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Is the UK one huge global plughole
Dan Black
Juicyjobs.biz
World Wildlife Federation Report in brief
Those of you looking to break into NGO jobs or environmental careers would do well to check out WWF’s new report, snappily entitled UK Water Footprint: the impact of the UK's food and fibre consumption on global water resources , published at the end of August.
According to the report, the UK uses 4,500 litres of “virtual" water (that’s water used to our food and clothes) every day. With less than 40% of the UK’s water coming from its own water reserves, the WWF suggests that Britain is hogging thousands of gallons of water it need not use, damaging some of the world’s most precious rivers whilst other countries struggle with dirty water supplies.
Stuart Orr, WWF-UK's water footprint expert, said in a recent WWF article:
"Only 38% of the UK's total water use comes from its own rivers, lakes and groundwater reserves.
“The rest is taken from water bodies in many countries across the world to irrigate and process food and fibre crops that people in Britain subsequently consume.
“What is particularly worrying is that huge amounts of these products are grown in drier areas of the world where water resources are either already stressed or very likely to become so in the near future."
Mr Orr urged action from concerned consumers. He continued:
“As a consumer you can ask businesses, including your local supermarkets, to tell you what they are doing to ensure good water management along their supply chains.
“As a citizen you can urge your government to make good water management a priority both in this country and overseas.
“If we do nothing to alleviate the acute pressures on water resources at home and abroad, then our inaction could have far reaching consequences for people and habitats."
If this sort of thing really gets your goat, check out JuicyJob’s listings for environmental careers. If you already work in your dream green job but still want to change the world, search our volunteering section for how you can campaign on green issues.
UK Water Footprint can be downloaded from the World Wildlife Federation’s homepage.
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Rachel Charman, a writer for Juicyjobs.biz Ethical Jobs UK - an environmentally friendly green job search board which offers free job listings to Environmental, NGO’s, NFP’s and ethical companies promoting green, fair trade services and support sustainable living. For job seekers Juicyjobs can help you find the ideal ethical jobs in London.
Article submitted Thursday, September 18, 2008
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