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The Water Footprint of Livestock Products A talk by Arjen Hoekstra, creator of the ‘water footprint’ concept and the interdisciplinary research field of water footprint assessment, which addresses the relations between water management, consumption and trade. His talk will cover: What is a 'water footprint' and why does it matter? How does the 'livestock water footprint’ differ in developing and developed countries? Do we have enough water to meet the rising demand for milk, meat and eggs? Venue: John Vercoe Auditorium, ILRI Nairobi – InfoCentre, ILRI Addis Date: Thursday, 7 February 2013 Time: 1500 to 1600 hours Join the live presentation here: http://www.ilri.org/livestream The 20-minute talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session and tea and coffee. About the speaker Arjen Hoekstra is professor of water management at the University of Twente, in the Netherlands. His books include: Perspectives on Water (1998) Globalization of Water (2008) The Water Footprint Assessment Manual (2011) The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society (2013). livestock live talks new series of ILRI-hosted monthly seminars

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The Water Footprint of Livestock Products A talk by Arjen Hoekstra, creator of the ‘water footprint’ concept and the interdisciplinary research field of water footprint assessment, which addresses the relations between water management, consumption and trade. His talk will cover: • What is a 'water footprint' and why does it matter? • How does the 'livestock water footprint’

differ in developing and developed countries? • Do we have enough water to meet

the rising demand for milk, meat and eggs? Venue: John Vercoe Auditorium, ILRI Nairobi – InfoCentre, ILRI Addis

Date: Thursday, 7 February 2013 Time: 1500 to 1600 hours Join the live presentation here: http://www.ilri.org/livestream The 20-minute talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session and tea and coffee.

About the speaker

Arjen Hoekstra is professor of water management at the University of Twente, in the Netherlands. His books include: Perspectives on Water (1998) Globalization of Water (2008) The Water Footprint Assessment Manual (2011) The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society (2013).

livestock live talks new series of ILRI-hosted monthly seminars