British firms have acquired more land in Africa for controversial biofuel plantations. Biofuels have been linked to rising food prices and hunger, as well as increased greenhouse gas emission.

The global demands for food, energy, and shelter are putting unprecedented pressure on the resources of the planet. The study, “Tapped Out: How Can Cities Secure Their Water Future?” focuses on growing ...  cities and the need of reliable sources of water.

Resource security matters for India. It has to simultaneously secure energy, water and other minerals to support economic growth; meet basic needs for food, fuel and water for a growing population; and ...  manage the environmental constraints and consequences of increased resource use.

Part One of a five-part series, exploring the power of innovation to boost our access to energy, food, water, raw materials, and human population.

Based on the 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA), IUCN Water developed a new diagram on ecosystem services which aims to more intuitively demonstrate the extent to which both rich and poor livelihoods are dependent on the sustainability of ecosystems and the variety of services that they provide.

The Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus is this month’s hot topic at the IWA Water Wiki in conjunction with the IWA/IUCN Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions

A blog by Rebecca Welling, Project Officer with IUCN’s Global Water Programme.

From 11 until 17 March, the Post 2015 Water Thematic Consultation focuses on the water, energy and food Nexus and offers a consultation platform for everyone to engage in the discussion.

Andy Wales, Senior Vice President Sustainable Development for SABMiller, explains the water-food-energy Nexus and why is it so important.

Q&A with Dr. Rabi Mohtar, Executive Director of Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI)

An interview with Diego Rodriguez, Senior Economist and Task Team Leader TWIWA, World Bank on the World Bank Initiative “Quantifying Tradeoffs of the Water-Energy Nexus”.

The ADIREC side event focused on the various policy and technology options for meeting future energy demand and their different implications on water resources. Already, water availability is a major constraint for the energy sector.

New report: as much as 2 billion tonnes of all food produced ends up as waste. Institution of Mechanical Engineers calls on urgent action to prevent 50% of all food produced in the world ending up as waste.

Organized in collaboration with the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA) of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).

The South African Water, Energy and Food Forum 2013

A presentation by Ulrike Pokorski, Teamleader - International Water Policy and Infrastructure, GIZ.

The guiding thread of this research is to look at the international impacts of local power dynamics through various policy areas, the protection of biodiversity, the fight against emerging infectious diseases ...  and the reduction of carbon emissions.

A project implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

A project implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).