Virtual Water. Sunshine Coast Regional District 1975 Field Road Sechelt, BC

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Virtual Water. Sunshine Coast Regional District 1975 Field Road Sechelt, BC"

Transcription

1 Virtual Water Sunshine Coast Regional District 1975 Field Road Sechelt, BC

2 Introduction Have you ever thought about how the food you eat ends up on the shelves of your local grocery store or super market? Where does it come from? How does it get there? More importantly, how much water does it take to produce the goods we purchase, not only edible goods, but clothing and other consumer items as well. The discussion and debate surrounding impacts and influence humans have on the change in climate and the environment has brought forth the concept of a carbon footprint, a proxy for one s contribution to global carbon emissions. More recently another footprint has been developed, a water footprint. The water footprint of an individual acts as an indicator of water use, taking into account direct and indirect consumption patterns. These patterns are looked at on an individual, regional, and national scale. 9,000 Litres of water are required to grow 1 kilogram of wheat Water Footprint The water footprint of an individual is defined as the total water used for the production of goods consumed by the individual. An individual's domestic water consumption is also factored into their footprint, including water used for hygienic purposes. Mr. Arjen Y. Hoekstra introduced this concept in 2002, providing an alternative to the sector based water consumption indicators. There are a number of different perspectives when defining virtual water. The virtual water content of a good is the volume of freshwater that is used to produce the good or service, measured at the place of production. On the consumer-side, virtual water is defined as the volume of water that would have been required to produce the product at the location of consumption (i.e. production, refinement, processing, transportation...). It takes 2,000 litres of water to grow enough cotton to produce one t-shirt

3 Global Trade Global Virtual-Water Trade If there is virtual water which is being imported into a country, in the form of raw and/or processed goods which required water for production, this virtual water volume should then be added to their total domestic usage; more accurately gauging national water consumption. Virtual water would be deducted from national consumption where a nation exports goods (Hoekstra & Chapagain 2007). In the country of Jordon, percent of the nation s domestic water demands come from the import of virtual water. The water footprint of a nation is defined as the total volume of fresh water that is used to produce the goods consumed by the people of the given nation. As not all goods are both produced and consumed within its own borders, it is important to incorporate both imported and exported virtual water into a nation s total water demand. Sum of Domestic Water Use + Net Virtual Water Import= National Water Footprint The trade of virtual water has increased over the past 40 years, with over 1,000 km 3 of water currently being traded per annum. The trading of virtual water accounts for approximately 15% of total global water use, while cereals, such as wheat, rice, maize and barely, account for approximately 20-40% of virtual water trade (FAO 2008). The United States net export of virtual water amounts to one-third of the country s demand.

4 Individual Impact Water Usage, Daily Consumption: Drinking Water: 2-3 litres Daily Domestic Needs (ranging from): - Ethiopia 30 liters - British Columbia 440 litres Virtual Water Content: - Vegetarian Diet 1,500 litres - Meat Diet 4,000 litres (CMHC 1998) Virtual Water Conservation When people discuss water conservation it is usually in regard to preserving the water that they see on a day-to-day basis. It is the water that people wash their hands with, shower with, flush down the toilet, and drink out of the tap. Until recently, little light has been shed on how our rates and styles of consumption can greatly impact the amount of water we consume directly and indirectly, and more importantly our individual, regional, and national water footprint. Do your part to reduce your water footprint.

5 Sources and Recommended Readings Reports 1. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Water Efficiency 2. Hoekstra & Chapagain Water footprints of nations: Water use by people as a function of their consumption pattern. 3. Allan Virtual Water: A Strategic Resource 4. World Water Council E-Conference Synthesis: Virtual Water Trade Conscious Choices. 5. World Wildlife Fund Thirsty Crops 6. World Wildlife Fund. Thirsty crops cause water shortages and pollution Websites 1. Water Footprint Network 2. Environmental News Network 3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Virtual Water. Sunshine Coast Regional District 1975 Field Road Sechelt, BC

Virtual Water. Sunshine Coast Regional District 1975 Field Road Sechelt, BC Virtual Water Sunshine Coast Regional District 1975 Field Road Sechelt, BC Introduction Have you ever thought about how the food you eat ends up on the shelves of your local grocery store or super market?

More information

Water Footprints: The Water Needs of People in Relation to Their Consumption Pattern

Water Footprints: The Water Needs of People in Relation to Their Consumption Pattern In: Trimble, S.W. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Water Science, Taylor & Francis, New York, 2007. Water Footprints: The Water Needs of People in Relation to Their Consumption Pattern Arjen Y. Hoekstra Department

More information

Water Footprint as an Environmental Tool. Helena Wessman VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Water Footprint as an Environmental Tool. Helena Wessman VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Water Footprint as an Environmental Tool Helena Wessman VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland 08/10/2010 2 Why water footprint? Water will be the next major global issue: concern of the water resources

More information

Activity Water is Life

Activity Water is Life Activity 2.1.2 Water is Life Introduction Water is essential for life. All forms of life, including human life, require water to survive. World health experts recommend that each person consume three or

More information

CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING

CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING 3 Committees Water Resources and Uses Background Conclusions Recommendations Committee of Environmental and Public Works Barbara Boxer, Chairman Committee of Natural Resources Jeff

More information

Grade Level and Subjects: Grades 5-8 science, math, social studies, health

Grade Level and Subjects: Grades 5-8 science, math, social studies, health Lesson Plan (grades 5-8): Water Conservation and Dietary Connections A science-math lesson in three steps with daily log and activity sheets, sample calculations, and discussion Q&A included Grade Level

More information

Switzerland s Water Footprint. Where does the water in our agricultural products come from?

Switzerland s Water Footprint. Where does the water in our agricultural products come from? Switzerland s Water Footprint Where does the water in our agricultural products come from? Water canal saturated with salt Chott El Jerid Tunisia Michel Gunther / WWF-Canon Summary Calculating the water

More information

FOOD GAP OPTIMIZATION MODELUSING VIRTUAL WATER CONCEPT (CASE STUDY: NILE BASIN COUNTRIES)

FOOD GAP OPTIMIZATION MODELUSING VIRTUAL WATER CONCEPT (CASE STUDY: NILE BASIN COUNTRIES) FOOD GAP OPTIMIZATION MODELUSING VIRTUAL WATER CONCEPT (CASE STUDY: NILE BASIN COUNTRIES) M.ABDEL FATTAH 1,A.ZAGHLOUL 2,M.GHAITH 3, S.EL AYOTY 4 1 T. Ass., Dept. of Irr.& Hydraulics, F. of Eng., Cairo

More information

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE INTRODUCTION MATERIALS PART 1: WATER DISTRIBUTION PROCEDURE. People and the Planet

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE INTRODUCTION MATERIALS PART 1: WATER DISTRIBUTION PROCEDURE. People and the Planet WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE People and the Planet Lessons for a Sustainable Future INTRODUCTION Water is absolutely essential for life. Although 70 percent of the Earth s surface is covered with water, only

More information

A carbon footprint is the measurement of total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by a person, organisation, event or product.

A carbon footprint is the measurement of total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by a person, organisation, event or product. A carbon footprint is the measurement of total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by a person, organisation, event or product. The world average per capita carbon footprint is: 7 tons

More information

City people eat rivers: estimating the virtual water consumed by people in a large Australian city

City people eat rivers: estimating the virtual water consumed by people in a large Australian city City people eat rivers: estimating the virtual water consumed by people in a large Australian city Ian Rutherfurd 1, Amelia Tsang 2 and Siao Khee Tan 2 1 School of Social and Environmental Enquiry, University

More information

Green water strategic importance in international crop trade

Green water strategic importance in international crop trade Fourth International Workshop on Hydro-Hegemony Hegemony London, 31 May 1 June 2008 Green water strategic importance in international crop trade Maite M. Aldaya maite_m_aldaya@geo.ucm.es Complutense University

More information

NEW WAYS FOR WATER EFFICIENCY

NEW WAYS FOR WATER EFFICIENCY NEW WAYS FOR WATER EFFICIENCY KEY CONCEPTS METHOD RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER IS EVERYONE S CONCERN. ACTIONS WE TAKE IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES INFLUENCE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE GREATER VICTORIA WATER SUPPLY.

More information

Putting research knowledge into action

Putting research knowledge into action Issue 25 Putting research knowledge into action Few people realize that we eat between 2,000 and 5,000 liters of water per day depending on the composition of our diet. With increasing global water shortages

More information

Virtual Water and Global Food Security towards 2050

Virtual Water and Global Food Security towards 2050 Virtual Water and Global Food Security towards 2050 Dr Jean-Marie FRITSCH Instituto Francès de Pesquisa para o Desenvolvimento 125 ml 125 ml 125 ml 140 L 17 L 0,125 L 0,125 L 0,125 L 15 500 L 1 Kg Drinking

More information

Refining the water footprint concept to account for non- renewable

Refining the water footprint concept to account for non- renewable Sarah Dickin McMaster University, Canada Refining the water footprint concept to account for non- renewable water resources Discussion Paper 1303 January 2013 This article outlines the rationale for further

More information

1 Issues on Water Footprint and Beyond Taikan Oki Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

1 Issues on Water Footprint and Beyond Taikan Oki Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo http://hydro.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ 1 Issues on Water Footprint and Beyond Taikan Oki Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Consultative Workshop on Water Footprint, Neutrality and Efficiency

More information

ASSESSMENT OF WATER FOOTPRINT OF GRAPE INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY

ASSESSMENT OF WATER FOOTPRINT OF GRAPE INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY ASSESSMENT OF WATER FOOTPRINT OF GRAPE INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY Prof. Dilip Mahale 1, Dr. S.B. Nandgude 2, P.H. Padwal 3, K.K. Raut 4, Er. S.M. Palkar 5, S.S. Shinde 6 1,2,3,4,5,6 Department of Soil and

More information

The hidden water consumption:

The hidden water consumption: The hidden water consumption: a comprehensive introduction to Water footprints Globalization of water Consumption of water-intensive goods local water saving, but also water dependency related to import

More information

This project was conducted to support the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affair s Inclusive Green Growth aim of increasing water use efficiency by

This project was conducted to support the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affair s Inclusive Green Growth aim of increasing water use efficiency by October 2016 This project was conducted to support the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affair s Inclusive Green Growth aim of increasing water use efficiency by 25% in Dutch financed projects. The project

More information

Water Footprint of European and German imports of agricultural products: trends and development in the context of water scarcity

Water Footprint of European and German imports of agricultural products: trends and development in the context of water scarcity Water Footprint of European and German imports of agricultural products: trends and development in the context of water scarcity Iulia Dolganova, Natalia Finogenova, Dr. Markus Berger 7 March 2018 Technische

More information

A Comprehensive Introduction to Water Footprints

A Comprehensive Introduction to Water Footprints A Comprehensive Introduction to Water Footprints 2011 Arjen Y. Hoekstra Professor in Water Management University of Twente the Netherlands Scientific Director Water Footprint Network www.footprint.org

More information

Paradox of Limited Water Resources in Iran and Goals of Self-Sufficiency in Agricultural Sector

Paradox of Limited Water Resources in Iran and Goals of Self-Sufficiency in Agricultural Sector Article Paradox of Limited Water Resources in Iran and Goals of Self-Sufficiency in Agricultural Sector Hamed Rafiee, *and Fereshteh Balovi 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics,

More information

The Environmental Impact of Diet

The Environmental Impact of Diet The Environmental Impact of Diet Written By: Date: Ron Dembo May, 2009 Original Version 1 www.zerofootprint.net Give Every Building A Carbon Sticker THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DIET p When people think

More information

Pulses. Global Trends & Outlook

Pulses. Global Trends & Outlook Pulses Global Trends & Outlook Sudhakar TOMAR Managing Director Hakan Agro DMCC Board Member & Chair (Sponsorships)-Global Pulse Confederation President India Middle East Trade Industry & Investment Forum

More information

This project was conducted to support the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affair s Inclusive Green Growth aim of increasing water use efficiency by

This project was conducted to support the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affair s Inclusive Green Growth aim of increasing water use efficiency by October 2016 This project was conducted to support the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affair s Inclusive Green Growth aim of increasing water use efficiency by 25% in Dutch financed projects. The project

More information

Food Workshop. Food Production: Some Environmental Considerations. Ken Derham. Halesworth U3A Science Study Group. 23 July 2015.

Food Workshop. Food Production: Some Environmental Considerations. Ken Derham. Halesworth U3A Science Study Group. 23 July 2015. Food Workshop Food Production: Some Environmental Considerations Ken Derham 23 July 2015 ril 2015 Halesworth U3A Science Study Group Greenhouse Gases from Food Production Agriculture and Food Production/Processing

More information

Impact of Global Markets on Indian Agricultural Markets

Impact of Global Markets on Indian Agricultural Markets Impact of Global Markets on Indian Agricultural Markets Surabhi Mittal Senior Fellow Theme paper presentation at the 23 rd National Conference on Agricultural Marketing, on 12-14 th November, 2009, organized

More information

The water footprint of humanity

The water footprint of humanity Mesfin M. Mekonnen University of Twente, The Netherlands Discussion Paper 1214 April 2012 This article provides a global assessment of the total green, grey, and blue water use in each countries consumption

More information

By participating in the Green home Water Wise Challenge you will learn about ways to conserve and preserve water.

By participating in the Green home Water Wise Challenge you will learn about ways to conserve and preserve water. Household Surname: School Name: Oil peak: there are alternatives, water peak: there are NONE (Hoard, 2007). Ireland is an island with over 220 million acres of marine territory, our largest natural resource

More information

Full resource accessible online at:

Full resource accessible online at: Section I: Water Use The Polaris Institute is an Ottawa-based non-governmental organization that has been in existence since 1997. Our main goal is to enable citizen movements to develop new methods, strategies

More information

Punjab - An Emerging Investment Hub. Seminar on investment opportunities in Pakistan Rome, Italy April 2016

Punjab - An Emerging Investment Hub. Seminar on investment opportunities in Pakistan Rome, Italy April 2016 Punjab - An Emerging Investment Hub Seminar on investment opportunities in Pakistan Rome, Italy April 2016 Pakistan Asia s Next Big Market Multilateral Agencies And Leading International Entities Have

More information

Biofuels and Food Security

Biofuels and Food Security Tradeoffs and Synergies Resources Biofuels and Food Security Keith Wiebe, FAO 1 st Workshop ESSP Bioenergy Bioenergy and Earth Sustainability Piracicaba,, Brazil 19-21 July 2008 Key messages modest impact

More information

Our Growing Need for Water Student Journal

Our Growing Need for Water Student Journal Fresh Solutions Name: Date: Our Growing Need for Water Student Journal 1 Agricultural Water Use Introduction: Farming is responsible for about 70% of the freshwater we use around the world! It takes a

More information

!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!! AquaPath!!Module!1! WATER!FOOTPRINT!AWARENESS!

!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!! AquaPath!!Module!1! WATER!FOOTPRINT!AWARENESS! AquaPath Module1 WATERFOOTPRINTAWARENESS ModuleI WaterFootprintAwareness 1. FRESHWATER:ALIMITEDGLOBALRESOURCE 1.1.WHATISFRESHWATER? FreshwaterisnaturallyoccurringwateronEarth'ssurfaceinicesheets,icecaps,glaciers,

More information

The Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources

The Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources The Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources Richard S.J. Tol Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam dollar per tonne of carbon 100 80 60 40 Extreme weather Biodiversity

More information

BEN NIXON. Associate Director of Global Agribusiness Research, ANZ UWA FUTURE FARM 2050

BEN NIXON. Associate Director of Global Agribusiness Research, ANZ UWA FUTURE FARM 2050 BEN NIXON Associate Director of Global Agribusiness Research, ANZ UWA FUTURE FARM 2050 GREENER PASTURES The Global Soft Commodity Opportunity for Australia and New Zealand UWA FUTURE FARM 2050 Key themes

More information

The water footprints of Morocco and the Netherlands: Global water use as a result of domestic consumption of agricultural commodities

The water footprints of Morocco and the Netherlands: Global water use as a result of domestic consumption of agricultural commodities available at www.sciencedirect.com www.elsevier.com/locate/ecolecon ANALYSIS The water footprints of Morocco and the Netherlands: Global water use as a result of domestic consumption of agricultural commodities

More information

Minimum water requirement for social and economic development

Minimum water requirement for social and economic development Minimum water requirement for social and economic development Author details: Jonathan Chenoweth, Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK. Email: j.chenoweth@surrey.ac.uk

More information

The water and carbon footprint of household food and drink waste in the UK

The water and carbon footprint of household food and drink waste in the UK Final report The water and carbon footprint of household food and drink waste in the UK A report containing quantification and analysis of the water and carbon footprint of different types of household

More information

SUSTAINABLE LIVING GUIDE

SUSTAINABLE LIVING GUIDE SUSTAINABLE LIVING GUIDE Love your uni years freshstudentliving.co.uk WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME! Fresh Student Living are committed to having a positive social and environmental impact. We can achieve this

More information

Urban Water Footprints and Sustainable Water Systems. Emilie Stander, EGAT/NRM/W Infrastructure Workshop, Dec. 15, 2010

Urban Water Footprints and Sustainable Water Systems. Emilie Stander, EGAT/NRM/W Infrastructure Workshop, Dec. 15, 2010 Urban Water Footprints and Sustainable Water Systems Emilie Stander, EGAT/NRM/W Infrastructure Workshop, Dec. 15, 2010 Urban Water Context With increasing urbanization in developing countries come associated

More information

Time to rethink the food systems for a sustainable diet. Martine Padilla CIHEAM-IAMM/UMR MOISA

Time to rethink the food systems for a sustainable diet. Martine Padilla CIHEAM-IAMM/UMR MOISA Time to rethink the food systems for a sustainable diet Martine Padilla CIHEAM-IAMM/UMR MOISA Food production and distribution => 30% of GHG emissions of the planet 20% to 30% of acidification, eco-toxicity

More information

Failing Water Management

Failing Water Management Failing Water Management Central role of water in religions and beliefs Examples in alphabetical order Animism Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Judaism and many more Shinto Taoism Zoroastrianism 6

More information

Where does your water shed? National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Poster Contest Promotion 2013 Contest

Where does your water shed? National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Poster Contest Promotion 2013 Contest Slide 1 Where does your water shed? National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Poster Contest Promotion 2013 Contest 1 Slide 2 Where does your water shed? Share an activity to show how water

More information

Is water scarcity a real constraint for meeting the future food requirements of Pakistan?

Is water scarcity a real constraint for meeting the future food requirements of Pakistan? Is water scarcity a real constraint for meeting the future food requirements of Pakistan? S. Ahmed, A. Shakoor, M. Kaleem Ullah, and M.N. Asghar* * International Water Management Institute, Regional Office

More information

CAN REGIONAL, ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FEED THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY? A Case Study for Hamburg and North Germany

CAN REGIONAL, ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FEED THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY? A Case Study for Hamburg and North Germany CAN REGIONAL, ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FEED THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY? A Case Study for Hamburg and North Germany Sarah Joseph Hamburg.bio HCU REAP MSc. Thesis hamburg.bio HCU_REAP_MSc._Thesis Sarah_Joseph February_26,_2017

More information

This project was conducted to support the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affair s Inclusive Green Growth aim of increasing water use efficiency by

This project was conducted to support the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affair s Inclusive Green Growth aim of increasing water use efficiency by October 2016 This project was conducted to support the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affair s Inclusive Green Growth aim of increasing water use efficiency by 25% in Dutch financed projects. The project

More information

Virtual Water Consumption and its Relationship to Future Food Security in Singapore

Virtual Water Consumption and its Relationship to Future Food Security in Singapore Virtual Water Consumption and its Relationship to Future Food Security in Singapore Lim Zhong Yi A0103547L Supervisor: A/P Yeh Jen-Feng Pat 11 th MAY 2015 Outline 1. Background 2. Objectives of study 3.

More information

Think globally Plan regionally Act locally

Think globally Plan regionally Act locally Enbridge Research in Action seminar Water for a sustainable economy in Alberta: Think globally Plan regionally Act locally Dr. P. Kim Sturgess CM, P.Eng., FCAE, ICD.D CEO November 21, 2017 Water Issues

More information

National Integrated Food Security and Nutrition Policy (NIFSNP) Manoj Thibbotuwawa, Research Economist

National Integrated Food Security and Nutrition Policy (NIFSNP) Manoj Thibbotuwawa, Research Economist National Integrated Food Security and Nutrition Policy (NIFSNP) Manoj Thibbotuwawa, Research Economist Food Security When all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe

More information

WATER AND SANITATION. Background Information

WATER AND SANITATION. Background Information WATER AND SANITATION Background Information The conceptual gap between turning on a kitchen tap and walking four kilometres to fetch and lug water back home is almost too large for most adults to grasp,

More information

Water Footprinting. Is Less More? Wendy M. Larson May 12, 2011

Water Footprinting. Is Less More? Wendy M. Larson May 12, 2011 Water Footprinting Is Less More? Wendy M. Larson May 12, 2011 Overview Global water trends and issues Water footprinting What is it? How is it calculated? How has it been used? Where is it going? Related

More information

Agricultural Virtual Water Trade and Water Footprint of U.S. States

Agricultural Virtual Water Trade and Water Footprint of U.S. States Agricultural Virtual Water Trade and Water Footprint of U.S. States Stanley Mubako University of Texas at El Paso Acknowledgements: Doctoral dissertation committee at SIUC What is virtual water? Water

More information

Water Footprint Manual

Water Footprint Manual People use lots of water for drinking, cooking and washing, but even more for producing things such as food, paper, cotton clothes, etc. The water footprint is an indicator of water use that looks at both

More information

STATEMENT OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FAO. Distinguished Delegates, Honourable Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

STATEMENT OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FAO. Distinguished Delegates, Honourable Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, WWDay_finalforWeb.docx/3/22/2012 11:32:00 AM (22 March 2012) STATEMENT OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FAO Distinguished Delegates, Honourable Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, 1. It is an honour to open this World

More information

This project was conducted to support the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affair s Inclusive Green Growth aim of increasing water use efficiency by

This project was conducted to support the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affair s Inclusive Green Growth aim of increasing water use efficiency by October 2016 This project was conducted to support the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affair s Inclusive Green Growth aim of increasing water use efficiency by 25% in Dutch financed projects. The project

More information

Becoming a vegetarian naturally helps prevent cruelty to animals but there are environmental consequences of a meat-eating diet.

Becoming a vegetarian naturally helps prevent cruelty to animals but there are environmental consequences of a meat-eating diet. Becoming a vegetarian naturally helps prevent cruelty to animals but there are environmental consequences of a meat-eating diet. The production of beef and other animal protein consumes huge amounts of

More information

Globalization of Water Resources through Virtual Water Trade

Globalization of Water Resources through Virtual Water Trade Globalization of Water Resources through Virtual Water Trade Hong Yang Alexander Zehnder Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology (eawag) 1 Contents 1. Concept of virtual water 2. Global

More information

The water footprints of Morocco and the Netherlands

The water footprints of Morocco and the Netherlands A.Y. Hoekstra A.K. Chapagain July 2006 The water footprints of Morocco and the Netherlands Value of Water Research Report Series No. 21 THE WATER FOOTPRINTS OF MOROCCO AND THE NETHERLANDS A.Y. HOEKSTRA*

More information

FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR IN TELANGANA

FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR IN TELANGANA FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR IN TELANGANA A BRIEF REPORT Compiled for: Prepared by: THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS Introduction Food is the basic necessity of every living creature. India is the second largest

More information

Consumer Attitudes towards Organic Produce

Consumer Attitudes towards Organic Produce Consumer Attitudes towards Produce Overview of Key Survey Findings 21 October 2010 The survey 10 minute telephone survey Representative sample of those responsible for grocery shopping in household 700

More information

Human Footprint Worksheet

Human Footprint Worksheet Name: Period: Human Footprint Worksheet If we think of the earth as being 1 day old then we have only been around for a few. Humans do not impact only percent of earth s surface meaning that we have a

More information

How much water do you eat? A water conservation activity

How much water do you eat? A water conservation activity A water conservation activity APPROPRIATE FOR: 3 rd 12 th Grades STANDARDS FOR: California Content Standards for 3rd to 6th grade SUBJECTS: Life Science, Ecology, Using Models, Mathematical and Computational

More information

Water Energy Food Nexus in Arid Land (GCC)

Water Energy Food Nexus in Arid Land (GCC) Water Energy Food Nexus in Arid Land (GCC) Dr. Mohamed Darwish Principal Investigator QEERI May 9 2013 www.qeeri.org.qa CONTENT Background; GCC are rich in prime energy (oil +NG); very poor in renewable

More information

FOOD, NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY

FOOD, NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOOD, NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY Per capita food supply Quantity [kcal/capita/day] 1996 2001 2006 Food Aid shipments Quantity [1000 t] Prevalence of undernutrition Prevalence [%] Food

More information

Water scarcity - what does it mean for sustainable development?

Water scarcity - what does it mean for sustainable development? Water scarcity - what does it mean for sustainable development? Blog by Ruth Mathews, Executive Director, Water Footprint Network 22nd February 2016 Take one look at the news this month and it s clear

More information

Country Profile: Food Security Indicators

Country Profile: Food Security Indicators I. FOOD DEPRIVATION AND CONSUMPTION INDICATORS Food Deprivation Proportion of undernourishment - - - - na na na Number of undernourished millions ns ns ns ns na na na Food deficit of undernourished population

More information

Ocado salads waste project A modelling project from Cardiff University

Ocado salads waste project A modelling project from Cardiff University Ocado salads waste project A modelling project from Cardiff University Vasco Sanchez Rodrigues, Emrah Demir and Paul Wang Cardiff University ECR Shrink Group Workshop 7 th June, Hamburg - 1 - Structure

More information

Water Demand Management (WDM) - current water productivity methodology and water management tool in South Africa

Water Demand Management (WDM) - current water productivity methodology and water management tool in South Africa Water Demand Management (WDM) - current water productivity methodology and water management tool in South Africa J Pieter Pansegrouw. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

More information

Prospects and challenges of agricultural trade between China and Latin America: analysis of problems and opportunities from the Chinese perspective

Prospects and challenges of agricultural trade between China and Latin America: analysis of problems and opportunities from the Chinese perspective Prospects and challenges of agricultural trade between China and Latin America: analysis of problems and opportunities from the Chinese perspective Li Xiande Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development,

More information

Extension s Role in Improving Water Resource Sustainability

Extension s Role in Improving Water Resource Sustainability Extension s Role in Improving Water Resource Sustainability Extension has a 100-Year History Working on Water Issues By Bob Simmons It is well understood that water is key to life on Earth, it is also

More information

Going the Distance: Trends in the Canadian Trucking Industry since 2004 Sagal Searag, Analyst Transportation Division, Statistics Canada

Going the Distance: Trends in the Canadian Trucking Industry since 2004 Sagal Searag, Analyst Transportation Division, Statistics Canada Going the Distance: Trends in the Canadian Trucking Industry since 2004 Sagal, Analyst Transportation Division, Statistics Canada Introduction Have you ever given a thought to how fresh produce in your

More information

Trends on Global Food Markets: What Is the Significance of Biofuels?

Trends on Global Food Markets: What Is the Significance of Biofuels? ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION DE COOPÉRATION ET DE DEVELOPMENT ÉCONOMIQUES Trends on Global Food Markets: What Is the Significance of Biofuels? Stefan Tangermann Director

More information

Country Profile: Food Security Indicators

Country Profile: Food Security Indicators Country Profile: Food Security Indicars I. FOOD DEPRIVATION AND CONSUMPTION INDICATORS Food Deprivation Proportion of undernourishment 6 6 6-0.3-1.0 na Number of undernourished millions 1.5 1.6 1.6 ns

More information

Food Scarcity in Pakistan Causes, Dynamics and Remedies

Food Scarcity in Pakistan Causes, Dynamics and Remedies Food Scarcity in Pakistan Causes, Dynamics and Remedies Abstract. Since the establishment of Pakistan we have been facing food insufficiency. Khyber Pakhtonkhwa has been more adversely affected on account

More information

The Prospects of Renewable Energy Investments in Jordan. Innotek Oy Energo Smart Water Solution Antti Paukkala (Development Director)

The Prospects of Renewable Energy Investments in Jordan. Innotek Oy Energo Smart Water Solution Antti Paukkala (Development Director) The Prospects of Renewable Energy Investments in Jordan Innotek Oy Energo Smart Water Solution Antti Paukkala (Development Director) 1. THE BEGINNING OF INNOTEK OY - Since 1995 - Founder Esa Pönkänen built

More information

Wonderwater Café London

Wonderwater Café London Wonderwater Café London WONDERWATER AT LEILA S Wonderwater Café is a pop-up event designed to raise awareness of the water footprint and make us think about the impact of what we eat on local and global

More information

Paper No.: 02. Paper Title: PRINCIPLES OF THE FOOD PROCESSING & PRESERVATION

Paper No.: 02. Paper Title: PRINCIPLES OF THE FOOD PROCESSING & PRESERVATION Paper No.: 02 Paper Title: PRINCIPLES OF THE FOOD PROCESSING & PRESERVATION Module 01: Scope of Food Processing in India with National and International Perspective Paper Coordinator: Dr. P. Narender Raju,

More information

IN CANADA 2017 GROWING SEASON Canadian Wheat Crop in Review

IN CANADA 2017 GROWING SEASON Canadian Wheat Crop in Review The 2017 growing season in Canada was diverse across the country, including in the prairie region. Most of the Prairies experienced dry and hot temperatures, causing yield declines in some areas. This

More information

Virtual Water Trade. A realistic concept for resolving the water crisis? Studies Deutsches Institut fiir Entwicklungspolitik 25

Virtual Water Trade. A realistic concept for resolving the water crisis? Studies Deutsches Institut fiir Entwicklungspolitik 25 Studies Deutsches Institut fiir Entwicklungspolitik 25 Virtual Water Trade A realistic concept for resolving the water crisis? Lena Horlemann /Susanne Neubert Contents Abbreviations Summary 1 Aim and focus

More information

13. AGRICULTURE (Code No. 068) The board objectives of teaching Agriculture at Senior Secondary level are:

13. AGRICULTURE (Code No. 068) The board objectives of teaching Agriculture at Senior Secondary level are: 13. AGRICULTURE (Code No. 068) Agriculture has been the prime enterprise for the National Economy of this country for centuries and that is why India is called Agrarian country. This sector also provides

More information

How much water do you use? Americans aren't sure, survey shows

How much water do you use? Americans aren't sure, survey shows How much water do you use? Americans aren't sure, survey shows By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff on 03.10.14 Word Count 778 Morning traffic makes its way toward downtown Los Angeles along

More information

UNIT 3 ECONOMIC ISSUES IN CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY ECONOMICS

UNIT 3 ECONOMIC ISSUES IN CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY ECONOMICS UNIT 3 ECONOMIC ISSUES IN CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY ECONOMICS The Economic Significance of Canada s Natural Resources In this unit we will look at some of Canada s resources, their economic significance and how

More information

Virtual Water: A Critical Assessment

Virtual Water: A Critical Assessment Virtual Water: A Critical Assessment Hamed Ghoddusi (Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ), Mohammad Afkhami (Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ), and Filippo Pavesi (University of Verona, Italy) IWREC

More information

On World Water Day, people everywhere show that they care and that they have the power to make a difference. They get inspired by information and use

On World Water Day, people everywhere show that they care and that they have the power to make a difference. They get inspired by information and use On World Water Day, people everywhere show that they care and that they have the power to make a difference. They get inspired by information and use it to take action and change things. This year many

More information

RELATIVE PROFITABILITY OF MAIZE PRODUCTION UNDER DIFFERENT FARM SIZE GROUPS IN KISHOREGONJ DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH

RELATIVE PROFITABILITY OF MAIZE PRODUCTION UNDER DIFFERENT FARM SIZE GROUPS IN KISHOREGONJ DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH Progress. Agric. 21(1 & 2): 247 252, 2010 ISSN 1017-8139 RELATIVE PROFITABILITY OF MAIZE PRODUCTION UNDER DIFFERENT FARM SIZE GROUPS IN KISHOREGONJ DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH H. Uddin 1, M. H. A. Rashid 2

More information

Contributions and Challenges of Agro-trade to Food Security in China

Contributions and Challenges of Agro-trade to Food Security in China Prepared for the WTO Agricultural Policy Landscape Symposium, Geneva, Switzerland, June.13-14, 2018 Contributions and Challenges of Agro-trade to Food Security in China Jing ZHU College of Economics &

More information

Seminar on carbon footprint management toolkit for sustainable low-carbon living

Seminar on carbon footprint management toolkit for sustainable low-carbon living Seminar on carbon footprint management toolkit for sustainable low-carbon living Dr. Michael K.H. Leung 梁國熙 Associate Dean and Associate Professor Director, Ability R&D Energy Research Centre Organizer:

More information

FAO Methodology on. and Food Balance Sheet (FBS)

FAO Methodology on. and Food Balance Sheet (FBS) FAO Methodology on Supply Utilization Accounts (SUAs) and Food Balance Sheet (FBS) 1 Background Food Balance Sheet 1 st attempt. FAO encourage countries to develop their own FBS. Published regularly. 2

More information

Israel s Agro-technology Sector Grow More with Less

Israel s Agro-technology Sector Grow More with Less Israel s Agro-technology Sector Grow More with Less Israel Country ID Haifa 1000 Tel-Aviv 800 700 Jerusalem 500-600 200-400 Be er Sheva 100-200 100 Area: 22,000 km 2 Population: ~ 7.4 million GDP: $201

More information

13 Water: A Limited Resource

13 Water: A Limited Resource 13 Water: A Limited Resource Overview of Chapter 13 Importance of Water Water Use and Resource Problems Water Problems in U.S. and Canada Global Water Problems Water Management Water Conservation Water

More information

prince Theory and methods

prince Theory and methods prince CASE STUDY, APRIL 12 2018 Extending the PRINCE water use results with water scarcity weighting Water extraction in water-rich and water-scarce areas can have very different impacts on ecosystems

More information

Market Data Update FEBRUARY 2010

Market Data Update FEBRUARY 2010 FSNAU Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit- Somalia Issued March 11, 21 Market Data Update FEBRUARY 21 FEWSNET-SOMALIA Exchange Rates SoSh per US Dollar 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1,, - SOSH - SOSH - SLSH

More information

Evolving agricultural markets: Recent and projected trends

Evolving agricultural markets: Recent and projected trends Evolving agricultural markets: Recent and projected trends Highlights from the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2018-2027 Jonathan Brooks, OECD 2018 ATPC OECD ICTSD FAO Workshop Policies, Challenges and Opportunities

More information

Student Instructions for Modeling the Water Cycle

Student Instructions for Modeling the Water Cycle Student Instructions for Modeling the Water Cycle 1. Cover your work space with the large absorbent pad. Make sure the absorbent side faces up and the plastic side is down. 2. Place the small absorbent

More information

Starting the discussion (1)

Starting the discussion (1) Background: Starting the discussion (1) PAN Germany, PAN UK, OBEPAB (Organisation Béninoise pour la Promition de l Agriculture Biologique) and Enda Pronat started a project aiming to develop new trade

More information

Input-output models for agriculture and agri-food industries

Input-output models for agriculture and agri-food industries Input-output models for agriculture and agri-food industries Pre-conference: Canadian Agricultural Economics Society Andreas Trau 613-951-3466 andreas.trau@statcan.gc.ca January 11, 2017 Overview Introduction

More information

Hotel Water Management & Energy Efficiency

Hotel Water Management & Energy Efficiency Hotel Water Management & Energy Efficiency Brought to you by Introduction Saving money, keeping your guests happy and doing your bit for the planet sounds good doesn t it? Well, this is all possible when

More information

ETHICAL AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES ISSUES FOR DECISION-MAKERS. Julian Kinderlerer

ETHICAL AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES ISSUES FOR DECISION-MAKERS. Julian Kinderlerer ETHICAL AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES ISSUES FOR DECISION-MAKERS Julian Kinderlerer None of us can avoid being interested in food. Our very existence depends on the supply of safe,

More information