Virtual water trade is being looked at by experts as a solution to the world’s water crisis. What does virtual

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Virtual water trade is being looked at by experts as a solution to the world’s water crisis. What does virtual water (VW) imply?

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Virtual water refers to the hidden volume of water consumed during the entire production process of a commodity or service. For example, the virtual water of a kilogram of beef includes all the water used to grow the cattle feed and the water consumed by the animal itself. When goods are traded internationally, this embedded water is effectively transferred from the exporting country to the importing country. Experts view this as a solution to water crises because water-scarce regions can import water-intensive goods instead of producing them locally, thereby conserving their own limited domestic water resources. This makes option B the only accurate definition.

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Volume of heavy water required to replace ordinary water.

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Volume of water required to produce a commodity

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Volume of water saved by using rainwater harvesting

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Volume of water utilized by an effective flood control.

Virtual water trade is being looked at by experts as a solution to the world’s water crisis. What does virtual water (VW) imply?

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