Putting a figure on the global value of water usage

摘要

After the climate-driven floods, a deluge of data. We live in more interesting times than we would prefer to, as shown by the seven updates for the 'secondary' targets for Sustainable Development Goal 6, water, published at the end of last month. The one which ought to be closest to a GWI reader's heart is the first update on Water Use Efficiency (WUE), considering how much value is gained from every unit of water consumed.