The Water Footprint of Energy - Thirsty Energy

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The Water Footprint of Energy:

More information and data at:

http://www.waterfootprint.org/?page=files/Water-energy

Related to this, the recent initiative of the World Bank:

Thirsty Energy - World Bank launches global initiative on Energy and Water

- Thirsty Energy website:
http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/sustainabledevelopment/brief/water-energy-nexus

- A series of infographics:
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/01/16/infographic-thirsty-energy-energy-and-water-interdependence

- Two page summary of Thirsty Energy:
http://water.worldbank.org/sites/water.worldbank.org/files/publication/Thirsty-Energy-Initiative-Summary.pdf

- Press Release titled " Water Shortages Slow Energy Production Worldwide ", published on 20 January, in English, French, Arabic and Chinese
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2014/01/20/water-shortages-energy-production-worldwide

- Thirsty Energy working paper
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/06/27/000333037_20130627121240/Rendered/PDF/789230WP0Box377361B00PUBLIC0.pdf

- Feature Story " Will Water Constrain Our Energy Future?"
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/01/16/will-water-constrain-our-energy-future

- Blog by Rachel Kyte - " Needed: Pragmatic Energy Leadership for a Livable Future "
http://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/needed-pragmatic-energy-leadership-away-fossil-fuels-toward-low-carbon

- Blog by Diego Rodriguez & Marcelino Madrigal- " 4 Ways Water Shortages Are Harming Energy Production "
https://blogs.worldbank.org/water/4-ways-water-shortages-are-harming-energy-production

- Presentation on " Interlinkages and trade-offs between water and energy "
http://water.worldbank.org/sites/water.worldbank.org/files/publication/World-Bank-Presentation-Diego-Rodriguez-UNWater-Thirsty-Energy-2014.pdf

- Presentation on " The challenges of understanding the Water Requirements of the Power Sector "
http://water.worldbank.org/sites/water.worldbank.org/files/publication/World-Bank-Presentation-Anna-Delgado-UNWater-Thirsty-Energy-2014.pdf