How much water is in the meat on your plate? Livestock live talk by A.Y. Hoekstra at ILRI on 7 February 2013

Published on January 26, 2013 18:59 by Markus Pahlow, University of Canterbury - Senior Lecturer

What is a ‘water footprint' and why does it matter? How does the ‘livestock water footprint' differ between developing and developed countries? These are some of the questions that Arjen Hoekstra, a renowned professor in water management from the University of Twente in the Netherlands, will attempt to answer when he gives a ‘livestock live talk' seminar at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) on 7 February 2013.

Upcoming Seminar: The Water Footprint of Livestock Products by Arjen Y. Hoekstra, University of Twente
Thursday, 7 February, 15:00 - 16:00 East Africa Time

Announcement:

http://ilriclippings.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/how-much-water-is-in-the-meat-on-your-plate-livestock-live-talk-at-ilri-on-7-february-2013/

Livestream:

http://de.slideshare.net/ILRI/livestock-livetalk-16132352

Background material:

http://www.waterfootprint.org/Reports/Hoekstra-2012-Water-Meat-Dairy.pdf