280218_Luxor-Egypt SECAP Final_revised

- (Copenhagen) Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete Ozone Layer.
3. Technical description
Link to Governorate (municipal) development plan
The SECAP is built on three drivers: a) reduce energy consumption; b) develop energy production; and c)
climate adaptation actions. Hence, reducing GHG emissions from the tourism sector is vital for the
Governorate of Luxor strategy on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The tourism sector is one the sectors that will be affected by climate change risks and its potential contribution
to profile the City of Luxor as a green city is important. Thus, it is vital to develop a comprehensive plan to
green hotel and resorts and doing so contribute to the vision of the City of Luxor being a sustainable tourism
destination.
The Sustainable and Green Tourism Plan will improve the Governorate’s sustainable energy prospectus,yet
contribute to achieving Egypt’s Vision and National Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) 2030.
Implementation plan
Component 1: The Governorate first needs to get a more sophisticated understanding of hotels and resorts
level of sustainability across the city and issues to be solved.
From the detailed description of issues at stake, the priority action will draw strategic priorities with a double
objective in mind – improve hotels/ resorts sustainable operation in the City of Luxor, while reducing the
environmental foot print of the tourism facilities. This could include:
• Establish a coordination unit to manage this priority action plan engaging with stakeholders to
support a change of mind set in hotels and resorts managers, highlighting the benefits of a greener
profile,
• Structure the action to address priority areas, highlight positive examples of change and then
generate a positive momentum towards changing practices,
• Explore innovative solutions and technologies that would significantly improve hotels/resorts
environmental performances,
• Develop incentives as well as regulatory measures to speed up the change process towards energy
saving and renewable energy development,
• Implement a common methodology to measure GHG emissions, report on them and monitor all
other benefits deriving from the development of sustainable hotels/resorts, and
• Boost any awareness activities that would help energy saving initiatives in hotels and resorts. Along
the line of what hotels already developed to conserve water, the plan would be to develop awareness
raising activities inviting visitors to contribute to energy saving (turn off the light when not necessary,
adapt AC to a “normal” use and avoid excessive cooling, etc.).
Such awareness activities can easily result in saving up to 10% of electricity consumed in hotels and
resorts.
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