Waste Water (Sewage) Management
As with water also the management of wastewater (sewage) is a key concern for tourism and requires relevant monitoring efforts. If not properly managed it can lead through pollution to contamination of its key resources -beaches, lakes, rivers- and can harm wildlife and natural resources and subsequently the destination. Indicators in this area range, among others, from measuring the percentage of wastewater receiving treatment to the number of establishments participating in water conservation programmes.
PUBLICATIONS
| Sewage Treatment, Excerpt from Indicators of Sustainable Development of Tourism Destinations, A Guidebook, World Tourism Organization (2004), pp.171–173. |
| Environmental Purity, Making Tourism more Sustainable, A Guide for Policy Makers, World Tourism Organization (2005), pp. 47,179 and 199. |
| Waste and Waste Water Management in Tourist Accommodation, Best Environmental Management Practice in the Tourism Sector, European Union (2017). |
PRESENTATIONS
| Water and Waste Management in Tourism in the Canary Islands, Presentation at the 2022 INSTO Workshop in Mallorca, by the Tourism Observatory of the Canary Islands (04/2022). |
| Video Recording of Technical INSTO Webinar on Water and Waste Water Management, World Tourism Organization (06/2021). |
| Water and Waste Water Management, Presentation at the Technical INSTO Webinar, by Tourism Observatory of the Canary Islands (06/2021). |
| Water and Waste Water Management, Presentation at the Technical INSTO Webinar, by Toba Lake Tourism Observatory (06/2021). |
| Water and Waste Water Management, Presentation at the Technical INSTO Webinar, by Alentejo Sustainable Tourism Observatory (06/2021). |
OTHER RESOURCES
| Data & Indicators - Water, OECD. |
| UN-Water SDG6 Data Portal, United Nations. |
| A Manual for Water and Waste Water Management: What the Tourism Industry Can Do to Improve its Performance, United Nations Environment (2003). |
| Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism (MST), UNWTO |
| System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA), United Nations |