Issues

ENVIRONMENT Climate Change Energy Efficiency Biodiversity Organic Produce Pesticide Use Fish Water

SOCIAL Fair Trade Social Audit Local Sourcing

ECONOMIC BSE Lessons Hormones Antibiotics Additives Internal Operations

ALL Hygiene Health & Nutrition Animal Welfare GM Debate

When you have you next meal, work out how much water has been consumed.

"Rainwater Harvesting"

India primalriy, but also other coutnries like Mexico Peru China and Tanzania are experimenting with ways to catch monsoon rains, which would otherwise evaporate. It helps to build communities as individuals cannot build the infrastructure of pools and reservoirs to trap the water. It mobilises social energy in a way that may be a model for other responses to environmental challenge.

For much more...Fred Pearces' New Book "When the river runs dry"...(Link)

UNESCO - IHE Green Blue and Grey water footprint of Crops and Crop derived products (pdf) and Green Blue and Grey water footprints of farm animals & animal products (pdf)

FEC Water Briefing 2011