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22–25 May 12
Conference
Over some 40 sessions, the conference will focus on water. This valuable resource needs to be used properly and sparingly, making sure that we have enough for all of its uses, and avoiding polluting our rivers, seas and oceans. Along with all other natural resources, this is one of the most vital for our continued existence on this planet.Green Week offers a unique opportunity for debate and exchanges of experience and best practice.
Over the past decade, the conference has established itself as an unmissable event for anyone involved with protecting the environment. The 2011 edition attracted some 3 160 participants from government, business and industry, non-governmental organisations, academia and the media.
EU-Africa partnershipEnvironmental Technology Verification (ETV)Green WeekRio+20agriculturebusiness and industrycitiesclimate changeclimate change adaptationdrinking waterefficiencyenvironmentfisheryflood preventionfootprintfreshwatergreen economygreen infrastructureindustryinfrastructuremarine environmentnitrificationpollutionprivate sectorresearchsciencetechnologytradeurbanisationwaterwater fundingwater governancewater managementwater policywater resource managementwater-energy nexus
European Commission (EC)European Commission (EC), DG EnvironmentEuropean Union (EU)LIFE ProgrammeRegional Sea Convention
23 May 12
Session at the “Green Week 2012”
Friends of Europe is organising its annual European Policy Summit on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 as part of the official programme of the European Commission’s 2012 Green Week.
29 Aug 11
Collecting inputs for the Bonn2011 Nexus Conference preparatory process
31 May 12
The SEI’s work on the water, energy and food security nexus – an interview with Holger Hoff
05 Oct 11
The question of how to effectively use our water resources has been debated for decades, yet what we need more than ever is direct action at the field level.
24 Aug 12
EurActiv
Droughts, poor land use and water access have all contributed to recent volatility in food prices and regional food emergencies. To address such insecurity in food supplies, good water management and governance – as well as reliable early warning systems – are needed, says Jens Berggren, who heads World Water Week that begins on 26 August in Stockholm.
14 Sep 12
Forbes
In a wide-ranging interview with Sanjeev Chadha, President, PepsiCo Middle East & Africa, we discussed the evolving relationship between business and society, water management and sustainability at PepsiCo, shortages and scarcity particularly in the Middle East and Africa, the interconnectivity of water with a number of other critical issues, and key leadership lessons learned from a business perspective in tackling some of the world’s most pressing problems.
13 Aug 12
The Guardian
Water, energy, food - these three issues are the essential holy trinity of environmental sustainability. They are maddeningly intertwined and their effect reaches everyone – private, public, and social sectors alike. Because everyone is affected by each of these issues, and because they are so intertwined, everyone needs to be at the table. No one entity, no matter how large, can save us from ourselves.
04 Jul 12
Business Day (South Africa)
It is in the interests of big business to work with government to ensure the best use of water in an increasingly water-stressed country.
23 Oct 12
GrowingBlue
There’s an old Western phrase, “Whiskey’s for drinking; water’s for war.” The quip captures the significance of water - water is essential to life. It is also fundamental to economic well-being - with a nexus to food, energy, industrial production, and a host of goods and services.
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