Virtual water trade refers to the implicit content of water in the production of goods and services. When trade is undertaken, there is an implicit exchange of water. Furthermore, when water gets scarce, water intensive goods become more expensive to produce and the economy compensates through...

Virtual water trade refers to the implicit content of water in the production of goods and services. When trade is undertaken, there is an implicit exchange of water. Furthermore, when water gets scarce, water intensive goods become more expensive to produce and the economy compensates through...

This technical report consists of five parts. The introduction presents the situation of water scarcity and drought in the Mediterranean region and the linkages between the water framework directive and water scarcity. In Chapter I, the definitions and assessments of the different phenomena are...