H2OAlliance Leisure Working Group
Our working group is an independent New-Tech Business Forum working with the Leisure Industry. We deliver new-technology solutions aimed at greater water conservation, and better water
quality, security and safety. We invite you to join us.
Benefits
Water is of critical importance to the leisure industry. Lack of water availability and poor water quality can affect operations and therefore can be a major risk. Leisure companies can face potential challenges should water-supply, water contamination or water pollution problems become acute.
Water scarcity and water quality have been a longstanding concern among companies concerned about their ability to continue expanding. The leisure industry has engaged with water conservation and water quality issues. We work with leisure companies to improve water conservation plans and techniques; build water treatement and recycling plants; replace landscaped areas with artificial grass to reduce use of water, materials and energy; install drinking water and irrigation systems, low-flow showers and toilets in buildings and facilities; build build pipelines; improve water treatment and distribution systems to prevent risk of drinking water contamination; design water plans and properties; install fountains, evaporative coolers, and electronic faucet systems that automatically turn off if the water runs too long, just to mention a few.
It
is clear that there is a strong momentum in the international community
to recognize the importance of water management in the wider management
of poverty reduction and sustainable development.
International
cooperation is key to success. We need more integrated
approaches, stronger partnerships and more effective focus on poverty
reduction, and sustainable development in policy processes.
Leisure and Tourism
Boom
in tourism has multiple impacts. There are undoubtedly economic
benefits at a national level due to the increased revenue available,
but tourism requires the use of disproportionate shares of local
natural resources, of which WATER is often the most crucial. Much of
this water, when use, is disposed of without adequate treatment in ways
that impact irrevocably on the surrounding water resources and their
ecosystems.
Tourism is vital to the economic well-being and the reduction of poverty in many developing countries.
Since
natural resources are a powerful part of the attraction of this industry,
it provides added incentive for resource preservation. In many cases
though, tourism leaves an undeniable ecological footprint. Countries
that depend on tourism are making major efforts to simultaneously
maintain their tourism industries and reduce the environmental impact
(including water use) of the industry.
Recreation is a major
use of and a major issue in the planning of water resources in all
parts of the world. The use of beaches, lakes and reservoirs for
sailing, fishing and water skiing is an important consideration even in
the prosperous countries of Europe and North America. It can add
significant economic benefits to these resources, but also has
implications on water quality in ecological terms.
Working Groups
Climate Change
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