Global monthly water scarcity: blue water footprints versus blue water availability.

Freshwater scarcity is a growing concern, placing considerable importance on the accuracy of indicators used to characterize and map water scarcity worldwide. We improve upon past efforts by using estimates of blue water footprints (consumptive use of ground- and surface water flows) rather than wat...

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Main Authors: Arjen Y Hoekstra, Mesfin M Mekonnen, Ashok K Chapagain, Ruth E Mathews, Brian D Richter
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a56ba3e1f76f4129a088795795f165cb
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