La huella hídrica. Conceptos principales y algunas consideraciones en aplicaciones agrícolas

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María Elena Ruiz
Roberto García
Neili Machado
Pablo Hernández

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Water is an essential natural resource. Human activities consume and pollute large quantities of water. On a global scale, the greatest use of water occurs in agricultural production, although significant volumes of water are also consumed and polluted in the industrial and domestic sectors. The concept of Water Footprint acts as a multifaceted indicator of human water consumption and serves as a platform for decision-makers with a view to the sustainable and equitable use of water. This indicator provides the basis for knowing the impact from a social and economic point of view. Its determination at an international level is broad, however, in Cuba there are few applications in the agricultural sector, which is the largest consumer. This work introduces the concepts of Water Footprint, as well as its types, that is, the blue, green and gray Water Footprints. It also introduces the way in which it can be calculated in the hypothetical case of a crop.

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Ruiz, M. E., García, R., Machado, N., & Hernández, P. (2024). La huella hídrica. Conceptos principales y algunas consideraciones en aplicaciones agrícolas. Revista Ciencia Universitaria, 22, https://cu-id.com/cu/v22e010. Obtido de https://revistas.unah.edu.cu/index.php/cu/article/view/2007
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