The key for change will be agriculture, the biggest source of water consumption and pollution.
Chipmaking is thought to account for 25% of water consumption in Silicon Valley.
Precisely because of their high levels of water consumption, water stress represents a large and growing risk.
Developed countries, on the other hand, may experience a flattening of water consumption with respect to income.
From any smartphone, Hydrao's shower heads can be set to alert you at whatever level of water consumption desired.
Agriculture accounts for 80% of water consumption in California, for example, but only 2% of economic activity.
"The biggest example of complete ignorance of water consumption is the big biofuels mandate," Mr. Griffiths-Sattenspiel said.
Industry and domestic use, which now account for only a small fraction of water consumption, are also growing quickly.
In 2009, food waste was responsible for 3,300-5,600m metonnesofnes of greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) and approximately 173bn cubic metres of water consumption per year.
This technology has key advantages but is characterized with substantial levels of water consumption and discharge.
Estimates of water consumption from hydroelectricity production are hampered by a lack of common methodological approaches.
