{"id":6162,"date":"2023-04-29T01:12:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T01:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelcommunication.net\/?p=31924"},"modified":"2023-04-29T01:12:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T01:12:28","slug":"wttc-unveils-world-first-global-tourism-water-footprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/global-travel-news\/wttc-unveils-world-first-global-tourism-water-footprint\/","title":{"rendered":"WTTC Unveils World-First Global Tourism Water Footprint"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"WTTC<\/a>United Nations, New York, United States, April 29, 2023 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/\u202fThe World Travel & Tourism Council (and the Saudi-based Sustainable Tourism Global Center have unveiled groundbreaking new data detailing the total water usage of the global Travel & Tourism sector.<\/p>\n

In one of the largest research projects of its kind, WTTC can for the first time ever, accurately report and track the impact the sector has on the environment.<\/p>\n

The findings were launched today at the United Nations in New York at the UN 2023 Water Conference.<\/p>\n

Direct Water Use<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking at the UN Headquarters, Chris Imbsen, Director of Sustainability at WTTC, revealed that Travel & Tourism\u2019s entire water footprint is just 0.6% of the global water use according to the latest figures (2021).<\/p>\n

In 2019, when the sector was at its peak, the sector\u2019s total water footprint was only 50% higher, but still less than 1% of the global total at 0.9%.<\/p>\n

Travel & Tourism\u2019s direct water use is significantly lower \u2013 in 2019 it was 0.2% of the global total and has fallen by half to just 0.1% of the global total.<\/p>\n

Much of the sector\u2019s water use is indirect, through its supply chain, with agriculture and food production accounting for two-thirds of Travel & Tourism\u2019s entire water footprint.<\/p>\n

Between 2010 and 2019, the Travel & Tourism sector in Europe and Africa reduced direct water use. In Europe, direct water use fell by 8% and in Africa direct water use by the sector fell by 6%.<\/p>\n

Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, said: \u201cThis ground-breaking new data reveals our sector\u2019s water consumption for the first time ever, revealing that Travel & Tourism uses less than 1% of the water used around the world, with the overwhelming majority of that usage coming from the sector\u2019s supply chain.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe data also shows that whilst the sector has grown economically around the world, its direct-use water intensity has decreased.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe data is the most in depth study of the sector\u2019s water use, and like the world-first cli-mate footprint data we released at our Global Summit in Riyadh last year, we can also re-veal individual countries Travel & Tourism sector\u2019s water footprints. This will enable governments to work with the sector to further reduce water usage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Water Intensity<\/strong><\/p>\n

The water intensity of Travel & Tourism per unit of GDP has also fallen since 2010, across both direct and indirect use.<\/p>\n

In 2010, the sector used 0.57m\u00b3 of water for every $1 USD contributed to the global econo-my.<\/p>\n

In 2019 this fell by 19% to reach 0.46m\u00b3 of water for every $1 USD contributed to the global economy.<\/p>\n

In a world-first, this comprehensive research covers 185 countries across all regions and will be updated each year with revised figures. This research was made possible thanks to the partnership between WTTC and the Saudi-based Sustainable Tourism Global Center. Under the Saudi green Initiative, more than 60 initiatives have been launched in the past year, representing more than $186BN USD of in-vestment in the green economy.<\/p>\n

First published at TravelCommunication.net<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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