The countdown is running for the water crisis in Bali

Photo: Antara/Rudi Mulya

Do you recognize the areas where the water crisis becomes a reality sooner than you think?
Uluwatu and Jimbaran will be the first regions severely affected by the water crisis.

Why?

• Tourism accounts for 60% of Bali's economy and has helped it to grow economically and socially.  Most of the hotels are in the southern part of Bali.
• Bali's population is currently 4.22 million and expected to increase due to the increasing job opportunities available.  
• Bali's growing population and development have led to a predicted water crisis as early as 2025.  The water resources the island can provide are not enough for the increasing demand.
• Bali is currently experiencing a falling water table, salt-water intrusion, decreasing river and lake water, and land subsidence, to add to the worsening water quality.  
• There are several factors at play leading this crisis from bad to worse.  

The tourism industry is the economic engine, and at the same time, the sector that uses most of the water.

The tourism industry uses excessive amounts of water, averaging around 3 million liters of water per day.  Together with the growing development, the public water supply is becoming insufficient, forcing hotels to pump up significant amounts of groundwater and well water.  
Consequently, the massive tourism development in southern Bali has exploited the island's main water resources in the Center and North Bali too.

What could the water crisis mean for your hotel, resort, or private home?

It can make your business vulnerable. Tourists coming to Bali want to enjoy the wellbeing and healthiness. Clean and safe water comes first.

If it's endangered, the sales figures will go down, and the perfect holiday destination Bali is in danger.

But what can we do together? You as a proprietor, as a hotel chain, as a restaurant owner, or as the operator of a resort?

We can start to solve the water problem as a preventive action or solve the existing by doing a site visit at your location. Scope Asia International, based in Bali, can provide suitable, efficient, and sustainable solutions for these kinds of challenges.

When you're aware of this dramatic development, and you're are looking for sustainable solutions for your hotels, resorts, restaurants, and companies, contact us now hello@scope-asia.com  or +62 812 3682 7343

​By: Barbara Lietz