Interest in ecosystem services has grown tremendously among a wide range of sectors,
including government agencies, NGO's and the business community. Ecosystem services …

Agricultural water scarcity in the predominantly rainfed agricultural system of sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA) is more related to the variability of rainfall and excessive non-productive losses …

The Yellow River, the second longest river in China, is facing increasing water scarcity due
to rising water consumption of a fast growing economy and an increasingly urbanized …

This study reports the results of a water footprint (WF) assessment of five types of textiles
commonly used for the production of jeans, including two different fibres (cotton and Lyocell …

This paper contends that natural resource management (NRM) issues are, by their very
nature, complex and that both scientists and managers in this broad field will benefit from a …

This paper presents an exhaustive review of global croplands and their water use, for the
end of last millennium, mapped using remote sensing and non-remote sensing approaches …

The Incomati basin encompasses parts of South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique, and is
a water stressed basin. Equitable allocation of water is crucial to sustain livelihoods and …

Evapotranspiration (ET) accounts for a substantial amount of the water use in river basins
particular in the tropics and arid regions. However, accurate estimation still remains a …

Water performs essential ecological functions in agroecosystems and supplies an array of
hydrologic ecosystem services (HES). The nature and quantity of HES is intimately linked …

Promotion of energy from biomass for reducing greenhouse gas emissions has led to
increased usage of freshwater, especially during the cultivation of biomass. This has raised …