Open AccessTOURISM AND WATER USE IN MALAYSIA: A REVIEW
Author(s) -
Zuraini Anang,
Noorhaslinda Kulub Abdul Rashid,
Azimon Abdul Aziz
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.46754/gtc.2021.11.050
Subject(s) - tourism , sustainable tourism , business , consumption (sociology) , order (exchange) , product (mathematics) , water resources , tourism geography , natural resource economics , gross domestic product , environmental economics , sustainable development , water consumption , ecotourism , water use , sustainability , water supply , marketing , economics , economic growth , water resource management , geography , environmental science , environmental engineering , finance , political science , ecology , social science , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , sociology , law , biology
Tourism is the economic driver for many emerging countries, and the main key distribution components of wealth in the world. Globally, tourism generated over 10% of the world Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and provided an estimation of 115 million jobs in 2017. Moreover, the tourism sector consumed 1% of the global consumption of water. This paper reviews the current literature that focuses on water usage in tourism sector and water management initiatives in tourism in order to identify the current and future contrast between water demand and supply for sustainable tourism, and to understand the key issues and challenges facing water usage in Malaysia. Furthermore, the paper examines the linkages between tourism and water consumption, and analyses the trends in water consumption. The paper concludes by emphasizing the importance of improving and enhancing the existing water resources policies in order to conserve nature while promoting sustainable tourism industry.