Withdrawal to available ratio for surface sources (WTA)

Water withdrawals or water abstractions, is the freshwater taken from ground or surface water sources and conveyed to a place of use. These, normally, are sectorial distributed and in this specific case, five of the most important water sectors such as irrigation, livestock-based agriculture, industry, thermal electricity production, and households and small businesses are examined. (Estimated from the WaterGAP3 model) This map shows the quantity of WTA taken from available watersheds. For more information, access the Urban Water Blueprint report here: http://www.iwa-network.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Urban-Water-Blueprint-Report.pdf You can also visit the Urban Water Blueprint website here: http://water.nature.org/waterblueprint/#/intro=true

Data and Resources

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notes Water withdrawals or water abstractions, is the freshwater taken from ground or surface water sources and conveyed to a place of use. These, normally, are sectorial distributed and in this specific case, five of the most important water sectors such as irrigation, livestock-based agriculture, industry, thermal electricity production, and households and small businesses are examined. (Estimated from the WaterGAP3 model) This map shows the quantity of WTA taken from available watersheds. For more information, access the Urban Water Blueprint report here: http://www.iwa-network.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Urban-Water-Blueprint-Report.pdf You can also visit the Urban Water Blueprint website here: http://water.nature.org/waterblueprint/#/intro=true
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title Withdrawal to available ratio for surface sources (WTA)