Publications

Journal articles, book chapters and reports

Articles in peer reviewed scientific journals

Ercin, E., Chico, D., Chapagain, A.K. (2019). Vulnerabilities of the European Union’s Economy to Hydrological Extremes Outside its Borders. Atmosphere (Basel). 10, 593. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100593

Vanham, D., Leip, A., Galli, A., Kastner, T., Bruckner, M., Uwizeye, A., van Dijk, K., Ercin, E., Dalin, C., Brandão, M., Bastianoni, S., Fang, K., Leach, A., Chapagain, A.K., Van der Velde, M., Sala, S., Pant, R., Mancini, L., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Carmona-Garcia, G., Marques, A., Weiss, F., Hoekstra, A.Y., (2019). Environmental footprint family to address local to planetary sustainability and deliver on the SDGs. Sci. Total Environ. 693, 133642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133642

Haida, C., Chapagain, A.K., Rauch, Wolfgang, R., Maximilian, & Schneider, K. (2018). From water footprint to climate change adaptation: Capacity development with teenagers to save water. Land Use Policy.

Hoekstra, A.Y., Chapagain, A. K. & van Oel, P. (2017) Advancing Water Footprint Assessment Research: Challenges in Monitoring Progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 6. Water (9) 438.

Chapagain, A.K. (2017). Water Footprint: State of the Art: What, Why, and How? In Abraham, Martin A (ed) Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies (pp. 153-163). Oxford: Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780124095489101642

Hoekstra, A.Y., Chapagain, A.K. & Zhang, G.P. (2016) Water footprints and sustainable water allocation, Sustainability, 8(1): 20. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/1/20/htm

Chapagain, A.K., & James, K. (2013) Water Footprint and food processing industry: Accounting the impact of food waste from the perspective of use of water resources. In Maria, K., & Webb, C. (eds.) Food Industry Wastes: Assessment and Recuperation of Commodities. Food Science and Technology International Series. Academic Press, Elsevier. ISBN 9780123919212.

Chapagain, A.K., & Tickner, D. (2013). Water Footprint: Evolution of the concept and its usefulness in practice. In Jacobi, P., & Empinotti, V. (eds.) Annablume Publishers, São Paulo, Brazil.

Chapagain, A.K., & Tickner, D. (2012) Water Footprint: Help or Hindrance? In Special issue of Water Alternatives titled ‘Open for business or opening Pandora’s Box? A constructive critique of corporate engagement in water policy’, 5 (3).

Orr, S., Pittock, J., Chapagain, A.K., & Dumaresq, D. (2012) Dams on the Mekong River: Lost fish protein and the implications for land and water resources, Global Environmental Change, ISSN 0959-3780, 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.06.002.

Hoekstra, A.Y., Mekonnen, M.M., Chapagain, A.K., Mathews, R.E., & Richter, B.D. (2012). Global Monthly Water Scarcity: Blue Water Footprints versus Blue Water Availability. PLoS ONE, 7(2): e32688.

Zhang, Z. , Shi, M., Yang, H., & Chapagain, A.K. (2011). An Input-Output analysis of trends in virtual water trade and the impact on water resources and uses in China. Economic Systems Research, 23 (4): 431-446.

Feng, K., Chapagain, A.K., Suh, S., Pfister, S., & Hubacek, K. (2011). Comparison of bottom-up and top-down approaches to calculating the water footprint of nations. Economic Systems Research, 23 (4): 371-385.

Chapagain, A.K., & Hoekstra, A.Y. (2011). The blue, green and grey water footprint of rice from production and consumption perspectives. Ecological Economics, 70(4): 749-758.

Kuishuang, F., Hubacek, K., Siu, Y.L., Chapagain, A.K., Yu, Y., Minx, J., Guan, D., & Barrett, J. (2011). Spatially explicit analysis of water footprints in the UK. Water. 3: 47-63.

Milà i Canals, L., Chapagain, A.K., Orr, S., Chenoweth, J., Anton, A. & Clift, R. (2010). Assessing freshwater use impacts in LCA Part II: Case study for broccoli production in the UK and Spain. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 15(6): 598-607.

Chapagain, A.K. & Orr, S. (2009). An improved water footprint methodology linking global consumption to local water resources: A case of Spanish tomatoes. Journal of Environmental Management 90(2): 1219-1228.

Milà i Canals, L., Chenoweth, J., Chapagain, A.K., Orr, S. Antón, A. & Clift, R. (2009). Assessing freshwater use impacts in LCA Part I: Inventory modelling and characterisation factors for the main impact pathways. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 14 LCA (1): 28-42.

Chapagain, A.K., & Hoekstra, A.Y. (2008). The global component of fresh water demand and supply: an assessment of virtual water flows between nations as a result of trade in agricultural and industrial products. Water International. 33(1): 19-32.

Galloway, J., Burke, M., Bradford, E., Naylor, R., Falcon, W., Chapagain, A.K., Gaskell, J., McCullough, E., Mooney, H., Oleson, K., Steinfeld, H., Wassenaar, T., & Smil, V. (2007). International trade in meat: The tip of the pork chop, Ambio. 36(8): 622-629.

Chapagain, A.K., & Hoekstra, A.Y. (2007). The water footprint of coffee and tea consumption in The Netherlands. Ecological Economics. 64(1): 109-118.

Hoekstra, A.Y., & Chapagain, A.K. (2007). The water footprints of Morocco and The Netherlands: An assessment of global water use as a result of consumption of agricultural commodities, Ecological Economics. 64(1): 143-151.

Hoekstra, A.Y. & Chapagain, A.K. (2007). Water footprints of nations: Water use by people as a function of their consumption pattern, Water Resources Management. 21(1): 35-48.

Chapagain, A.K., Hoekstra, A.Y., Savenije, H.H.G., & Gautam, R. (2006). “The water footprint of cotton consumption: An assessment of the impact of worldwide consumption of cotton products on the water resources in the cotton producing countries.” Ecological Economics, 60(1): 186-203.

Chapagain, A.K., Hoekstra, A.Y., & Savenije, H.H.G. (2006). Water saving through international trade of agricultural products, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 10: 455-468.

Ma, J, Hoekstra, A.Y., Wang, H., Chapagain, A.K., & Wang, D. (2006). Virtual versus real water transfer within China, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B- Biological Sciences, 361(1469): 835-842.

Chapagain, A.K., Hoekstra, A.Y., & Savenije, H.H.G. (2005). Water saving through international trade of agricultural products – with interactive discussions, HESSD, 2: 2219-2251.

Hoekstra, A.Y., & Chapagain, A.K. (2004). Eén kopje koffie kost gemiddeld 140 liter water. H2O 37(5): 36-37.

Hoekstra, A.Y., Savenije, H. H. G., & Chapagain, A.K. (2001). An integrated approach towards assessing the value of water: A case study on the Zambezi basin. Integrated Assessment 2(4): 199-208.

Book chapters, conference proceedings, and reports

  1. FAO (2019). Water use in livestock production systems and supply chains – Guidelines for assessment (Version 1). Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership. Rome. [contributing author] http://www.fao.org/3/ca5685en/ca5685en.pdf
  2. Ercin, E., Zamanillo, D.C., & Chapagain, A.K. (2017) Dependencies of Europe’s economy on other parts of the world in terms of water resources. the Improving Predictions and Management of Hydrological Extremes (IMPREX), WFN, The Netherlands.
  3. Chapagain, A.K., & Mathews, R.M. (2017) A guide to reducing the water footprint of cotton cultivation in India. C&A Foundation and WFN, The Netherlands.
  4. Boreson, J., D. Chico, Chapagain, A.K. (2017). Evaluations of the water footprint for public policies in Latin America. Network for Cooperation in Integrated Water Resource Management for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean”, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) N° 45 February 2017: 5-6.
  5. Chapagain, A.K., Erçin, A.E., G. Eldeleklioğlu, Cansver, Z.N., Demirkol, M.K., & Mathews, R. (2016). Yasar Group Water Footprint Sustainability and Risk Assessment. WFN and GTE. The Netherlands
  6. White, C., McNeillis, P., Mathews, R., & Chapagain, A.K. (2014) Energising the drops: Towards a holistic approach to carbon & water footprint assessment. Water Footprint Network and Anthesis. The Netherlands & London. www.waterfootprint.org/downloads/holistic_approach_carbon%20_water.pdf
  7. Zhang, G., Mathews, R., Mekonnen, M, Frapporti, G., Chapagain, A.K., Pluta, M., Kehinde, M., & Beales, C. (2014) Water Footprint Assessment for the South-East Region North East Thames Area, Environment Agency, UK. Water Footprint Network and Environment Agency, the South-East Region, North East Thames Area, UK. www.waterfootprint.org
  8. Safaya, S., Zhang, G., & Chapagain, A.K. (2013) Unilever’s Portfolio Water Footprint, Sustainability Assessment and Response Strategy Formulation: A case study of tomatoes. Water Footprint Network. www.waterfootprint.org
  9. Chapagain, A.K., Mekonnen, M., & Mathews, R. (2013) Sustainability assessment of the water footprint of cane sugar purchased by TCCC Europe. Water Footprint Network. www.waterfootprint.org
  10. Chapagain, A.K. (2013) Tools to measure the actual water consumption and its sustainability. Denaris, SAAM Swiss Association of Asset Managers, Switzerland. 03/2013.
  11. Chapagain, A.K. (2012). The Water Footprint. In WWF. 2012. Living Planet Report 2012. WWF International, Gland, Switzerland.
  12. Chapagain, A.K., & James, K. (2011). The water and carbon footprint of household food and drink waste in the UK. WWF-UK and WRAP -Waste & Resources Action Programme, UK. http://assets.wwf.org.uk/downloads/water_carbon_footprint_final_230311.pdf
  13. Chapagain, A.K. (2011) FHC – a small but the founding stone towards a journey to better water stewardship. In WRAP (2011) The Federation House Commitment ‘Reducing water use within the Food & Drink Industry- Report 2011’.
  14. Vincent, D., de Caritat, A., Bruers, S., Chapagain, A.K., Weiler, P., & Laurent, A. (2011). Belgium and its water footprint. WWF-Belgium, Brussels.
  15. Almond, R., Chapagain, A.K., Li, L, Orr, S., & Tickner, D. (2010). Focus on our footprint: water, and Water footprint of production. In: WWF (2010) Living Planet Report, Gland, Switzerland.
  16. Chapagain, A.K., & Orr, S. (2010) Water Footprint of Nestlé’s ‘Bitesize Shredded Wheat’- A pilot study to account and analyse the water footprints of Bitesize Shredded Wheat in the context of water availability along its supply chain. WWF and Water Footprint Network (WFN)’ http://www.waterfootprint.org/Reports/Nestle-2010-Water-Footprint-Bitesize- Shredded-Wheat.pdf
  17. Sonnenberg, A., Chapagain, A.K., Geiger, M., & August, D. (2009) Der Wasser-Fußabdruck Deutschlands: Woher stammt das Wasser, das in unseren Lebensmitteln steckt? WWF Germany.
  18. Pittock, J., Geiger, M., & Chapagain, A.K. (2009) Interbasin water transfers and water scarcity in a changing world – a solution or a pipedream? assets.panda.org/downloads/pipedreams18082009.pdf. Frankfurt, WWF Germany.
  19. Chapagain, A.K., & Orr, S. (2008) UK water footprint: The impact of the UK’s food and fibre consumption on global water resources. WWF-UK, Godalming, UK. http://www.wwf.org.uk/filelibrary/pdf/water_footprint_uk.pdf
  20. Chapagain, A.K., Hoekstra, A.Y., Humphrey, S., Loh, J., & Mekonnen, M. (2008). Water Footprint. In: WWF (2008) Living Planet Report, Gland, Switzerland.
  21. Chapagain, A.K., Humphrey, S., & Orr, S. (2008). Water footprint of African countries, In: Goldfinger, S (2008) Africa: Ecological footprint and Human wellbeing. Global Footprint Network and WWF. http://www.footprintnetwork.org/download.php?id=502%20
  22. Orr, S., & Chapagain, A.K. (2007) African air-freight of fresh produce: is transport of ‘virtual’ water causing drought? In: Fresh perspectives (2007) Agri-food standards and pro-poor growth in Africa, UK: DFID, IIED and NRI.
  23. Chapagain, A.K., & Orr, S. (2007). The Water Footprint of EU fresh tomato consumption from Spain: Refining methods for intensive plastic-covered agricultural systems. International Ecological Footprint Conference – Stepping Up the Pace: New Developments in Ecological Footprint Methodology, Policy and Practice. 8-10 May 2007, Cardiff, UK.
  24. Orr, S., & Chapagain, A.K. (2007). Virtual water: a case study of green beans and flowers exported to the UK from Africa, Fresh Insight-3, IIED, UK. http://www.agrifoodstandards.net/resources/global/fresh_insights_3_virtual_water_trade_a_case_study_of_green_beans_and_flowers_from_africa
  25. Hoekstra, A.Y., & Chapagain, A.K. (2006). The effect of international trade in agricultural products on national water demand and scarcity, with examples for Morocco and The Netherlands. Conference on water on the occasion of 400 years of international relations between Netherlands and Morocco, Marrakech, Morocco.
  26. Hoekstra, A.Y., & Chapagain, A.K. (2006). The water footprints of Morocco and The Netherlands, Value of Water Research Report Series No. 21, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands.
  27. Hoekstra, A.Y., & Chapagain, A.K. (2005). De water-voetafdruk van de nederlanders en de wereldbevolking. H2O 38(4): 37-41.
  28. Chapagain, A.K., Hoekstra, A.Y., Savenije, H.H.G., & Gautam, R. (2005). The water footprint of cotton consumption, Value of Water Research Report Series No. 18, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands.
  29. Chapagain, A.K., Hoekstra, A.Y., & Savenije, H. H. G. (2005) Saving water through global trade, Value of Water Research Report Series No. 17, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands.
  30. Chapagain, A.K., & Hoekstra, A.Y. (2004). Water footprints of nations, Value of Water Research Report Series No. 16, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands.
  31. Hoekstra, A.Y., & Chapagain, A.K. (2004). Water Footprint – A Consumption-based indicator of water pressure. Background Paper to Chapter 4 of “Let it reign: The new water paradigm for global food security, a report to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development 13: Swedish International Development Corporation Agency
  32. Hoekstra, A.Y., & Chapagain, A.K. (2004). The global demand-side of the world water crisis: Water footprints of nations and international virtual water flows, Background Paper to Chapter 3 of “Water – More Nutrition per Drop, a report to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development 13”.
  33. Chapagain, A.K., & Hoekstra, A.Y. (2003). The water needed to have the Dutch drink tea, Value of Water Research Report Series No. 15, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands.
  34. Chapagain, A.K., & Hoekstra, A.Y. (2003). The water needed to have the Dutch drink coffee, Value of Water Research Report Series No. 14, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands.
  35. Chapagain, A.K., & Hoekstra, A.Y. (2003). Virtual water flows between nations in relation to trade in livestock and livestock products, Value of Water Research Report Series No. 13, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands.
  36. Hoekstra, A.Y., Savenije, H.H.G., & Chapagain, A.K. (2003). ‘The value of rainfall: Up-scaling economic benefits to the catchment scale’ In: Proceedings SIWI Seminar ‘Towards catchment hydro-solidarity in a world of uncertainties, Stockholm, August 16, 2003’, Report 18, Stockholm International Water Institute, Stockholm, pp. 63-68.
  37. Chapagain, A.K., & Hoekstra, A.Y. (2003). Virtual water trade: A quantification of virtual water flows between nations in relation to international trade of livestock and livestock products. In: A. Y. Hoekstra (ed.) Virtual water trade: Proceedings of the international expert meeting on virtual water trade, Value of Water Research Report Series No. 12, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands.
  38. Hoekstra, A.Y., Savenije, H.H.G., & Chapagain, A.K. (2002). Water value flows: A case study in Zambezi basin, Value of Water Research Report Series No. 2, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands.
  39. Chapagain, A.K. (2000). Exploring methods to assess the value of water: A case study on Zambezi basin, Value of Water Research Report Series No. 1, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands.
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