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UNEP - Resource Efficiency & Water Sabin Basnyat Regional Coordinator Resource Efficiency UNEP-ROAP Bangkok Environment for Development Asia Pacific Growth in a Region of Diversity 700 million Home to lifted out of 4.4 billion
Environment for Development
Sabin Basnyat
Regional Coordinator Resource Efficiency UNEP-ROAP Bangkok
Home to
4.4 billion
people
700 million lifted out of
poverty Home to
megacities
Accounted to 48% of global
urban population
(2014 )
Bangkok Beijing Apia Hanoi Osaka New Delhi
Supporting 41 member states
Environmental degradation Resource inefficiency Climate Change Air, water and soil pollution
Environmental consequences of traditional models of development are undermining development itself.
Climate Change Environmental Governance Environment Under Review Chemicals and Waste Ecosystem Management Disasters and Conflict Resource Efficiency
Water is the
common theme across all Sub- programmes
Year 2015
UNEP and The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) introduced the Tourism InSPIRE Awards for Sustainability in the Asia Pacific Region Tourism InSPIRE Awards were presented in the following categories to honor and Inspire other to follow suit 1 Best Branded Accommodation 2 Best Independent Accommodation 3 Best Marine and Wildlife Tourism Provider 4 Best Culture and Heritage Tourism Provider 5 Best Responsible Tourism Destination 6 Best Community Based Tourism Initiative
Cinnamon’s water policy - conserve and optimize the use of water obtained from surface and ground water sources and re-using waste water after treatment to reduce the intake of fresh water WATER RECYCLING- All properties engage in recycling water which is used mainly for gardening and washing purposes. THE AMOUNT OF RECYLCED WATER INCREASED BY 7% AND 32% OF TOTAL WATER WITHDRAWAL WAS RECYCLED DURING THE PERIOD MINIMIZE WATER WASTAGE -installed control system developed in-house to prevent wastage of water and installed a variable frequency drive water distribution system RESULTS: ANNUAL WATER SAVING OF 816 cubic meter REDUCTION OF WATER WITHDRAWAL -initiatives to reduce water withdrawal through rainwater harvesting. RESULTS: ANNUAL WATER SAVING OF 2055 CUBIC METERS
Water management is at the heart of Bojo sustainability Goal with - Education: Comprehensive training to staff and guest on water management Reuse: Rain water harvesting for Kitchen use Recycle: most of the resorts water is reused for secondary purposes Regenerate: Bojo is a river based tourism entity so they have established a River to River closed loop water ecosystem – which keeps the water supply clean and available through good practices
Green Hotel Guideline for Bhutan Harmonization of Sustainable Hotel Performance Standard for South Asia, following the ASEAN- SHINE methodology for Energy Performance Harmonization Global Tourism Program – Looking enhance uptake of sustainable tourism Climate Change Technology Network – leading the way to developing and promoting new and innovative technologies for Climate Change Mitigation – Water efficiency is also an area In Thailand Implementation Plan for the Sustainable Consumption and Production Policy – water management a key area Sustainable Rice Platform – with the Rice Dept. rolling out and adopting the SRP standards and indicator to THAI GAP+.
Contact – sabin.basnyat@unep.org
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