Climate Change Mitigation Practices of Selected Resort Destination in Sagay City Negros Occidental

Climate change has become a major challenge for world leaders seeking to establish policies to manage and minimize the impacts on the ecosystem, the tourism industry, a crucial economic sector, is increasingly acknowledging its significant impact to climate change and the requirement to adopt sustainable practices. The Negros Occidental Provincial Government has made great strides in incorporating climate change mitigation into its tourist plans. This study aimed to assess the extent of climate change mitigation practices in terms of energy efficiency and emission efficiency; reuse and recycling; and product/process implemented by the selected resort destinations in Sagay City. The study utilized a descriptive-quantitative design which aimed to assess the extent of climate change mitigation practices in terms of Occidental in terms of energy efficiency and emission efficiency; reuse and recycling; and product/process implemented by the selected tourism destinations in Sagay City. The respondents for this study were the 30 employees of the resort destinations. The results suggest that resort destinations are making a meaningful effort on climate change mitigation, especially in terms of energy efficiency and emission reduction. Resort destinations are performing extremely well with respect to climate change mitigation practices related to reuse and recycling. The consistent scores found across each of the indicators is a clear demonstration of deep and clear commitment to sustainability and have engaged in climate change mitigation practices oriented to product and process changes especially, as practiced to a very high extent with new industrial changes, radical product innovations. It is recommended that resort destinations can continue to expand their best practices by promoting education and awareness amongst staff and guests to strengthen their involvement in waste minimization practices. Resort destinations should continue to further develop their climate change mitigation plans by pursuing more innovative technologies and renewable energy sources and pay more critical attention to refining, products and services that are energy-efficient.