Trends and environmental impacts of virtual water trade
MM Mekonnen, MM Kebede, BW Demeke… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
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 …
insights about the complex interplay between water, trade and sustainability. In this Review …
Living within the safe and just Earth system boundaries for blue water
Safe and just Earth system boundaries (ESBs) for surface water and groundwater (blue
water) have been defined for sustainable water management in the Anthropocene. Here we …
water) have been defined for sustainable water management in the Anthropocene. Here we …
[HTML][HTML] Methodologies for water accounting at the collective irrigation system scale aiming at optimizing water productivity
To improve water use efficiency and productivity, particularly in irrigated areas, reliable
water accounting methodologies are essential, as they provide information on the status and …
water accounting methodologies are essential, as they provide information on the status and …
Nexus between water-energy-carbon footprint network: Multiregional input-output and coupling coordination degree analysis
With rising concerns over global issues such as climate change, environmental degradation,
and resource shortages, the need for coordinated development of the water-energy-carbon …
and resource shortages, the need for coordinated development of the water-energy-carbon …
Water footprint and virtual water flows from the Global South: Foundations for sustainable agriculture in periods of drought
Freshwater availability has decreased alarmingly worldwide, with agriculture playing a vital
role in this trend. The assessment of the agricultural water footprint (WF agricultural) and …
role in this trend. The assessment of the agricultural water footprint (WF agricultural) and …
Mismatch between provincial grain production and consumption increased cropland soil erosion in China
Cropland soil erosion is primarily caused by agricultural production and indirectly altered by
consumption patterns. A well-developed grain trade system transfers grain products to …
consumption patterns. A well-developed grain trade system transfers grain products to …
The “Gravity” for global virtual water flows: From quantity and quality perspectives
The virtual water trade (VWT) has been proposed as a means of balancing national water
budgets while also saving water globally. Since humans require both sufficient quantity and …
budgets while also saving water globally. Since humans require both sufficient quantity and …
A temporal analysis of the consequences of the drought regime on the water footprint of agriculture in the Guadalupe Valley, Mexico
Abstract Changes in water availability have a substantial impact on the sustainability and
maintenance of agriculture, with water footprint (WF) being a robust methodology to assess …
maintenance of agriculture, with water footprint (WF) being a robust methodology to assess …
A meso-level water use assessment in the Mediterranean agriculture. Multiple applications of water footprint for some traditional crops
T Crovella, A Paiano, G Lagioia - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Currently, agriculture uses about 70–80% of global water resources and, in the
Mediterranean area, it accounts for the high pressure of freshwater demand. This study …
Mediterranean area, it accounts for the high pressure of freshwater demand. This study …
[HTML][HTML] Can deficit irrigations be an optimum solution for increasing water productivity under arid conditions? A case study on wheat plants
Water scarcity is of growing concern in many countries around the world, especially within
the arid and semi-arid zones. Accordingly, rationalizing irrigation water has become an …
the arid and semi-arid zones. Accordingly, rationalizing irrigation water has become an …