Physical water scarcity metrics for monitoring progress towards SDG target 6.4: An evaluation of indicator 6.4.2 “Level of water stress”

Vanham, Davy; Y. Hoekstra, Arjen; Wada, Yoshihide; Bouraoui, F.; de Roo, Ad; M. Mekonnen, Mesfin; van de Bund, Wouter; Batelaan, Okke; Pavelic, Paul; Bastiaanssen, W.G.M.; Kummu, Matti; Rockström, Johan; Liu, Junguo; Bisselink, Berny; Ronco, Paolo; Pistocchi, Alberto; Bidoglio, G.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.056

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Physical water scarcity metrics for monitoring progress towards SDG target 6.4: An evaluation of indicator 6.4.2 “Level of water stress”

Published in The Science of The Total Environment • Sep 12, 2017

Authors:

Davy Vanham

Arjen Y. Hoekstra

Yoshihide Wada

Abstract

Target 6.4 of the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) deals with the reduction of water scarcity. To monitor progress towards this target, two indicators are used: Indicator 6.4.1 measuring water use efficiency and 6.4.2 measuring the level of water stress (WS). This paper aims to ...

Subject

Groundwater recharge

Environmental science

Water scarcity

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