Your Editorial 'A fresh approach to water' (Nature 452, 253; 2008) points out that the world's looming water crisis is driven by climate change, population growth and economic development. In China, changing food-consumption patterns are the main cause of the worsening water scarcity. If other developing countries follow China's trend towards protein-rich Western diets, the global water shortage will become still more severe. (Correspondence)
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/chinas-move-higher-meat-diet-hits-water-security
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/junguo-liu
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/hong-yang
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/h-h-g-savenije
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-products
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-demand
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/consumption-patterns
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china