Beyond Greening - Tourism Watch
Beyond Greening - Tourism Watch
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<strong>Beyond</strong> <strong>Greening</strong>: Reflections on <strong>Tourism</strong> in the Rio-Process | Positioningpaper2. Governments should implement clear regulations for equitable and sustainable water andtourism managementDestination governments should implement clear regulatory and institutional frameworks forsustainable, equitable, integrated water and tourism planning and management. Transgressorsshould be penalised; good examples should be championed.3. Land use and tourism planning should be based on assessments of water resourcesLand use planning should be based on assessments of water resources and infrastructure, andtourism carrying capacities established. These should take into account livelihood needs, foodsecurity, population growth, climate change, and wider watershed degradation.4. Land use, tourism and water planning should be undertaken participativelyLand use, tourism and water planning should be undertaken transparently and participatively,with adequate community representation, particularly of women.5. Governments and tourism businesses should be accountable to local communitiesThis includes providing access to redress where water rights have been violated.6. <strong>Tourism</strong> businesses should implement their business responsibility to respect the right towater<strong>Tourism</strong> businesses should move beyond technical approaches and implement their businessresponsibility to respect the right to water and sanitation in their activities and supply chains.7. <strong>Tourism</strong> businesses should abide by the law<strong>Tourism</strong> businesses should adhere to national regulations governing water use and wastemanagement, even where these are poorly enforced. This includes paying for what theyconsume.8. <strong>Tourism</strong> businesses should reduce their water consumption<strong>Tourism</strong> businesses should work towards reducing their water consumption and contributingto water conservation by making use of existing industry guidelines.9. Cooperation to further water equity should be pursued by all stakeholdersCooperation and collaboration should be pursued by government, international donors,tourism, and civil society stakeholders in resourcing and undertaking data collection,improvements to community water access, advocacy, capacity-building, technology transfer,and tourist sensitisation.ReferencesCenter for Responsible <strong>Tourism</strong>, Goa (2011): Reclaiming water rights: Towards an equitable socialcontract in Goa. Center for Responsible <strong>Tourism</strong>, Goa, for <strong>Tourism</strong> Concern, 2011.Cole, S. (2012): A political ecology of water equity in tourism’, Annals of <strong>Tourism</strong> Research 39 (3),2012. (Forthcoming)Latchford, R. and Niang, D. (2011): Water equity in tourism in The Gambia. Senghore Associates for<strong>Tourism</strong> Concern, 2011.SIWI (Stockholm International Water Institute): www.siwi.orgSlade, L. (2011): Water Equity in <strong>Tourism</strong>: Zanzibar Case Study, Villages of Kiwengwa, Nungwi andJambiani’. Report by Mwambao Coastal Community Network for <strong>Tourism</strong> Concern.45