MEDSTAT new publication : Water and Tourism
The
MEDSTAT II programme has published an innovative study on water consumption in
the tourism sector. This Pilot
Study "Water and Tourism" explores the issue of water use by tourism
activities and assesses the availability of statistical information in four
countries: Israel, Jordan, Morocco
and Tunisia.
The Mediterranean region is one of the top destinations in the world of mass
tourism and the number of tourists is constantly increasing from 4% of world
total in 1990 to 6% in 2005. 396 million international tourists are expected in
2025.
This growth of tourist traffic led to the building of various accommodations
(houses, hotels, campsites, etc...), consuming water in coastal areas with high
population density. The pressure on water resources in the recipient countries
is also accentuated by the requirements
for comfort and the development of facilities: swimming pools, golf
courses, aquatic centers, spas, etc.
The tourism sector's water consumption being poorly known, the Pilot study "Water and tourism"
makes recommendations to improve the production, collection, dissemination and
use of statistics on water and tourism.
The Pilot
Study "Water and Tourism" is available in the Eurostat
collection Methodologies and working
papers in English and French at:
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-78-09-699
Contact information |
Danielle Helbig, Information Dissemination Manager: MEDSTAT II - Lot 1 (Horizontal Activities) 35, route de Longwy, 8080 Bertrange Luxembourg
(email: fc479273@skynet.be ; danielle.helbig@medstat2.org ) Phone: +32 2 633 28 21 (Brussels) |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-78-09-699/EN/KS-78-09-699-EN.PDF |
Source of information | MEDSTAT II |
Keyword(s) | EU-MEDSTAT-ENV |
Subject(s) | WATER DEMAND , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , FINANCE-ECONOMY , INFRASTRUCTURES , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES |
Relation | http://www.semide.net/initiatives/medstat |
Geographical coverage | Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia |
News date | 16/06/2009 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH , FRENCH |