NEXUS Knowledge
Indicators
NEXUS Initiatives
In Bolivia, German Development Cooperation agricultural, water and energy programmes are developing joint indicators, in a more nexus-driven approach. Moving forward, activities could include things such as increased energy efficiency of water utilities, production of the required energy in the processes of drinking water treatment and provision and reusing waste water in agriculture.
GBEP endorsed a set of 24 relevant, practical, science-based, voluntary sustainability indicators for bioenergy. These indicators are intended to guide any analysis undertaken of bioenergy at the domestic level with a view to informing decision making and facilitating the sustainable development of bioenergy. The main objective of the project is to assess data availability and collection capacity, and tailor methodologies for measuring the indicators to country conditions.
NEXUS Resources
17 Sep 12
Video
Rethinking Human Security: The Nexus on the Ground
In the final installment of the Global Resource Nexus Series, Junior Fellow Corey Johnson examines the everyday politics behind resource allocation and consumption. He examines the role resources play in causing migration, and the importance of cities in understanding and addressing the resource nexus.
11 Jun 12
In Preparation of Rio+20
WWF: “It’s time to get serious about the planet.”
We all need food, water and energy. These come from nature. We need nature. World leaders need to react to the natural crisis we are facing, rethink how we use and manage the earth’s resources, and redesign a sustainable future. Rio+20 is an opportunity for governments to get serious by building on the success of the first Earth Summit in 1992, and the sustainable development successes since then. A video message by Jim P. Leape of WWF.
03 Mar 12
Publication
Assessing Water Risk – A Practical Approach for Financial Institutions
It is understood that water is essential to life on Earth. It is also an essential ingredient in any production process, be it agricultural or industrial. Today, there is an increased awareness of the diverse ways in which water use can pose substantial threats to businesses in certain regions and sectors.
16 Nov 11
Presentation
Water in a Green Economy: The UN System’s Position
by Zafar Adeel, Chair of UN-Water - Presentation at the BONN 2011 NEXUS CONFERENCE
NEXUS News
16 Apr 12
NEXUS event in the German House in New York
German-Rwandan Side event on the Nexus on 22nd March before the 3rd Intersessional Meeting of the UNCSD
Recent NEXUS Events
21–24 May 13
Conference
New Challenges for Science and Governance. Indicators, Thresholds and Uncertainties of the Global Water System, Bonn
NEXUS in the Media
29 Nov 12
Global Creating Shared Value Forum 2012
The GSV Forum 2012 in New Delhi/India on 5 November 2012 brought together opinion leaders from South Asia and beyond to discuss the role business in society, nutrition, water and rural development. This video contains the session on “Water, energy, food security”.
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