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- CERES / Pacific Institute, Water scarcity and climate change – Growing Risks for Business and Investors, 2009
- Department for International Development (DfID) Sanitation Reference Group: Sanitation Policy Paper, 2007
- EPA, Facts on Freshwater ecosystems, 2010
- EPA – Office of Water, The Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Gap Analysis, 2002
- Feng, K., Hubacek, K., Minx, J., Siu, Y.L., Chapagain, A., Yu, Y., Guan, D. and Barrett, J. (2011) Spatially explicit analysis of water footprints in the UK, Water, 3(1): 47-63
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations – Aquastat, 2010
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change, 2007
- International Benchmarking Network for Water and Sanitation Utilities (IBNET), Data, 2010
- International Research Institute for Climate and Society – Columbia University, WASP INDEX, 2011
- ITT, Value of Water Survey, 2010
- JP Morgan Securities, Watching water – A guide to evaluating corporate risks in a thirsty world, 2008
- Lloyds 360º Risk Insight, Water Scarcity Risks and Challenges for business, 2010
- National Resources Defense Council / Tetra Tech Inc., Evaluating sustainability of projected water demands under future climate change scenarios, 2010
- The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, 2010
- The Nature Conservancy, Hot-and-cold running crisis: cities, water, and climate change, 2011
- Transboundary Water Management as an International Public Good. Prepared for The Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden, 2001
- UN Water, Gender, Water and Sanitation: A Policy Brief, 2006
- UN Water, Tackling a Global Crisis: International Year of Sanitation, 2008
- UN-Water Thematic Initiatives: Coping with water scarcity – A strategic issue and priority for system-wide action, 2006
- UNESCO World Water Assessment Program
- United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report. 2006
- United Nations Environment Programme / Pacific Institute, Clearing the Waters – A focus on water quality solutions, 2010
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Fact Sheets, 2009
- United States General Accounting Office (GAO), Report to Congressional Requesters, Freshwater Supply States’ Views of How Federal Agencies Could Help Them Meet the Challenges of Expected Shortages, 2003
- University of Michigan, Economic Facts about the Great Lakes, 2011
- US Army Corps of Engineers, National Report: Responding to National Water Resources Challenges Water Resources Challenges, 2010
- US Department of Agriculture, Census Report, 2007
- USAID, Water – Case Studies, 2010
- USGS, Estimated Use of Water in the United States, 2005
- Water Agencies in France, 2010
- Water Footprint Network, Virtual Water Flows per Country related to international trade in crop, livestock and industrial products, 1997-2001
- Water Footprint Network, Water Footprint of the Nations, 1997-2001
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- WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation, Data, 2010
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Growing Blue Tool
Global Maps
| Map Name | KPI | Source |
| Water Stress Level | Water Stress Level | IFPRI |
| Sustainability | Groundwater Withdrawal as Percentage of Recharge | Earthtrends (Worldbank) |
| Variability | WASP Index (12 months) | Int’l Research Institute for Climate & Society – Columbia University |
| Quality | Proportion of Population NOT Using Improved Sanitation Facilities | WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme |
| Water Use – Municipal | Municipal Water Withdrawal Per Capita | Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) – Aquastat / United Nations |
| Water Use – Agriculture | Net Virtual-Water Import Due to Trade in Crops | The Water Footprint Network |
| Water Use – Industrial | Net Virtual-Water Import Due to Trade of Industrial Goods | The Water Footprint Network |
US Maps
| Map Name | KPI | Source |
| Water Stress Level | Water Stress Index | Pfister et al., 2009 |
| Sustainability | Available Precipitation 2005 | National Resources Defense Council |
| Variability | Projected Available Precipitation Change (2005-2050) | National Resources Defense Council |
| Quality | % of People Affected by Violations | EPA |
| Water Use – Municipal | Municipal Water Withdrawal Per Capita | USGS |
| Water Use – Agriculture | Agriculture Freshwater Withdrawal | USGS |
| Water Use – Industrial | Industrial Freshwater Withdrawal | USGS |
State Level Data
| Population growth 2009-2010 | US Census |
| GDP / drop | US Census |
| Available precipitation 2005 | National Resources Defense Council |
| Total water withdrawal | USGS |
| Number of impaired waters | EPA |
| People affected by public water systems quality violations | EPA |
| Municipal water withdrawal | USGS |
| Industrial freshwater withdrawal | USGS |
| Thermoelectrial power freshwater withdrawal | USGS |
| Agriculture freshwater withdrawal | USGS |
| “Ageing of infrastructure” Depreciation / Total non current assets | Global Water Intelligence |
| Water Impact Index | Veolia |