FS 3.5: Water Footprint Estimation in Latin America
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
December 2023
Subject
Economy;
Sanitation Service;
Water Consumption;
Sustainable Development;
Water and Sanitation;
Household Survey;
Gender;
Wastewater;
Science and Technology
JEL code
Q25 - Water;
Q56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth;
Q01 - Sustainable Development;
O54 - Latin America • Caribbean;
O13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products;
E01 - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth • Environmental Accounts;
C67 - Input—Output Models
Country
Brazil;
Colombia;
Costa Rica
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
This fact sheet summarizes a recent technical note entitled "Water Footprint Estimation in Latin America", which analyzes the water footprint of Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica. The fact sheet gives a broad overview of the methodology used in the analysis and describes trends in sectoral water consumption in the three countries between 2013 and 2017, highlighting disparities in water consumption across economies. In the face of climate change, it is important that more countries disclose environmental-economic accounting data to facilitate such analyses across the Latin America and the Caribbean. The fact sheet also provides a link to the technical note.
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