses are aware of the problem they can be intimidated by the scale of it and do not know where to start, thinking ‘what can I do?’ This toolkit is designed to help those businesses plan for change in a logical, step-by-step way and face the future with greater confidence.”
Check out the guide which is now available online.
