KONSEP AIR VIRTUAL (VIRTUAL WATER CONCEPT)
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Munculnya konsep air virtual berasal dari kesadaran tentang menipisnya persediaan air dari dunia saat ini yang mengharuskan kita untuk mulai memikirkan cara-cara untuk menghemat air. Konsep yang telah mengungkapkan realitas paradoks transfer air dari daerah surplus ke daerah air krisis air secara virtual telah diterapkan oleh beberapa negara yang mulai mengalami kelangkaan air saat ini dalam kegiatan perdagangan internasional. Makalah ini bertujuan untuk meninjau konsep air virtual, berdasarkan review beberapa makalah dan artikel yang berhubungan dengan tema terkait. Makalah ini juga menjelaskan tentang definisi air virtual, bagaimana cara menghitungnya, dan signifikansi konsep ini dalam kaitannya dengan perdagangan internasional dan pergerakan air konservasi air secara global.
The emergence of virtual water concept originated from the awareness about the depletion of water supplies from the world today that require us to begin to think of ways to save the water. The concept which has revealed the reality of paradoxical transfer of water from water surplus areas to water crisis areas in virtual has been applied by some countries that began experiencing water scarcity is currently in its international trade activities. This paper aims to review the concept of virtual water, based on a review of several papers and articles dealing with related themes. This paper also explained about the definition of virtual water, how is it calculated, and the significance of this concept in relation to international water trading and water conservation movement globally.
The emergence of virtual water concept originated from the awareness about the depletion of water supplies from the world today that require us to begin to think of ways to save the water. The concept which has revealed the reality of paradoxical transfer of water from water surplus areas to water crisis areas in virtual has been applied by some countries that began experiencing water scarcity is currently in its international trade activities. This paper aims to review the concept of virtual water, based on a review of several papers and articles dealing with related themes. This paper also explained about the definition of virtual water, how is it calculated, and the significance of this concept in relation to international water trading and water conservation movement globally.
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Budi Harsoyo. (2011). KONSEP AIR VIRTUAL (VIRTUAL WATER CONCEPT). Jurnal Sains & Teknologi Modifikasi Cuaca, 12(1), 25–32. https://doi.org/10.29122/jstmc.v12i1.2187
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