H2OAlliance Sports Working Group
Our working group is an independent New-Tech Business Forum working with the Sports Industry. We deliver new-technology solutions aimed at clean and safe drinking water, greater water conservation, and better water
quality, security and safety. We invite you to join us.
Benefits
Water
is of critical importance to the sports industry. Lack of access to clean and safe water can affect health of individuals and operations of sports organizations, and therefore
can be a major risk. Sports organizations 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 sports organizations and companies. The sports community has engaged with water
conservation and drinking water quality issues. We work with sports organizations to improve access to clean and safe drinking water; we design water conservation plans and policies; we build water
treatment and recycling plants; we replace landscaped areas with
artificial grass to reduce use of water, materials and energy; we install
drinking water and irrigation systems, low-flow showers and toilets in
buildings and facilities; we build build pipelines; we improve water
treatment and distribution systems to prevent risk of drinking water
contamination; we design water plans and properties; install fountains,
evaporative coolers, and electronic faucet systems that automatically
turn off if the water runs too long.
It
is clear that there is a strong momentum in the sports community
to recognize the importance of clean and safe drinking water and sustainable water management.
Cooperation is key to success. We need more integrated
approaches, stronger partnerships and more focus on water issues, and sustainable development in water policy processes.
Sports, 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 sports fields, beaches, lakes and reservoirs for
recreation 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
Contact our leisure working group administrator
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