The world of water is diverse and there are many organizations dedicated to helping us all become better water stewards. Here is a list of some of their best research and reports.
Noteworthy Water Use Research
These key research papers that present data and statistics about how and where we use water.
- Water Footprint Statistics by Water Footprint Network
- From Water Footprint to Climate Change Adaptation: Capacity Development with Teenagers to Save Water
by Christin Haida, Ashok K. Chapagain, Wolfgang Rauch, Maximilian Riede, and Katrin Schneider, alpS GmbH - Perceptions of Water Use by Dr. Shazeen Attari, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
- The Water Short List: The Most Effective Actions US Households Can Take to Curb Water Use by Dr. Shazeen Attari, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
- Don’t Rush to Flush by Dr. Shazeen Attari, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
- Residential End Uses of Water, Version 1 by Water Research Foundation
- Residential End Uses of Water, Version 2 by Water Research Foundation
- Understanding Environmentally Significant Consumption by Thomas Dietz, Environmental Science and Policy Program, Michigan State University
- EWG’s Tapwater Database by Environmental Working Group
- The Water Footprint of Different Diets Within European Sub-National Geographical Entities by Davy Vanham, Sara Comero, Bernd Manfred Gawlik and Giovanni Bidoglio, commissioned by the European Commission
- The Intensification of the Water Footprint of Hydraulic Fracturing by Andrew J. Kondash, Nancy E. Lauer and Avner Vengosh, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
- Annual Irrigation Dynamics in the US Northern High Plains Derived from Landsat Satellite Data by Jillian Deines, Anthony Kendall and David Hyndman, Dep’t. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michigan State University
- Measuring Fashion: Insights from the Environmental Impact of the Global Apparel and Footwear Industries by ClimateWorks Foundation and Quantis
- Water Stress and Human Migration: A Global, Georeferenced Review of Empirical Research by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- The Water Footprint of Food by Arjen Hoekstra, Twente Water Centre, University of Twente
- Large Cities Get More for Less: Water Footprint Efficiency Across the US by Tasnuva Mahjabin, Susana Garcia, Caitlin Grady , Alfonso Mejia, Dep’t of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Penn State University
- Supply Concerns Continue, and Uncertainties Complicate Planning by US Government Accountability Office
- Water Footprint of Production in the United States by Landon Marston, Yufei Ao, Mesfin Mekonnen, Arjen Hoekstra
- State Water Plan Monographs from 17 States by American Water Resources Association
- Limits to the World’s Green Water Resources for Food, Feed, Fiber, Timber, and Bioenergy by , , , ,
- The Water Footprint in Bioenergy – A Comparison of Four Biomass Sources to Produce Biofuels in Argentina: Energy and Building Sectors by Paula Araujo, Alejandro Arena, Barbara Civit, Silivia Cuadrelli, Susana Feldman, Emiliano Jozami, Fernando Mele, Roxana Piastrellini, J Silva Colomer
- Aqueduct: Measuring and Mapping World Water Risk by World Resources Institute