Direct and indirect water useWater Foot Print Network
People use lots of water for drinking, cooking and washing, but even more for producing things such as food, paper, cotton clothes, etc. The water footprint is an indicator of water use that looks at both direct and indirect water use of a consumer or producer. The water footprint of an individual, community or business is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business. Includes:
Product Water Footprint
-Food & Animal Products: Apples to Wine
(excellent graphic @ National Geographic)
Your Water Footprint
-quick calculator
-extended calculator
National Water Footprint
Corporate Water Footprint
Global Water Footprint
WFPN: promote the transition towards sustainable, fair and efficient use of fresh water resources worldwide.
*The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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