Target 6.4 of the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) deals with the
reduction of water scarcity. To monitor progress towards this target, two indicators are used …

The scarcity of water encourages scientists to develop new analytical tools to enhance water
resource management. Water accounting and distributed hydrological models are examples …

With a rapidly growing population of 250 million, the Indus river basin in South Asia is one of
the most intensively cultivated regions on Earth, highly water stressed and lacking energy …

Water-saving technologies have long been seen as an effective method to reduce irrigation
water use and alleviate regional water shortage. However, growing reports of more severe …

Forty seven percent of the population of Pakistan is food insecure, access to food is uneven
and malnutrition is widespread. In addition, food production depends greatly on irrigation …

This paper is a perspective paper, which investigates whether the water footprint (WF)
concept addresses the water–food–energy–ecosystem nexus. First, the nexus links between …

This study quantifies the water footprint of consumption (WF cons) regarding agricultural
products for three diets–the current diet (REF), a healthy diet (HEALTHY) and a vegetarian …

Background Land use change and climate variability influence water resources availability
and separation of these influences are important for water resources management. Methods …

Sustainable and resilient food systems depend on sustainable and resilient water
management. Resilience is characterised by overlapping decision spaces and scales and …

Actual evapotranspiration (ET) is a major component of the water balance. While several
international flux measurement programs have been executed in the tropical rain forest of …