How will the planet cope with two billion more people in an increasingly urbanized and wealthy world? Is there a way to address the additional energy, water and food demand, whilst not degrading our ecosystems even further?
If we continue on the path of business as usual, in less than two decades demand for freshwater globally would be 40% more than what is available. Ensuring water, energy, and food security for all will get more and more difficult. A transformation of our current approaches to managing water is essential and new opportunities must be identified.
This is where the water, energy and food security equation comes in. The 'nexus' perspective increases our understanding of the interdependencies between water, energy, food and other policies such as climate and biodiversity.
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