Virtual water not potable, but accountable?

Researchers at the University Twente (UT), Enschede, the Netherlands, in a study quantified and mapped the water footprint (WF) of humanity at a high spatial resolution. The study introduced the topic of ‘virtual water’ in order to track gross and net trade in water. Unfortunately production of animal protein remains the highest consumer of this indispensible liquid, whatever name it is given to it. Virtual water is the water used in products and commodities, for example the total