Water Resources Management Tool: Water Footprint (WF)
Water Resources Management Tool: Water Footprint (WF)
Outline -Concept of water footprint -The water footprint of a product -The water footprint of a nation -The water footprint of a business -Global water footprint -Groundwater footprint -From concept to practice
–Concept of water footprint –The water footprint of a product –The water footprint of a nation –The water footprint of a business –Global water footprint –Groundwater footprint –From concept to practice Outline
Concept of water footprint
Concept of water footprint
CONCEPT Water Footprint The total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business
CONCEPT Water Footprint The total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business
What is water footprint? The water footprint(WF)is an indicator of freshwater use that looks not only at direct water use of a consumer or producer,but also at the indirect water use. The water footprint can be regarded as a comprehensive indicator of freshwater resources appropriation, Hoekstra,2002 next to the traditional and restricted measure of water withdrawal. 2018/10/25
What is water footprint? 2018/10/25 ◼The water footprint (WF) is an indicator of freshwater use that looks not only at direct water use of a consumer or producer, but also at the indirect water use. ◼The water footprint can be regarded as a comprehensive indicator of freshwater resources appropriation, next to the traditional and restricted measure of water withdrawal. Hoekstra,2002