ASEAN
By Rina Kurniawati
The Jakarta Post-June 1
Southeast Asia countries heavily rely on tourism and are vulnerable to disruptions such as natural disasters. These include cyclones, floods, earthquakes, tsunami, wildfires, droughts, and volcanoes. During 2000-2015, floods, drought, storms and landslides accounted for more than 80 percent of total occurrences of natural disasters in the region.
In addition to natural disasters, slow-paced disruption such as climate change is another challenge to tourism in ASEAN countries. Serious sea level rise can lead to land loss and flooding. There is increasing evidence that such global problems are affecting Southeast Asian regions.
Read more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2018/05/31/coastal-tourism-destination-challenges-in-southeast-asia.html
First published in: The Jakarta Post
