1. The impact of climate change on water use in the tourism sector: adaption Katerina Charalambous Research Assistant Energy, Environment and Water Research Center The Cyprus Institute

2. Importance of Tourism to Cyprus  In 2009 – Number of tourist arrivals: approx 2.2M – Revenue: €1,493M – Number of jobs: 38,000 – Share of GDP: 15-20% (1990-2005)  Water use – Tourism: 465 L/d/capita (Domestic : 215 L/d/capita) – Design of desalination plants based on peak demand of urban and tourism sector  Swimming pool evaporation for 2003-2009 in Limassol town: 4.4 L/m²/d

3. Global tourist water consumption values

4. Cyprus hotel water management survey  Objective – To assess the impact of and adaptation to climate change on water use and supply in the tourist sector in Cyprus  Methods – Web-based survey sent out to 320 e-mail addresses on the CTO list of tourist accommodation – 23 responses received (7%)

5. Location of accommodation

6. Accommodation size (no. of beds)

7. Affected by water shortage

8. Access to own water supply

9. Swimming pools

10. Disposal of wastewater

11. Water saving devices

12. Water saving habits

13. Garden irrigation

14. Factors affecting tourist arrivals

15. 15 year projection

16. Future plans

17. Conclusions  Survey results indicated that: – Water shortage has had an impact on hotels – Hotels are applying measures to save water – Many do not have future plans with regards to this matter – The majority of the respondents do not expect a decrease in tourist numbers  More research is needed to evaluate opportunities and constraints for hotel water saving

18. References  Cyprus Statistical Service (CSS). 2009. Tourism statistics. Republic of Cyprus Printing Office, Nicosia, Cyprus.  Gӧssling S. 2001. The consequences of tourism for sustainable water use on a tropical island: Zanzibar, Tanzania. Journal of Environmental Management, 61: 179-191  Gӧssling S., Peeters P., Hall M.C., Ceron J-P., Dubois, G., Lehmann L. V. and Scott D. 2012. Tourism and water use: Supply, demand, and security. An international review. Tourism Management, 33: 1-15  Lamei A., Von Münch E., van der Zaag, P. and Imam, E. 2009. Optimum contracted-for water supply for hotels in arid coastal regions. Water Science and Technology, 59 (8): 1541-1550.  Rico-Amoros A.M., Olcina-Cantos J., Sauri D. 2009. Tourist land use patterns and water demand: Evidence from the Western Mediterranean. Land Use Policy, 26: 493-501.  WDD-FAO. 2001. The assessment of water demand of Cyprus. In: Reassessment of the island's water resources and demand - Objective 1 - Output 1.5.1. TCP/CYP/8921. FAO and WDD, Nicosia, Cyprus.

19. Thank you Contacts: Katerina Charalambous k.charalambous@cyi.ac.cy 2220686