IANS India // Bengal nod to extract groundwater divides experts
West Bengal has allowed more farmers to use electric pumps to draw groundwater to expand its paddy output. Six months later, like many other things…
Water for Food // Water for Food Conference Ends with Calls to "Think Big"
Humanity is in a "race against time" to produce enough food to feed itself, hampered by a false sense of comfort that set in over the last few…
Concept Paper // The Water Security Nexus <<-->> Challenges and Opportunities for Development Cooperation
Is water the "gold of the 21st century," potentially triggering "water wars" between countries sharing the precious resource? Such scenarios…
Publication // Working Towards Sustainable Development: Opportunities for decent work and social inclusion in a green economy
A green economy is necessary if sustainable development is to be realized. However, as this report emphasizes, a green economy can also, if…
Report // Resource Revolution: Meeting the World's Energy, Materials, Food, and Water Needs
A joint report by the McKinsey Global Institute and McKinsey's Sustainability & Resource Productivity Practice shows that the resource challenge can…
SPIEGEL online // Tödlicher Fortschritt am Turkana-See
Hunderttausenden Menschen droht eine ökologische Katastrophe: Ein gigantischer äthiopischer Staudamm könnte dazu führen, dass der Turkana-See in…
Mother Jones // Switching to a Green Economy Could Mean Millions of Jobs
Tens of millions of new jobs can be created around the world in the next two decades if green policies are put in place to switch the high-carbon…
Regional Options for Addressing the Water, Energy and Food Nexus in Central Asia and the Aral Sea Basin
This article explores the water, energy and food nexus in Central Asia as an avenue to seek regional solutions to common challenges. A…
SPIEGEL online // Wassermangel könnte Stromproduktion gefährden
Der Klimawandel bedroht die Stromerzeugung in den USA und Europa, weil in heißen Sommern das Kühlwasser knapp wird. Ohne ausreichende Kühlung sind…
Research // Vulnerability of US and European electricity supply to climate change
In the United States and Europe, at present 91% and 78% of the total electricity is produced by thermoelectric (nuclear and fossil-fuelled) power…
Side Event at the Africa Water Week // Bringing the Water-Food-Energy Security Nexus to Africa
"The nexus is an important process which has been started at the Bonn conference and needs to be continued by committed people at all levels in order…
Fact Sheet // Nile Basin Discourse: Water, Food and Energy Security in A Changing Climate
Climate variability is a problem in the Nile Basin and is increasing. Urgent solutions are needed to address the water-food-climate crisis. Many of…
In Preparation of Rio+20 // Women's Major Group Intervention "Food, Water and Energy"
The Women's Major Group urges for constructive work on food, water, sanitation and energy. Women, youth and indigenous people are affected most by…
Research // "The Energy-Water-Food Nexus" Research Highlight of the Australian National University
"More research is needed to examine the interdependencies between energy and water to better inform policy makers how to improve the integration of…
alfi Talks // Video Interview // Energy efficiency and water sectors outperform global equity markets
The Association of the Luxembourg Funds Industry talks to David Harris, Director for Responsible Investment at the FTSE Group, London about…