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  • Paper published in Journal of Hydrology: Virtual water content of temperate cereals and maize: Present and potential WATCH member Dieter Gerten (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) contributed to the paper: "Virtual water content of temperate cereals and maize: Present and potential". This is about the knowledge of the virtual water content (VWC) of crops and especially its possible future developments, which is helpful for improvements in water productivity and water management.
    Journal of Hydrology / Marianela Fader, Stefanie Rost, Christoph Müller, Alberte Bondeau and Dieter Gerten, April 22, 2010

  • Technical Report Number 23: Spatially explicit estimates of past and present manufacturing and energy water use Water demand for industrial uses and for energy production is rapidly increasing and taking a larger and larger share of global water use of freshwater resources. Water availability and water demands are already heavily outbalanced as a result of natural and socio-economic variability. In this report, a global database on manufacturing and energy water uses taking into account changes in economic growth, thermal electricity production, and water-saving technologies for the 20th century is described. It should be used to provide an indicative picture of water use on a global scale in the manufacturing and energy sectors over recent decades.
    Frank Voß, Martina Flörke (CESR), April 06, 2010

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