Water availability is a major factor constraining humanity's ability to meet the future food and
energy needs of a growing and increasingly affluent human population. Water plays an …

Virtual water describes water embedded in the production of goods and offers meaningful
insights about the complex interplay between water, trade and sustainability. In this Review …

The increasing global demand for farmland products is placing unprecedented pressure on
the global agricultural system and its water resources. Many regions of the world, that are …

Water is an important factor of production contributing both directly and indirectly to
economic activity across all sectors and regions of the global economy. Water scarcity may …

Previous studies had shown that the virtual water flows had intensified local water scarcity of
China. There is an urgent need to identify the drivers of virtual water flows and provide the …

Water stressed regions rely heavily on the import of water-intensive goods to offset
insufficient food production driven by socioeconomic and environmental factors. The water …

Income and population growth increase demands for commodities such as food, energy,
and water in cities. Water resources are used outside of cities to produce the food and …

Achieving international food security requires improved understanding of how international
trade networks connect countries around the world through the import-export flows of food …

The virtual water trade network that comes along with commodities trade has become
increasingly critical for achieving sustainable development goals in the hydropenic and …

Most of the human appropriation of freshwater resources is for agriculture. Water availability
is a major constraint to mankind's ability to produce food. The notion of virtual water content …