Water Footprint Assessment

Water Footprint Assessment refers to a whole range of activities that comprise: 1) Quantification and location of the water footprint of a product, process, person, nation etc., 2) Assess the environmental, social and economic sustainability of this water footprint and 3) formulate a response strategy. It is useful for analysing how human activities relate to water scarcity and pollution and on this basis improve the sustainability of water use.