IISD Workshop // Water <<-->> Energy <<-->> Food Security: New Directions for Water Management, Winnipeg

The conference will feature international experts and opinion leaders, policy makers and scientists who will discuss the nature of water management problems affecting food and energy security and review possible pathways to adapting water management practices to foster a sustainable approach to the development of energy and food resources. IISD's Water Innovation Centre is collaborating with the Global Water System Project to host a conference on water, energy and food security in Winnipeg on May 1—4, 2012. The conference will bring together international experts, opinion leaders, policy-makers and scientists to discuss challenges and review ways to foster a sustainable approach to the development of energy and food resources through improved water management practices. The conference will feature an overview of WIC's Lake Winnipeg Bioeconomy Project and case studies on integrated approaches to water, energy and food security in major basins based on a survey of such basins as the Amudarya, Danube, Jordan, Nile, Rio de la Plata, Nile, Lake Winnipeg and others. -May 1, 2012: Technology-enabled Governance: Solution or complication? -May 2, 2012: Bioeconomy Solutions for Water, Energy and Food Security in Large Basins -May 3—4, 2012: The Global Water System Project (GWSP) Global Catchment Initiative Workshop