Virtual water and water footprints offer limited insight regarding important policy questions

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dc.creatorWichelns, Dennis
dc.date2010-12
dc.date2014-06-13T14:47:54Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:47:54Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:43:47Z
dc.descriptionMuch of the literature regarding virtual water and water footprints focuses on the potential water savings that might be realized when water-short countries import water-intensive agricultural goods from countries with larger water endowments. Some of the published estimates of potential national and global water savings made possible through international trade are quite large and they do not reflect actual or potential opportunities to save water. Recent additions to the virtual water literature describe the pressure placed on water resources in one country by consumers of imported products in another. Some authors suggest that, through international trade, consumers are partly responsible for water resource problems in distant regions. Although one goal of virtual water analysis is to describe opportunities for improving water security, there is almost no mention of the potential impacts of the prescriptions arising from that analysis on farm households in industrialized or developing countries. It is essential to consider more carefully the inherent flaws in the virtual water and water footprint perspectives, particularly when seeking guidance regarding policy decisions.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/40557
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/163887
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceWichelns, Dennis. 2010. Virtual water and water footprints offer limited insight regarding important policy questions. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 26(4):639-651. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2010.519494
dc.subjectvirtual water
dc.subjectwater footprint
dc.subjectpolicy
dc.subjectwater conservation
dc.subjecteconomic analysis
dc.subjectwater allocation
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectwater loss
dc.subjectinternational trade
dc.titleVirtual water and water footprints offer limited insight regarding important policy questions
dc.typeJournal Article

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