Conference Report // The Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus

This seminar put a nexus lens on the three action fields while focusing on better understanding the inter-linkages between the three securities. Rhe discussions focussed on identifying enabling conditions which facilitate the transition to a greener economy. The seminar provided a space for discussion, interaction, dissemination of information to policy-makers, water managers, academics, students and the public in general.

Content

1. Water, Food and Energy Nexus in South Asia: A New Pathway to Sustainable Adaptation
   Golam Rasul and Bikash Sharma
2. Food Insecurity and Management of Risks
   Amitava Mukherjee
3. National Food Security Bill: Challenges and Options
   Rashpal Kaur and Gursharan Singh Kainth
4. Addressing the Nexus between Water, Energy and Food Security: Towards Integrated Solutions
   Archana Sinha and Balram Rao
5. Climate Change, Water and Food Security-Addressing the Challenges
   Anjali Dewan
6. Food Security and Health Needs of Adolescents
   Heena K. Bijli
7. From Farm to Landfill: World Food Waste
   Gursharan Singh Kainth and Manisha Sharma
8. Efficient Water and Energy Management: Challenges and Opportunities for Food Security in India
   Swami Prakash Srivastava
9. Performance of Laser Land Leveling Technology for Improving Water Productivity in Paddy Cultivation: A Case Study of Punjab Agriculture
   Taptej Singh and Baljinder Kaur
10. Sustainable Agricultural Production And Land Classification Under Canal Irrigation Systems
    B.L. Gajja and S.S. Ramdeo
11. Status of Food Security in Manipur
    Dealluck Irengbam

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Published

2013