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A Comprehensive Introduction to Water Footprints

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From water footprint accounting <strong>to</strong> policy formulationVulnerability of local water systemsCurrent water stress in the placeswhere the water footprint is localised12 3Spatiotemporalexplicitwaterfootprint of a• product• individual• community• businessImpacts of thewater footprint• environmental•social• economicReduce andoffset thenegative impactsof the waterfootprint[Hoekstra, 2008]Source: Hoekstra, A.Y. (2008) <strong>Water</strong> neutral: reducing and offsetting theimpacts of water footprints, Value of <strong>Water</strong> Research Report Series No.28,UNESCO-IHE.

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