Irrigated agriculture accounts for∼ 90% of anthropogenic freshwater consumption, is
deployed on 22% of cultivated land, and provides 40% of global food production. Expanding …

Agricultural production is the main consumer of water. Future population growth, income
growth, and dietary shifts are expected to increase demand for water. The paper presents a …

In all cities and urban areas, the risk faced by people and assets from hazards associated
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …

Water scarcity is dynamic and complex, emerging from the combined influences of climate
change, basin-level water resources, and managed systems' adaptive capacities. Beyond …

Recent hydrological modelling and Earth observations, have located and quantified
alarming rates of groundwater depletion worldwide. This depletion is primarily due to water …

In the first two decades of the 21st century, 79 global big cities have suffered extensively
from drought disaster. Meanwhile, climate change has magnified urban drought in both …

Irrigation is an important adaptation to reduce crop yield loss due to water stress from both
soil water deficit (low soil moisture) and atmospheric aridity (high vapor pressure deficit …

Studies on the food, energy, and water (FEW) nexus lay a shared foundation for
researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and stakeholders to understand and manage …

This paper reviews the evolvement of water footprint assessment (WFA) as a new research
field over the past fifteen years. The research is rooted in four basic thoughts:(1) there is a …

The increasing global demand for farmland products is placing unprecedented pressure on
the global agricultural system and its water resources. Many regions of the world, that are …