This study, commissioned by the Swiss Gas and Water Association and published in 2006 by Niels Jungbluth traces the entire life cycle of water from water catchment/extraction to serving it up in a glass. Using a life cycle assessment approach, different variants are compared with one another, for example: carbonated versus non-carbonated and refrigerated versus unrefrigerated.

This website outlines the concept of the water footprint. The water footprint of an individual, business or nation is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual, business or nation. This website explains the concepts of the water footprint and of "virtual water" (When there is a transfer of products or services from one place to another, there is little direct physical transfer of water).

The Rural Economy and Land Use Programme (Relu), with additional funding from the Natural Environment Research Council, is to fund a Fourth Call for Proposals on the theme of "Adapting Rural Living and Land Use to Environmental Change". We are consulting widely with stakeholders and the scientific community to seek advice on suitable topics and priorities, to help shape the specification for the call.