Water stressed regions rely heavily on the import of water-intensive goods to offset
insufficient food production driven by socioeconomic and environmental factors. The water
embedded in these traded commodities, virtual water, has received increasing interest in the
scientific community. However, comprehensive future projections of virtual water trading
remain absent. Here we show, for the first time, changes over the 21st century in the amount
of various water types required to meet international agricultural demands. Accounting for …