Registration & Networking Coffee /Tea

Opening Key Notes

Multidimensionality of water sustainability stretches across sectors:

After technology transformation comes human transformation in the way we treat water. Responsible Tourism must become a strategic driver for water legacy.

Keynote Presentation

How water conferences in a destination enforce cross-sector collaboration between all stakeholders and support better governance

Session One: Airlines & Airports - Strong drivers for a national strategy on water awareness and sustainability

Topics:

• Airports have the potential to lead the sustainability agenda and pioneer the shift to a sustainable society.
• While the development of sustainable aviation fuels will take time, the sustainable airport is achievable right now.
• A focus on water brings a social license to operate and serves local communities and the country

Coffee Break

Session Two: Water saving in hotels to win new and loyal customers

11.00 – 11.30      Part I (30 minutes)

How can older hotels and historic buildings in Oman catch up to become “smart and sustainable” in water saving, leakage detection, energy & waste reduction.

-New projects set the tone in data monitoring of all water management

• what is latest in best practice?
• Certification as initial driver
• Communication and branding
• “Do good and talk about it”

Session Two: Part II: Accelerating water saving in Hotels and Historic Buildings

Monitoring water use and irregularities is the basis for efficient water use management.

-What monitoring technology is presently applied and what new monitoring is available?

-What are the main challenges for adapting water saving solutions that are needed to overcome. 

Prayers & Networking Lunch

Afternoon Program

Session Three: Program Outline for "WaterWise Destination"

Focus: Promoting water-conscious practices in tourism destinations through real-world examples, policy insights, and actionable strategies.

Session Details

Title: "Global Perspectives: Water Challenges in Tourism Destinations"

Objective: Understand regional water challenges and the role of government policies in driving water-conscious campaigns.

Format: 3 Presentations (10 minutes each) from policy and decision-makers in international water-stressed regions.

Content: Presenters will share local challenges and new water-related regulations as a result.

Duration Total: 30 minutes.

Panel Discussion - Case Studies

Program End

Closing Session Water & Tourism Forum Oman 25

• Title: "Innovating for Water Resilience" 

  15.30 – 15.45 Speaker tba

   

  Financing /Funding Options available in Oman for innovation in heat resilience and water safety programs 

  Presenter: bank or funding platform tba

   

  15.45 - 16.00

   

  The Need to Driving intangible In-Country Value in the Water Sector:

  Education, Research, Innovation

Final Remarks

Program End