Water is one of the most important natural resources. In many regions, human well-being and ecosystem health are being seriously affected by changes in the global water cycle, caused largely by human activities. Although freshwater is a local resource, water scarcity is the leading threat of the global water crisis. To tackle this major environmental concern and in order to develop and standardise analytical tools to measure and assess freshwater use at regional and global scale; water footprint was introduced.

Researcher: Dr Vijaya Subramaniam
Email: vijaya@mpob.gov.my