Comments on: Virtual water as a tool to reduce water consumption http://www.raulpacheco.org/2009/03/virtual-water-as-a-tool-to-reduce-water-consumption/ Environmental research, teaching & consulting Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:18:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Raul Pacheco-Vega, PhD » New tools for old problems: Water footprint, water stress and virtual water (Canada and worldwide) http://www.raulpacheco.org/2009/03/virtual-water-as-a-tool-to-reduce-water-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Raul Pacheco-Vega, PhD » New tools for old problems: Water footprint, water stress and virtual water (Canada and worldwide) Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:35:08 +0000 http://www.raulpacheco.org/2009/03/virtual-water-as-a-tool-to-reduce-water-consumption/#comment-17 [...] 12 - The second concept I’ve been exploring is the idea of virtual water (I also recently wrote about virtual water on my blog). Virtual water is the amount of water embedded in food or other products needed. For example, to [...] [...] 12 – The second concept I’ve been exploring is the idea of virtual water (I also recently wrote about virtual water on my blog). Virtual water is the amount of water embedded in food or other products needed. For example, to [...]

]]> By: Miguel K. http://www.raulpacheco.org/2009/03/virtual-water-as-a-tool-to-reduce-water-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Miguel K. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:11:45 +0000 http://www.raulpacheco.org/2009/03/virtual-water-as-a-tool-to-reduce-water-consumption/#comment-7 Excellent and very interesting article Dr. Pacheco. Excellent and very interesting article Dr. Pacheco.

]]> By: Nate Elliott http://www.raulpacheco.org/2009/03/virtual-water-as-a-tool-to-reduce-water-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Nate Elliott Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:48:00 +0000 http://www.raulpacheco.org/2009/03/virtual-water-as-a-tool-to-reduce-water-consumption/#comment-6 Excellent post -- and one that will make me think twice about making a pot of coffee this morning. But I'm curious to hear your point of view on what type of impact water conservation here in Vancouver has on water scarcity in other parts of the world. The coffee I drink comes from developing nations, and so directly impacts the amount of water available in those nations -- but does taking a long shower really mean I'm making life harder for farmers in the southern hemisphere? Or does it just mean my neighbor has a bit less water with which to wash his car? What I'm asking is -- isn't it possible to have a global water shortage without a local water shortage? And if so, how much do local actions in areas without shortages really help the global problem? Excellent post — and one that will make me think twice about making a pot of coffee this morning. But I’m curious to hear your point of view on what type of impact water conservation here in Vancouver has on water scarcity in other parts of the world. The coffee I drink comes from developing nations, and so directly impacts the amount of water available in those nations — but does taking a long shower really mean I’m making life harder for farmers in the southern hemisphere? Or does it just mean my neighbor has a bit less water with which to wash his car?

What I’m asking is — isn’t it possible to have a global water shortage without a local water shortage? And if so, how much do local actions in areas without shortages really help the global problem?

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