Dr Nydia Suppen at Sustainability Conference 2015, NCPC

1. Managing water along the supply
chain: Water Footprinting
Session: Water policy and the state of water
Dr. Nydia Suppen

2. Water resource
management
impacts almost
all aspects of
human activity

3. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/freshwater-
101-interactive/

4. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/freshwater-
101-interactive/

5. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/freshwater-
101-interactive/

6. Former Aral Sea, Central Asia
Signs of global water scarcity
Source W

7. Signs of global water pollution
Devecser, Hungary, Oct. 5, 2010WFN, 2012

8. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/greendex/

9. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/greendex/

11. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/greendex/

12. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/greendex/

14. CONSUMPTION
PRODUCTION

15. Australopitecus (Lucy) Laetoli,
Tanzania
3,5 million years
Homo Erectus Kenya
1,5 million years
Homo Sapiens Sapiens…..
…..
From Claudia Peña U. 2013 presentation

17. 17
Chapagain & Hoesktra (2004)
Hidden water use in
the supply
chain

18. [Hoekstra & Chapagain, 2008]

19. [Hoekstra & Chapagain, 2008]

20. [Hoekstra & Chapagain, 2008]

21. Impact
assessment volumetric
assessment

22. [Hoekstra & Chapagain, 2008]

23. 4- 30 liters
0.3 liter eq.

26. Secretariat: SNV
Switzerland
Convenership:
•Sebastien Humbert
Switzerland
•Nydia Suppen
Mexico
ISO 14046
Water footprint: Principles, requirements
and guidelines

27. Toxicity (PNEC) (Hoekstra et al., 2009)
Ecological Scarcity (Frischknecht el)
Quality impacts (Boulay et al., 2010)
Water Stress Index (Pfister et al., 2009 )
Freshwater impact/depletion (Mila I Canals
et al., 2008)
M2
midpoint
endpoint
Inventory method (Vince, 2007)
Water uses (Bayart, 2008)
Quality parameters (Boulay et al., 2010)
 Databases (Global Water Tool (WBCSD, 2007)) Water Fotprint
Network(Hoekstra et al., 2009), Quantis)
Humans: Scarcity (Pfister et al., 2009)
Diaseases/undernourishment
(Motoshita et al., 2008,2008)
Human Health Water consumption (Boulay et al ., 2010)
Ecosystems: Vegetation (Pfister et al., 2009)
Hydropower –biodiversity
(Maendly et al., 2009)
Ground water extraction –biodive
(Van Zelm et al., 2009)
Resources: Consumptive use (Pfister et al., 2009)

28. The water footprint:
making a link between consumption in
one place and impacts on water
systems elsewhere
[Photo: WWF]
Endangered Indus River Dolphin
Source WFN, 2012

29. Source: Pfister, Koehler & Hellweg (2009), ES&T 43(11): 4098–4104 Water stress
local concerns

30. Resources Ecosystems Human Health
Acidificación
Eutrofización Contaminación
térmica
Ecotoxicidad

31. 31

32. Thank You
Dr. Nydia Suppen