{"id":4406850,"date":"2026-06-04T08:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T08:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retouch-nexus.eu\/?p=4406850"},"modified":"2026-06-04T08:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T08:58:16","slug":"new-policy-brief-economy-wide-water-footprint-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retouch-nexus.eu\/de\/2026\/06\/04\/new-policy-brief-economy-wide-water-footprint-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"New Policy Brief: Economy-Wide Water Footprint Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.26.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2rem||4rem||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][dsm_perspective_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/retouch-nexus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Slovakia_page-0001.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Slovakia_page-0001&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/dsm_perspective_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Water, Supply Chains, and the Economy in Slovakia<\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Water consumption in Slovakia is concentrated in a small number of sectors, particularly agriculture, that contribute a relatively modest share of total economic output. Yet water is embedded in <strong>complex supply chains<\/strong>, meaning that restrictions on one sector propagate indirectly through food processing, manufacturing, and services. Traditional water policy, focused on direct water users, overlooks these economy-wide effects. 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