“Too Hot, Too Wet, Too Dry: Building Resilient Agroecosystems”

The objective of this regional meeting is: to highlite and build on major achievements and impacts of FAO, IFAD, WFP and GIZ land and water programmes and projects implemented by Member Countries in the region through the exchange of success stories, lessons learned, good approaches and practices; and to draw conclusions and recommendations for follow-up actions to improve the impact and effectiveness of land and water projects , initiatives and programmes in the region.

The Environmental Engineering and Science (EES) program presents a series of Friday seminars every quarter except summer quarter. They are open to the public and cover a wide range of topics related to environmental science issues. Speakers come from various backgrounds including industry, faculty, and current students.

Call for entries for the 2014 Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value until 31st March 2013.

International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

Under the overarching theme “Securing Water for All”, the Asia Water Week 2013 aim at deepening and expanding the analytical work in Asia’s water sector to advance inclusive policy reforms and strengthen support to priority programs and projects.

This workshop will discuss food security from a nexus perspective with particular emphasis on scientific analysis and evidence as well as generating tools and appropriate responses.

This week, IUCN and the International Water Association (IWA) host an online consultation session on Infrastructure Solutions for the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus. As part of the UN’s ‘The World We Want’ initiative, the consultation platform allows everyone to have their say on development issues post 2015, from 11-17 March with a particular focus on water, energy and food.

The objective of the meeting is to allow for more profound technical and political debate and synthesize the discussions of two of the three streams of the water consultation: Water Resources Management and Wastewater Management & Water Quality.

On 22 February 2013, the Energy Nexus Consultation, a special segment of the global energy consultation of the World We Want online consultations, will be closed and wrapped up.