21 juin 2012 00:00

Side Event at Rio+20 // The Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus in Practice. Make it happen!

A central aspect of the Green Economy is water, energy and food security in particular for the bottom billion. In order to achieve this, it is of vital importance to consider the interlinkages and the interactions between the sectors. Incoherent approaches and "silo-thinking" will most likely worsen the situation further.

The Bonn2011 Nexus conference was dedicated to these questions. It triggered an international process based on initiatives from different actors. The objective of the event is primarily to inform of the conference results and to demonstrate, by means of practical experiences, what has already happened and what is planned to happen. It should be illustrated therewith that the sustainable development objectives can only be achieved with cross-sectoral solutions. The Nexus approach will not create more complexity, but consider the impacts in other sectors and identify common solutions. The relevance of such an approach for elaborating sustainable development goals will be discussed.

Time & Place

21 June 2012, 3-4.30pm, German Pavilion

Programme

-Political introduction by the

State Secretary Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

-Introduction to the "Nexus Process" by the Moderator

Albert Butare Co-Chair of the Bonn2011 Conference

-Panel: --

Vivien Foster Sector Manager for Energy, World Bank

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Lasse Gustavsson Executive Director, WWF International

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Te Navuth Mekong River Commission

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Eiman Karar Director, Water Research Commission

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Jerson Kelman President Light Corp., Brazil

-Conclusion by Mr Butare