Sustainable water resources and water footprint concept: Application in fruit growing
Održivo upravljanje vodnim resursima i water footprint koncept - primer primene u voćarstvu
Abstract
Global trends of increase in water scarcity and increase in water demand threatens the sustainability of water resources and requires new approaches in quantifying water use, improving water use efficiency and minimizing environmental impact. One of the newest worldwide acknowledged approaches in quantifying direct and indirect water use is Water Footprint (WF). Paper presents results of the WF application in fruit growing. Two growing options of apple orchards in Čelarevo and Kragujevac areas (Serbia) were analyzed under two IPCC climatic scenarios (A1B and A2). Based on WF application results, paper provides recommendations for mitigating negative climate change impacts, preserving water resources and achieving high yields.
Postojeći globalni trend povećanja manjka vode uz istovremeno povećanje zahteva za vodom ugrožava održivost vodnih resursa i zahteva nove pristupe u kvantifikaciji potrošnje vode, povećanju efikasnosti korišćenja vode i minimizaciji negativnog uticaja na životnu sredinu. Jedan od novijih pristupa priznat u naučnom svetu i u praksi je Water Footprint (WF) koji omogućava kvantifikaciju direktnog i indirektnog korišćenja vode. U radu je prikazan jedan od mogućih načina primene koncepta WF u voćarstvu. Analizirane su dve opcije gajenja jabuke (sa travom/bez trave) za područje Čelareva i Kragujevca za dva klimatska scenarija (A1B i A2) i kao rezultat date preporuke potencijalnih mera ublažavanja negativnih efekata klimatskih promena, očuvanja izvorišta vode i obezbeđenja visokih prinosa.
Keywords:
water footprint / blue and green water / apple orchard / climate change / water resources / water footprint / plava i zelena voda / jabučnjak / klimatske promene / vodni resursiSource:
Vodoprivreda, 2017, 49, 4-6, 183-190Publisher:
- Jugoslovensko društvo za odvodnjavanje i navodnjavanje, Beograd
Funding / projects:
- Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Water Resources of Serbia (RS-37005)
- Theory and application of Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) in multi criteria decision making under conditions of risk and uncertainty (individual and group context) (RS-174003)
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