09 Jun 2014 00:00 — 13 Jun 2014 00:00

Workshop // "Water, Food and Energy: Understanding and Managing the Risks and Trade-offs", Oxford/United Kingdom

The <a href="http://unescochair.crawford.anu.edu.au/" target="_blank">Australian National University (ANU)-UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Governance</a> has invited a selected group of leading researchers and practitioners from different disciplinary backgrounds to attend a workshop at the University of Oxford in June 2014.

The Workshop will consist of a dialogue and a series of deliberations on a set of questions. Potential outputs include: a "Policy Forum" type paper authored by participants, an edited book, a special edition of a peer-reviewed journal, among others.

Background

More than a third of humanity lives in regions with less than one million litres of fresh water per person per year. Population growth will increase water demand, while global food demand by 2050 could increase by 50 per cent and total primary energy use by as much as 80 per cent or more. While both food and energy growth will require increased water use, this does not necessarily mean greater regional water insecurity as it will depend on where the growth occurs, and how it is managed. More information to come.