Future changes in the trading of virtual water

Assessments of future virtual water trading are still lacking. Here the authors estimated the global virtual water trade throughout the century and found that virtual green water exports and virtual blue water exports at least triple to more than 3200 bcm and 170 bcm, respectively, by the end of the...

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Main Authors: Neal T. Graham, Mohamad I. Hejazi, Son H. Kim, Evan G. R. Davies, James A. Edmonds, Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17400-4
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spelling doaj-120d0463ec014918b347e7c2ad306ca02021-07-25T11:40:21ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-07-011111710.1038/s41467-020-17400-4Future changes in the trading of virtual waterNeal T. Graham0Mohamad I. Hejazi1Son H. Kim2Evan G. R. Davies3James A. Edmonds4Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm5Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryJoint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryJoint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of AlbertaJoint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryJoint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryAssessments of future virtual water trading are still lacking. Here the authors estimated the global virtual water trade throughout the century and found that virtual green water exports and virtual blue water exports at least triple to more than 3200 bcm and 170 bcm, respectively, by the end of the century.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17400-4
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description Assessments of future virtual water trading are still lacking. Here the authors estimated the global virtual water trade throughout the century and found that virtual green water exports and virtual blue water exports at least triple to more than 3200 bcm and 170 bcm, respectively, by the end of the century.
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