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VIRTUAL WATER How big is our water footprint ?

VIRTUAL WATER How big is our water footprint ?. Sebastian Carl Nicolas Bohr Niko Schmitt Fabian Maier Sebastian Beiling. t able of contents. definition pictures / examples calculator o ur water footprint problems solution. defintion virtual water. coined in the 1990’s

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VIRTUAL WATER How big is our water footprint ?

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  1. VIRTUAL WATERHowbigisourwaterfootprint ? Sebastian Carl Nicolas Bohr Niko Schmitt Fabian Maier Sebastian Beiling

  2. tableofcontents • definition • pictures/examples • calculator • ourwaterfootprint • problems • solution

  3. defintionvirtualwater • coined in the 1990’s • water that’s needed for the complete production of a product

  4. The water footprint of a product Green water footprint • ► volume of rainwater • used for the product Blue water footprint • ► volume of surface or • groundwater used for the • product Grey water footprint • ► volume of polluted water.

  5. The water footprint of a cow Food ► 1300 kg of grains (wheat, oats, barley, corn, dry peas, soybean, etc) ► 7200 kg of roughages (pasture, dry hay, silage, etc) Water ► 24000 litres for drinking ► 7000 litres for servicing.

  6. definitionwaterfootprint • thewholewater a singlepersonneeds in the normal lifemainlyfor : • food • domestic (at home) • industrial (electronics, clothes, etc.) • …

  7. calculator • www.waterfootprint.org

  8. ourwaterfootprint in litres

  9. problems • manypoorregions • Waterconsumptionhasincreasedextremely • dry rivers • dry lakes • lessfreshwater • morepollutedwater

  10. solution Consumerism is at its peak so … …the consumer himself has to change Think global Trade local

  11. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTiON ANY QUESTiONS ?

  12. sources • Google.com • Google pictures • waterfootprint.org • virtualwater.eu • virtual-water.org • Wikipedia • ownsources

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