Europe's World // There is an urgent need for policy cohesion on water and energy that does not exist today
If Europe is serious about reducing its dependence on imported fossil fuels and reaching its target for renewable energy (20% of supplies by 2020),…
Messages for Rio // Water cluster three priorities for Rio+20
On 8 June, FAN Global submitted three top priorities on behalf of the WASH cluster to the NGO Major Group which will be compiled into a compendium…
SABMiller Blog // Rio+20: Green growth requires a rethink
One of the themes of Rio+20 is 'green growth'. The first and most obvious question will be 'Can there be such a thing as green growth?' and for me…
businessGreen // Spelman on Rio: Time to "nail the myth" you can't be green and growing
Environment secretary says it's time to shatter the myth that you can't be green and growing The clouds may be gathering around the Rio +20 Earth…
BBC News // Rio+20 deal weakens on energy and water pledges
Governments are set to weaken pledges on boosting access to water and energy after a new draft negotiating text was issued at the Rio+20 meeting. The…
AllAfrica // Africa: Rio+20 Conference - "World Cannot Grow At the Expense of Poor People"
Recommendations by CARE International for Rio+20 According to the CARE report launched today entitled "One Planet - One Future: Equity and…
In Preparation of Rio+20 // One Planet - One Future: Equity and resilience for sustainable development
Twenty years after the first sustainable development conference in Rio de Janeiro, the planet and its inhabitants are under increasing pressure. By…
Global Warming is Real Blog // Findings and Solutions in the Living Planet Report
Richard Matthews on the Messages of WWF's Living Planet Report The WWF's Living Planet Report (LPR) is the world's leading science-based analysis on…
Publication // HSBC: Exploring the links between water and economic growth
Population and economic growth are putting pressure on available fresh water resources worldwide. Uncertain water availability is a challenge that…
World Declaration // IHA at al.: Water Storage for Sustainable Development
The global increase in population, both rural and urban, and the socio-economic development with increasing living standards for all, will…
OECD Message for Rio // Not just for the rich: Green growth and developing countries
A few years ago, I was invited to present the OECD's International Futures Programme at a meeting on long-term issues organised by the UK's Foresight…
Huffington Post // The Alarm Is Ringing, Time to Wake Up to Water
No resource is more fundamental than water to the health and security of people and the environment. Yet the alarm bells are ringing as this finite,…
Publication // Water: Asia's New Battleground
The battles of yesterday were fought over land. Those of today are over energy. But the battles of tomorrow may be over water. Nowhere is that danger…
UNCCD Press Release // UNCCD Calls for Rio+20 to Agree on a Sustainable Development Goal on Land
The international community needs to agree on a sustainable development goal with a measurable target of achieving zero net land degradation by 2030.…
Publication // IISD/GWSP: The Role of Water in the Green Economy <<-->> A Perspective from the Water Science Community
Rio+20 aspires to create "the future we want," an epochal economic transformation to sustainable production and consumption. The…