The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.
Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
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The concept of the water footprint will be examined in this Space Bite lecture. Through different examples of water challenges worldwide, we get a glimpse of the multi-stakeholder management of our most precious resources. This century will be about technological advances to access more water from unconventional sources such as sunshine and seawater. What does it take to bring such a new technology to the water sector? And will it ever be possible to move from water scarcity to abundance?