Abstract
Climate and weather are important resources for tourism. In particular,
nature-based tourism activities and operations are largely dependent on and affected
by environmental conditions and changes. Due to the significant socio-economic
role of the nature-based tourism and the tourism industry, in general, in
the region of southern Africa it is important to understand the dynamics between
the industry and climate change. A key aspect of this understanding are perceptions
and adaptation preparedness of tourism operators towards the estimated impact
of climate change. There is a dearth of empirical studies on climate change
perceptions and adaptation in nature-based tourism operations across southern
Africa and specifically from Zimbabwe. This research gap is addressed in this article
which provides an exploratory analysis of the nature of climate change adaptation
practices occurring in southern Africa using evidence from Hwange National
Park, Zimbabwe.