Online Library // UN Documentation Centre on Water and Sanitation (UNDCWS)
A tremendous amount of valuable water and sanitation related information is generated every year by different agencies, programmes and initiatives of…
Publication // The Bioenergy and Water Nexus
This report, building on the work of various new initiatives including UNEP's International Resource Panel, provides recommendations and outlines…
Policy Brief // Concretizing vagueness: new momentum for development through sustainable development goals?
One possible new impetus for development is the idea of so-called Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which has emerged in the run-up to the Rio+20…
cleantech Blog // "The water-energy nexus is more than ever appropriately the water-energy-food nexus"
New white paper showcases learnings from Water Innovation Summit. The report touches on the utility perspective on innovation, smart water networks,…
// UK Parliament Has Begun Inquiry on Post-2015 Agenda
UN officials and other high-level representatives participated in the UK Parliament's Commons Select Committee first oral evidence session for its…
Slides // The Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Climate Change in Southern Africa
Held at the Second Annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa Addis Ababa, 19-20 October 2012, by Gisela Prasad, Energy Research…
Policy Paper // The Green Economy - The New Magic Bullet?
In June 2012, heads of state will gather at the Rio+20 conference in Brazil to explore the theme "The Future We Want." The focus of the…
Research // Energy-water Nexus: Energy Use in the Municipal, Industrial, and Agricultural Water Sectors
Industrial processes rely on water for cooling, chemical solvents, cleaning, just to name a few. Forty percent of the worlds' food is produced from…
Slides // Rethinking Food Security: New Dynamics of Green Growth, Food-Water-Energy Nexus, Public-Private-Partnerships and the Changing Role of Rice
by Dr Larry C.Y. Wong, Program Director, TIES, held at the National Convention on Food Security in Malaysia, 15-16 Oct 2012, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Web Chat Transcript // Addressing the Energy-Water-Food challenge
Summary of the webchat hosted by Dick Benschop, President Director Shell Netherlands and Jeremy Bentham, Vice President Global Business Environment,…
Research // Hydroclimatic shifts driven by human water use for food and energy production
Hydrological change is a central part of global change. Its drivers in the past need to be understood and quantified for accurate projection of…
Research // A Thirst for Power: A Global Analysis of Water Consumption for Energy Production
Award-winning research by Edward Spang, The Center for Water-Energy Efficiency (CWEE), University of California, Davis - Water and energy resource…
Business Fights Poverty Blog // The Water Food Energy Nexus
Water, food and energy are interconnected. Agriculture accounts for about 70% of global freshwater use and can pollute freshwater supplies if…
Video from Panel // Energy-Water-Food Nexus at the Singapore Energy Summit
Dato' Sri Peter Chin Fah Kui, Minister of Energy, Green Technology And Water, Malaysia, and Ruth Cairnie, Executive Vice-President Strategy and…
Standard Digital (Kenya) // Food, Energy, Water threaten Development
Water, energy and food are three crucial resources needed to sustain life on earth. Yet, every year 1.1 billion people go without clean drinking…