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Research-based Solutions to Shrink the Global Water Footprint
 With water scarcity on the rise, sustaining the world's economic engines will require practical solutions that reduce water consumption without limiting the benefits to poor communities, restricting business activity or harming the environment.
A water footprint reflects the amount of water used and its impact.
A company's water footprint extends beyond the water it takes to process a product to include the amount of water it takes to produce components.
An individual's water footprint includes the amount of water consumed to drink, to wash, but in fact is mostly determined by how much water it takes to produce the food we consume.
A nation's water footprint includes the water used from its own resources, plus the amount of water in its imports.
IWMI has pioneered techniques to improve water productivity such as supplemental irrigation and the use of low cost technologies like drip and sprinkler irrigation. Well designed water allocation practices together with water saving practices can ensure an adequate water supply to both cities and the environment, as well as sufficient water for growing food.
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Contact : Dr. David Molden |
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This page was last updated on
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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