Climate change is already negatively affecting tourism in Africa . The 2015-2018 Cape Town drought caused severe water restrictions, reducing tourist arrivals and spending with associated job losses . Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood of the reduced rainfall that caused the drought by a factor of three . Extreme heat days have increased across South African national parks since the 1990s . This reduces animal mobility, decreasing animal viewing opportunities . Tourists and employees also fear heat stress . Visitors to South Africa's national parks preferred to visit in cool-to-mild temperatures . Extreme weather conditions disrupted tourist activities and damaged infrastructure at Victoria Falls, Hwange National Park, Kruger National Park and the Okavango Delta . Rainfall variability and drought alter wildlife migrations, affecting tourist visits to the Serengeti . Reduced tourism decreases revenue for national park management .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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