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This Ocean Conservancy article looks into greywater from cruise ships and its implications on the ocean while considering what can be done to help reduce greywater pollution.

This CDIA article, focused on Baguio City in the Philippines, highlights improved wastewater management together with flood and drainage initiatives which are derived from a pre-feasibility study in the destinations by CDIA.

This IUCN publication is designed to guide the sustainable use of biological resources in the day-to-day operations of hotels and to complement the many tools already available to help reduce environmental impacts in hotel operations.

Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab offers innovative research solutions for helping to mitigate climate change and improve natural capital, while also contributing to jobs, economic growth, capacity building and community wellbeing. The Blue Carbon Labs’ in-house expertise spans ecology, biogeochemistry, microbiology, environmental economics, modeling and mapping/remote sensing.

This CDIA plan serves as a case study that includes a Project Preparation Study for the closure of dumpsites and the subsequent construction of a new sanitary landfill as well as a solid waste transfer station. This project in Cagayan de Oro City in the Philippines also resulted in the City Local Environmental and Natural Resource Office to prepare a 10-year solid waste management plan which including budgeting resources.

This report surveyed 30 tourism operators globally using the IUCN NbS Global Standard to assess how NbS are enabling destinations to take proactive climate action. The paper outlined 5 Principles for Effective Nature-based Solutions in the Tourism Sector with practical guidelines, action steps, and case studies highlighting action taken by industry leaders. With over 17 affiliate partners joining to amplify the important message behind the white paper, the research has been well-received by an industry that to date has little practical guidance for increasing investment in NbS at scale. Blue tourism operators in coastal destinations and the NbS they are using were heavily featured in this report.

Coastal Areas Sustainable Tourism Water Management in the Mediterranean is the first Interreg MED project supporting sustainable tourism policies & practices on water efficiency in coastal areas, has the overall objective to support sustainable tourism water management in Med coastal areas, by improving the monitoring and assessment of the water sustainability performance of the tourism sector.

This EPA report aims to help local governments, water utilities, nonprofit organizations, neighborhood groups, and other stakeholders integrate green infrastructure strategies into plans that can transform their communities, and acts as a guide to develop a plan that can overcome current green infrastructure obstacles for neighborhoods, towns, cities, and regions of all sizes.

With the increase of maritime traffic, the risk of wastewater generated by ships in coastal areas has raised much attention. The present study proposes a model to estimate wastewater's high-resolution spatiotemporal distribution, including the greywater and sewage generated by ships in coastal areas. The shipping traffic characterization in this region is presented, and the spatiotemporal distribution of the wastewater generated by ships is demonstrated. It was found that the total amount of wastewater generated by the ships operated in the whole research area during six months is 12.1 × 10⁷ m³, in which 9.97 × 10⁷ m³ is for the greywater, and 2.13 × 10⁷ m³ is for the sewage. Passenger ships contributed 83% of the total wastewater, while cargo ships accounted for 12%. The amount of monthly wastewater is not only varied over the total amount, the spatial distribution was also changed as the shipping activities are different in different months. The model presented in this study increases the spatiotemporal resolution of the wastewater generated in the research area and can distinguish the contribution of different ship types to the total amount of wastewater. The results can optimize the wastewater collection strategies and better design the collection facilitates in the research area.

This CREST Fact Sheet considers the intersection of water and tourism to give a brief overview of the current situation, issues, and potential solutions in Grenada and the greater Caribbean.