An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the tourism sector in Curacao

In this study, an attempt is made to estimate the economic impact of climate change on the tourism sector in the (former) Netherlands Antilles. There are three main objectives in this study. The first is to examine the factors that influence the demand and supply of tourism in Netherlands Antilles. The second is to forecast the cost of climate change to the tourism sector until 2050 under the A2 and B2 climate scenarios with the (Business as Usual) as a comparator climate scenario, and the third is to estimate the cost of adaptation and mitigation strategies that can be undertaken by the tourism sector in the Netherlands Antilles to address climate change..--I. Introduction.--II. Stylized facts on the (former) Netherlands Antilles.--III. Review of the literature.--IV. Methodology for analysis.--V. Modelling tourism demand in the Netherlands Antilles.--VI. Data.--VII.Economietric methodology.-- VIII. Results.-- IX. Forcasting the cost of climate change for the Netherlands Antilles.--X. Forecasting results.--XI. Approaches to mitigation and adaptation in the Tourism secto