Bridging the gap between water and economics
"Just how important is the nexus between water and the economy?" What was most inspiring about it was not so much that the event nailed the…
Map // The Food Security Risk Index Map
The index has been developed by the risk analysis company Maplecroft for governments, NGOs and business to use as a barometer to identify those…
Publication // Food Energy Water: The Foundation Systems of Modern Society
By Arthur Jackson - Why does our society or any society function as it does? Many of the activities were established by social systems created in the…
Research // Securing the Future of India's "Water, energy and food"
This paper provides an initial, formal analysis for the design of an Indian food procurement system that considers climate driven variations in…
Mode Shift - Keith Schneider's Blog // Contest Between Water and Energy Becoming Big Story
Tom Friedman, the New York Times columnist, yesterday described the confrontation between population growth and water in China, arguing that a nation…
AgriWaterpedia // Water, Energy and Food Nexus
"The nexus approach embeds the opinion water, energy and food security cannot be achieved in single sector methodology. Considering the interlinkages…
Global Hunger Index 2012 // "The Challenge of Hunger: Ensuring Sustainable Food Security Under Land, Water, and Energy Stresses"
Recent events–drought, scrambles to invest in farmland around the world, shifts in energy prices, and shocks in energy supplies–underline the…
Bonn Perspectives // Adaptation to climate change — a case for business! Five messages to the private sector
Climate change is exerting an increasing influence on the general conditions faced by market economies. This poses a challenge that is complex,…
Agriculture & Ecosystems Blog // Forget future land and water scarcity, will there be enough farmers?
With droughts on three continents triggering rising food prices, Malthusian fears are growing about the world's ability to feed a fast-growing…
Agriculture & Ecosystems Blog // Rethinking the Value of Wastewater
The world's rapid transition to urbanization contributes greatly to the pressure on water, food security, and energy, as the World Water Week…
Do the Math Blog // The Energy-Water Nexus - Using physics and estimation to assess energy, growth, options
The principal challenge of this century, in my view, will be adapting to a life without abundant, cheap fossil fuels. It has been the lifeblood of…
Research Centre // UEA Water Security Research Centre
The Water Security Research Centre of the University of East Anglia (UK) applies natural and social science to address important theoretical,…
NEXUS and Security // "You can't build a peaceful world on empty stomachs and human misery."
NATO Review Edition on Water, Energy, and Food
Water Alternatives, Vol. 5/2012 // Open for business or opening Pandora's Box? A constructive critique of corporate engagement in water policy
The corporate world is waking to the realisation that improved water management is fundamental for future prosperity and human well-being. This…
Handbook // Handbook of Land and Water Grabs in Africa - Foreign Direct Investment and Food and Water Security
According to estimates by the International Land Coalition based at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), 57 million hectares…