This paper finds that a. agriculture is overwhelmingly the largest user of global water out of all human activities, b. production for exports accounts for a fitth of humanity’s water footprint, c. developed countries have on average a higher...
The State of Land and Water Resources (SOLAW) is FAO's first flagship publication on the global status of land and water resources. It is an 'advocacy' report and will be published every three to five years. The report provides an...
Drought. Past Problems and Future Scenarios by Sheffield and Wood E F (2011, Earthscan), examines how UK Drought is one of the likely consequences of climate change in many regions of the world. Together with an increased demand for water...
This paper argues that that the human use of phosphorus, primarily in the industrialized world, is causing the widespread eutrophication of fresh surface water. It is based on Rocktrom’s...
Michael Blackhurst, Chris Hendrickson, Jordi Sels i Vidal. "Direct and Indirect Water Withdrawals for U.S. Industrial Sectors". Environmental Science & Technology, 2010; 44 (6): 2126
The OECD has published a new report called Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Agriculture. Agriculture is the major user of water in most countries. It also faces the enormous challenge of producing almost 50% more food by 2030 and...
In the field of carbon footprints we have seen how detrimental can be the absence of shared definitions and calculation methods. One common language is crucial, otherwise it is difficult to share information about actual footprints and reduction...
The International Water Management Institute held its annual "Stockholm Water Week" in AUgust 2009 which saw the publication of a report entitled "Revitalizing Asia's Irrigation to Sustainably meet tomorrow's needs".
In March 2009 The European Environment Agency published a report looking at water use in Europe. Despite the vast amount of water on the planet, decades of unsustainable management mean that water shortages have reached crisis point in many regions....
