PLoS ONE· 2012Q1

Global Monthly Water Scarcity: Blue Water Footprints versus Blue Water Availability

Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Mesfin M. Mekonnen, Ashok K. Chapagain, Ruth Mathews et al.

1,039citations
Q1SCImago
2012year

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A new analysis reveals severe water scarcity in at least one month per year for 201 river basins, home to 2.67 billion people, by using blue water footprints (including ecological needs) and monthly data, a significant improvement over previous annual withdrawal-based methods.

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Field: Ocean Engineering

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