The Vegan Society

Promoting ways of living free from animal products for the benefit of people, animals and the environment.

Water References

  1. Water for People, Water for Life, Executive Summary, The UN Water Development Report, World Water Assessment Programme, 2003
  2. ibid.
  3. International Water Management Institute http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/groundwater/index.htm (accessed 30/04/03)
  4. Worldwatch News Release "A Demographically Divided World" April 10, 1999 <www.worldwatch.org/alerts/990408.html> (accessed 01/05/03)
  5. Water for People, Water for Life, op cit.
  6. ibid.
  7. WHO, UNICEF, 'Global Water Sanitation Assessment 2000' Taken from the Foreword.
  8. Water for People, Water for Life, op cit.
  9. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Water Assessment Programme www.unesco.org/water/wwap/facts_figures/basic_needs.shtml (accessed 30/04/03)
  10. FAO, Review of agricultural water use per country www.fao.org/ag/agl/aglw/aquastat/water_use/index.stm (accessed 01/05/03)
  11. R. Goodland & D. Pimentel, 'Sustainability and Integrity in the Agriculture Sector,' Ecological Integrity: Integrating Environment, Conservation and Health, D. Pimentel, L. Westra, R. F. Noss (eds), Island Press, 2000.
  12. J.L. Beckett & J.W. Oltjen, 'Estimation of the Water Requirement for Beef Production in the United States,' J. Anim. Sci. 1993, 71:818-826
  13. US Department of Agriculture database