From Davos, Switzerland to Mombasa, Kenya: a position paper on the adoption of the ‘Davos declaration’ by hotels

J.M. Njoroge

Current Issues in Tourism, 2016, vol. 19, issue 14, 1487-1492

Abstract: Climate change has been identified as a major challenge in the achievement of sustainable development especially for developing countries like Kenya. There has been a wide acknowledgement that there is a need for long-term strategies for the industry players to reduce their contribution to climate change in line with other industries. Industries and societal sectors have sought ways of mitigating the causes of climate change. The Second International Conference on Climate Change and Tourism, held in Davos, Switzerland, on 3 October 2007, provided practical guidelines for the industry in response to climate change. This paper seeks to evaluate the adoption of the ‘Davos Declaration’ among selected Mombasa hotels in terms of water, energy and waste management. Results indicate that despite wide knowledge among hoteliers on the impacts of climate change and the role hotels can play in its mitigation, most hoteliers are slow in adopting the mitigation measures.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2015.1042360

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