Seminar // The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Balancing our (in)securities
Annual seminar by CIWEM. Water, energy and food are inextricably linked. Water is an input for producing agricultural goods in the fields and along the entire agro-food supply chain. Energy is required to produce and distribute water and food: to pump water from groundwater or surface water sources, to power agricultural machinery, and to process and transport agricultural goods. There are many synergies and trade-offs between water and energy use and food production. Using water to irrigate crops might promote food production but it can also reduce river flows and hydropower potential.
This one day seminar on the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus will explore these synergies and trade-offs in both a UK and international context.
Where and when
River SuiteCrowne Plaza
Reading RG1 8BD
UK 9am - 4:30pm
Speakers
- Dr Phil Coker, University of Reading
- Dr Gloria Salmoral Portillo, University of Exeter
- Dr Anthony Hurford, HR Wallingford
- Dr Jenn Gaskell, University of Nottingham
- Dr Jasper De Bie, University of Southampton
- Dr Daniel Murrant, University of Birmingham
- Damian Crilly, Environment Agency
- Dr James Suckling, University of Surrey
- Dr Joanna Clark, University of Reading