Past Events
Side Event at Rio+20 // "Rio+20 <<-->> A Call to Action"
Second Trade Union Assembly on Labour and Environment, Rio de Janeiro
Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development, Rio de Janeiro
The Forum is organised by ICSU, in partnership with UNESCO, the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), the International Social Science Council (ISSC), the…
Report Slides // The Global Resource Nexus: The Struggles for Land, Energy, Food, Water, and Minerals
by the German Federal Foreign Office (AA), the Transatlantic Academy and the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU)
World Environment Day 2012: "Green Economy: Does it include you?"
The 2012 theme for World Environment Day is Green Economy: Does it include you? Evidently, there are two parts to this theme and the first tackles the subject of the Green…
Workshop // Workshop on "Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities": The Energy, Water and Food-Security Nexus
The rapidly growing cities in Asia will face enormous challenges in ensuring water, energy and food security for their population if not now than in near future. To discuss…
Session at the "Green Week 2012" // Water security: Policies for better access
Friends of Europe is organising its annual European Policy Summit on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 as part of the official programme of the European Commission's 2012 Green Week.
Conference // Green Week 2012: "The Water Challenge <<-->> Every Drop Counts", Brussels
The 12th edition of Green Week, the biggest annual conference on European environment policy.
Conference // Corporate Sustainability in Africa 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa
"Living in the Water, Food and Energy Nexus"
Webinar // Biofuel Production <<-->> Dissecting the Water-Energy-Land Nexus
As biofuel production continues to increase, concern is building regarding competing use for lands (food vs. fuel debate), implications of grid energy demands, excessive…
Forum // "Powering Progress Together": Forum on Energy, Water and Food, Rotterdam
This Energy-Water-Food Nexus will be a significant factor in quality of life on the planet in the coming decades. It is therefore critical to raise awareness of the…
Seminar // On Food, Water and Energy <<-->> in the Context of Rio+20
How can we secure access to adequate food, clean and safe drinking water and sustainable energy for all within the planetary boundaries?
Conference // Africa Water Week 2012
The Africa Water Week (aww) is organized by the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) and represents a political commitment at the highest level with over 1000…
World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy, Dublin
The Congress will explore the topics of resilient and sustainable cities with a focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation together with the impacts and responses of…
Conference // International Conference on Transboundary River Basin Management, Phuket
Mekong2Rio will be an important contribution to the transboundary water resources management dimension to Rio+20. The NEXUS perspective is an important part in this process.
IISD Workshop // Water <<-->> Energy <<-->> Food Security: New Directions for Water Management, Winnipeg
In its 2011 report, the World Economic Forum identified the Water-Energy-Food (W-E-F) security nexus as one of the greatest threats to the global economy and sustainable…