Sector’s complete water footprint is lower than 1% of the worldwide complete. Sector’s water depth has diminished by a fifth.
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Saudi-based Sustainable Tourism Global Center have unveiled groundbreaking new information detailing the overall water utilization of the worldwide Travel & Tourism sector.
In one of many largest analysis initiatives of its sort, WTTC can for the primary time ever, precisely report and monitor the affect the sector has on the setting.
The findings had been launched right this moment on the United Nations in New York on the UN 2023 Water Conference.
Direct Water Use
Speaking on the UN Headquarters, Chris Imbsen, Director of Sustainability at WTTC, revealed that Travel & Tourism’s complete water footprint is simply 0.6% of the worldwide water use in keeping with the most recent figures (2021).
In 2019, when the sector was at its peak, the sector’s complete water footprint was solely 50% increased, however nonetheless lower than 1% of the worldwide complete at 0.9%. Travel & Tourism’s direct water use is considerably decrease – in 2019 it was 0.2% of the worldwide complete and has fallen by half to simply 0.1% of the worldwide complete. Much of the sector’s water use is oblique, by means of its provide chain, with agriculture and meals manufacturing accounting for two-thirds of Travel & Tourism’s complete water footprint.
Between 2010 and 2019, the Travel & Tourism sector in Europe and Africa diminished direct water use. In Europe, direct water use fell by 8% and in Africa direct water use by the sector fell by 6%.
Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, mentioned: “This ground-breaking new information reveals our sector’s water consumption for the primary time ever, revealing that Travel & Tourism makes use of lower than 1% of the water used around the globe, with the overwhelming majority of that utilization coming from the sector’s provide chain.
“The information additionally exhibits that while the sector has grown economically around the globe, its direct-use water depth has decreased.
“The data is the most in depth study of the sector’s water use, and like the world-first climate footprint data we released at our Global Summit in Riyadh last year, we can also reveal individual countries Travel & Tourism sector’s water footprints. This will enable governments to work with the sector to further reduce water usage.”
Water Intensity
The water depth of Travel & Tourism per unit of GDP has additionally fallen since 2010, throughout each direct and oblique use. In 2010, the sector used 0.57m³ of water for each $1 USD contributed to the worldwide economic system. In 2019 this fell by 19% to achieve 0.46m³ of water for each $1 USD contributed to the worldwide economic system. In a world-first, this complete analysis covers 185 international locations throughout all areas and shall be up to date annually with revised figures.
This analysis was made potential due to the partnership between WTTC and the Saudi-based Sustainable Tourism Global Center. Under the Saudi inexperienced Initiative, greater than 60 initiatives have been launched previously yr, representing greater than $186BN USD of funding within the inexperienced economic system.
Travel & Tourism’s share of complete water use:
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