Tourism is the main source of income at the coast. This activity benefits coastal people across the social stratification.
Multimillion investors get millions from their cottages, hotels and private beaches among other investments. On their hand, middle class and those at the base of social classification sale various items to tourist and are employed in the facilities that tourists use.
Unfortunately, tourism is threatened by the following three climatic changes.
1. Temperature rise
Temperature is one of the major factors that attract tourists to the coast. However, general increase in temperatures is likely to reduce number of tourists coming to the coast. Improved summer temperatures in European nations will hurt tourism in Kenya.
2. Rise in sea level
Kenya has limited institutional, financial and technological capacity to handle calamities that will come with a rise in sea level. This environmental change will affect low-lying coastal areas. Most tourist attractions will be reshaped affecting tourism.
3. Precipitation
Precipitation patterns are expected to change as the climate changes. This shift in the amounts of precipitation received in varied seasons will affect biodiversity. Availability of marine food supply as well as foods cultivated on the dry land will be altered affecting hotels.
Tourists who love the great food found at the Kenyan Coast will seek alternative destinations.