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However, due to human mobility (e.g. tourism, work migration), water use in one place does not necessarily occur by people living permanently in the same place. Similarly, due to trade, water use for the production of commodities, does not necessarily occur where the commodities are consumed. In a globalised environment the linkages between local water, food and material demand, local water use and local water stress can be very complex. Therefore, the water stress problems observed in Europe do not necessarily reflect the level of water consumption in the water-stressed areas or within Europe in general. Similarly, the water stress problems in areas of other continents can also be related to the consumption patterns occurring in Europe.