It takes about 15,000 litres of water to produce a kilo of beef, so that hamburger you're thinking of eating took about 1,000 litres. Recognizing that we need to use less water overall, a scientist at the University of the Netherlands reasoned that if we realized how much we were using, we'd use less. Check out your own water footprint, or that of your favourite industry.
This weekly focuses on international news. With some sifting, you'll find in-depth articles on water and economics, politics, business, technology, pollution, climate change, resource extraction and more.
Canada's largest organization devoted to marine conservation, tackling such issues as oil tankers on the coast, marine biodiversity, sustainable fisheries, ocean planning through ecosystem-based management, ocean acidification.
Search "water" for info and articles on water and water issues around the world. Calculate your water footprint, take the freshwater quiz, and peruse beautiful water-related photography.
The Pacific Institute, an independent California-based think tank, provides up-to-date water information, data, and links to organizations working on a wide range of global freshwater problems and solutions. Special interest in international water law and water-based conflicts. Institute Director Peter Gleick authors a biennial World Water Report.
Independent global environmental research and watchdog group, whose objective is to help create a sustainable and socially just society. Produces annual "State of the World" environmental report, WorldWatch Magazine, live and archived discussion groups, news features on current environmental topics. Environment & Climate has a wide selection of articles on water.
An environmental research and policy organization that has been applauded for going beyond research to practical solutions. Its 1997 Comprehensive Assessment of the Freshwater Resources of the World is published by several U.N. organizations. In 2001, WRI produced the water film for television, "World on Edge" with PBS's Bill Moyers.
