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Coffee and Virtual Water
（仮想水）
5 cups of coffee, caffeine content: 500mg
Virtual water volume: 1,050L (equivalent to approximately 2,250 500ml plastic bottles)
Nice to meet you. I'm a first-year high school student currently studying to find solutions to water issues as part of my school's inquiry-based learning program.
Thank you for reading the article!
First of all, I thought that as a high school student, it would be impossible for me to solve the water problem.
I am still a high school student and do not have any specialized knowledge or skills.
However, I thought I could help inform other people about the current state of water issues and make them feel closer to the issue.
"By disseminating information that can indirectly contribute to solving water problems, we can raise awareness of water issues among as many people as possible. Surely this accumulation of efforts will lead to the solution of water problems?"
So, let's take a look at the article...
Why is coffee and water related?
it is…
As explained by Virtual Water,
Importing and consuming agricultural products is the same as indirectly importing and consuming the water resources of the country that produced them .
Drinking the "coffee" that I am focusing on this time is essentially importing coffee beans.
In producing countries with poor water resources, we consumers indirectly exacerbate the water shortage by drinking coffee.
To build someone's tomorrow.
In order to build someone's tomorrow...
To build someone's tomorrow...
That said, that doesn't mean you should avoid drinking coffee altogether.
If coffee were to stop being consumed in Japan, the economy would become unbalanced and even Japan, a developing country, would suffer losses.
What I want to convey, and what I want to convey to build someone's tomorrow, is
This means that you should refrain from excessive intake.
For the coffee (5 cups) mentioned earlier, the virtual water usage is equivalent to 2,250 500ml plastic bottles, which means that we indirectly consume this amount of water in the producing country.
If even one person reduces their excessive coffee intake, they can avoid consuming this much water, and if this is accumulated, it will be equivalent to 10 or 20 cups of coffee, and result in a huge reduction in water consumption in the producing country.
This will eventually lead to what I hope will be "indirectly solving the water problem."
lastly
Tell as many people as possible about this situation,
If you reduce your excessive coffee intake,
This will lead to the solution of the water problem that I hope for.
Reducing your coffee intake will reduce virtual water and also help maintain your health.
What you do for your body will also help build someone else's tomorrow.
I find it very appealing to reduce my coffee intake.
*5 cups of coffee Caffeine content: 500mg
→Insomnia, high blood pressure, arrhythmia, nausea, etc. *Symptoms may vary from person to person.
Thank you for watching until the end.
thank you very much!
Written by Miyo