How to Run a Water and Energy Project

1. How to Run a Water and Energy Project SAVING MONEY AND CUTTING CARBON EMISSIONS CLAIRE CHAMBERS / 20 MAY 2010

2. Introduction • Use this slide (and more if wanted) to introduce yourselves

3. The Travel Foundation We empower travel companies to take effective, practical action towards sustainability - enabling local people in destinations to benefit fully from tourism and protecting the natural environment. This is achieved through: • Raising awareness about what companies can do e.g. educating staff, customers, suppliers • Demonstrating best practice in destinations – livelihoods, environment • Connecting industry with government, experts & other stakeholders • We run over 30 projects which showcase best practice for sustainability in 16 tourism destinations around the world. • Our work is supported by 24 industry partners.

4. Netherlands The Travel Foundation’s donors and fundraising partners

5. The Travel Foundation’s "in kind” supporters

6. Reducing water and energy use – what’s in it for you • Helping the environment • Recognition as being a responsible market leader • A new client base • Customers are becoming increasingly aware of green issues and are actively seeking to book through companies with a strong ethical and environmental commitment • The opportunity to forge strong working relationships with your suppliers • Kudos! What better acclaim can you have other than taking action on sustainable tourism issues.

7. Tourism and Climate Change • There is now compelling evidence that global warming is a reality • It will affect many tourism destinations • Tourism contributes to climate change through transport (particularly flights) and accommodation • Hotels and other accommodation need to do everything they can to minimise the environmental impact of their businesses and to reduce carbon emissions

8. Water, energy and climate change • CO2 is emitted through the burning of fossil fuels • Tap water also has CO2 emissions associated with the cleaning and pumping processes.

9. Potential Savings • It is generally considered possible for businesses to reduce energy and water consumption by 10% through behavioural change • A further 10% reduction can generally be achieved through the introduction of low-cost changes • reduced consumption = reduced costs = reduced CO2 emissions

10. Water, waste and energy projects Morocco: Every Drop Counts • Working with 90 hotels and guest houses (ryads) in Marrakesh and Essaouira in the conservation of water • The average ratio of litres/client has decreased by over 20% from 397 litres/client to 316 • Participating hotels are saving on average 3000 m3 of water per month • This is equivalent to the water consumption of a 6 person family living in the Marrakech Medina over 30 years • It is considered likely that these savings will increase over time • The project is being extended to all hotels in Agadir

11. Water, waste and energy projects The Travel Foundation have been changing lives in Morocco with our water saving project... In Morocco, every drop counts... Mustapha wants his children to be able to live in a country with enough water for their needs...but Morocco’s water resources are at a dangerously low level. Mustapha and his colleagues, at Tikida Garden Hotel in Marrakesh, are taking action to save water following the shortages they’ve experienced in recent years.  Mustapha is transferring the water saving skills he’s learnt at work to his personal life, and can now wash his car with just one bottle of water! He hopes to encourage his friends to do the same, and save precious water resources for future generations before it’s too late. Hotels and riads involved in our Every Drop Counts project in Marrakesh saved the same amount of water used by a local family of six over 30 years, every single month.

12. Water, waste and energy projects Cyprus: • Worked with 67 hotels to implement water and energy saving measures • Recorded data May-Oct 2008 compared to previous year • Average 10% water usage reduction saving nearly €250,000 • Energy savings of approximately 1,000,000 kWh

13. Water, waste and energy projects Caribbean: • 75 hotels across 4 islands involved in energy and water saving initiatives in 2009 • 16 hotels for whom full data has been received have between them saved in excess of 1,000,000 kWh

14. Water, waste and energy projects Sri Lanka: • Embarking on a 4 year EU project: ‘Greening Sri Lanka’ in partnership with Ceylon Chamber of Commerce • Working with 350 hotels to reduce their water and energy consumption and their waste generation • Estimated savings of 25,000,000 kWh per year

15. Monitoring and Targeting • First stage of auditing process is analysis of data • Gather at least one year’s worth of consumption data for the property • Are bills actual or estimated? • Take regular meter readings • Use this to build up a picture of the building’s consumption • Highlights any problems or anomalies in consumption • Allows the benefits of energy and water saving measures and behaviour changes to be seen

16. The walkaround • Where is energy / water being consumed in the building? • Where is energy / water being lost from the building?

17. Example of simple savings Energy efficient light bulbs • Use 80% less energy than a tungsten bulb = 80% lower emissions • last 12 times longer = reduced maintenance costs • If a hotel has public areas that are lit throughout the night with a total of fifty 60Watt tungsten bulbs this will be using 13,140kWh p.a. This would be reduced to 2,628kWh through the use of compact fluorescent lamps i.e. saving over 10,000kWh annually. • Multiply this figure by your cost per kWh to get annual savings.

18. Further steps to simple savings... • Details in the Travel Foundation’s booklet and DVD: Sustainable Tourism is good for business • Going greener brings benefits for your business, the environment and the destination you operate in

19. MAKINGA WORLDOF DIFFERENCE…