livestock live talks
new series of ILRI-hosted monthly seminars
About the speaker
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
Arjen Hoekstra is professor of water
the rising demand for milk, meat and eggs? management at the University of Twente,
in the Netherlands.
Venue: John Vercoe Auditorium, ILRI Nairobi – InfoCentre, ILRI Addis His books include:
Perspectives on Water (1998)
Date: Thursday, 7 February 2013 Globalization of Water (2008)
Time: 1500 to 1600 hours The Water Footprint
Assessment Manual (2011)
Join the live presentation here: http://www.ilri.org/livestream The Water Footprint of
Modern Consumer Society (2013).
The 20-minute talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session and tea and coffee.