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Ratio of annual withdrawal to annual availability in a basin expressing relative freshwater scarcity

Anthropogenic removal of water from any water body or from any drainage basin, either permanently or temporarily

Total input of freshwater into a product system

General pressure resulting from water scarcity

Detailed analysis of an organization’s water consumption taking into account the specific local situation in order to evaluate the environmental, operational, legal, and reputational risks. In an “out of the fence approach”, water stewardship identifies opportunities and solutions in cooperation with the public, authorities, and other water users within the basin

Extent to which demand for water compares to the replenishment of water in an area, e.g. a drainage basin

Physical (e.g. thermal), chemical and biological characteristics of water with respect to its suitability for an intended use by human or ecosystems

Metric(s) that quantif(ies) the potential environmental impacts related to water

The part of withdrawal returned to the basin after quality degradation (e.g. waste water discharge)

The share of total water use which is not returned to the originating drainage basin due to evapo(transpi)ration, product integration, or discharge into other basins and the sea