Government water initiatives ...

Government water initiatives

Most countries are aware of peak water issues and have begun to implement initiatives to address them. There needs to be a clear distinction between peak water issues and what is now being referred to as the water footprint

Some countries initiatives:

-The EU Water Initative (http://www.euwi.net/about-euwi)
-Australia Water (http://www.environment.gov.au/water/)
-US Environment Protection Agency (http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/index.cfm)
-Brazilian National Water Agency (http://www.ana.gov.br/ingles/indexingles.asp)

Some additional information and insight into water footprint:
http://www.waterfootprint.org/Reports/Report_19_Water_as_an_Econ_Good.pdf
http://www.nextgenpe.com/news/global-water-shortage/

http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/chiefeditor/2010/06/passing-the-point-of-peak-water.html

http://gec.jp/main.nsf/en/Activities-IETC-wf-workshop2010