Since not all goods consumed in one particular country are produced in that country, the water footprint consists of two parts: use of domestic water resources and use of water outside the borders of the country.
Water cooperation refers to the peaceful management and use of water resources among various players and sectors and at different levels.
Not surprisingly, the countries are wealthy and among the world's greenest as well, according to the Environmental Performance Index, a joint product of Columbia University and Yale University, which measures performance against 25 indicators, such as measures of air pollution, water supply or use of natural resources.
The goal was to convene a meeting of high level experts in transboundary cooperation, biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of land and water resources.
That's the demand by local golfers, after viewing the Masters on television, for conditions equally lush, even in places where water and other resources are scarce and their use may be environmentally unsound.
Human emigration caused by overall environmental degradation (unsustainable use of water and biological resources, unsustainable tourism) is now being addressed through a variety of pilot projects such as sustainable pasture management, ecotourism, the creation of fishing and hunting farms, and the development of alternative power sources.
The Summit focused on three themes: smart water, resource recovery, and water re-use and looked at similarities and relationships between water and other natural resources.
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This, says Chris Hewett, the author of the report, would make it easier for new companies to enter the market: at present, they have to use new resources or buy water from incumbent suppliers.
Their recommendations include integrating water resources management through all sectors (economy, land use, agriculture, energy, transportation) and adopting participatory planning and management approaches.
But many companies do not yet have an energy strategy, let alone broader sustainability strategies to manage the use of water, land, and other resources.
All Energy Globe projects are about access to energy, using renewable energy, innovative ways to generate energy, increased efficiency and the careful and intelligent use of our resources, such as water.
The goal: compact living environments that require less resources and that get the most out of the land, water and energy they do use.
And if Afghanistan's desperately degraded agricultural systems, particularly its use of water, were ever to be modernised, the violent tussle for resources might end anyway.
The index combines five measures: available resources, access to water, people's capacity to afford and organise water supplies, use of water for domestic, industrial and environmental purposes, and environmental management.
However, Mike Pocock, water resources manager at Veolia Water Central, struck a note of caution and urged customers to continue to use water wisely.
There is presently no Andean-FRIEND and the concomitant establishment of A-GMN and Andean-FRIEND was judged to be the most opportune method of developing an integrated glaciological and hydrological program for regional monitoring and management use in a region where snow and ice reserves are such an important part of water resources.
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