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  • Increasing pressure on the world’s water resources raises serious concerns about future food security. This global, spatially explicit assessment of water consumption reveals where and by how much sustainable blue water flows are infringed. The study covers 146 food items for 174 countries over 1996–2005.

    • Mesfin M. Mekonnen
    • Arjen Y. Hoekstra
    Research
    Nature Food
    Volume: 1, P: 792-800

  • Water use in river basins is an age-old resource-management question, but it is rare to quantify consumption by specific sectors. The Colorado River is being overused for beef and dairy production, endangering the entire river ecosystem.

    • Brian D. Richter
    • Dominique Bartak
    • Tara J. Troy
    Research
    Nature Sustainability
    Volume: 3, P: 319-328

  • The implementation of technologic solutions to complex problems can have unintended effects. This study questions the water sustainability of using shade balls in the Los Angeles reservoir to reduce evaporation during the recent drought in California, by assessing the shade balls’ water footprint.

    • Erfan Haghighi
    • Kaveh Madani
    • Arjen Y. Hoekstra
    Research
    Nature Sustainability
    Volume: 1, P: 358-360

  • The growing scarcity of freshwater due to rising water demands and a changing climate is increasingly seen as a major risk for the global economy. Consumer awareness, private sector initiatives, governmental regulation and targeted investments are urgently needed to move towards sustainable water use.

    • Arjen Y. Hoekstra
    Comments & Opinion
    Nature Climate Change
    Volume: 4, P: 318-320