Sustainable Development Goals // World Bank suggests a "set of sustainable development goals (SDGs) for energy, food, and water"
World Bank Group identifies six key issues and key messages for Rio+20
Global Water Partnership // First India Water Week Focuses on Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Under the theme, "Water, Energy and Food Security: Call for Solutions", more than 1,000 water professionals from India and abroad…
From Serre-Ponçon to Nam Theun 2: Back to a sustainable and multi-purpose future integrating water, energy and food needs
by EDF Group, Thai and Lao Governments
New Security Beat Blog // Bring the Water-Energy Nexus to Rio+20
Global demand for energy will increase 30 percent by 2030, according to estimates, but in regions that are experiencing rapid economic growth, the…
The Guardian // Is environmentally sustainable water, energy and land for all possible?
Lowering consumption in the developed world, renewables, ending land grabs, a price for natural resources, private sector investment — what's the…
Living Planet Report 2012
The Living Planet Report is the world's leading science-based analysis on the health of our only planet and the impact of human activity. Its key…
European Report on Development 2011-2012 // Confront scarcity now or pay later
Launched in Brussels on 16 May 2012, the 2012 European Report on Development (ERD) highlights predicted increases in the scarcity of natural…
Policy Paper // Zero Net Land Degradation
UNCCD secretariat Recommendations for Policymakers: A Sustainable Development Goal for Rio+20 to secure the contribution of our planet's land and…
European Development Report 2011-2012 // "How to get the future we want"
Interview with Dirk Willem te Velde, team leader for drafting of the ERD 2011/12
European Development Report 2011-2012 // Effective natural resource management for inclusive and sustainable growth in the context of increased scarcity and climate change: what role for the public and private sector?
This project undertakes the preparation of an the European Report on Development (ERD) 2012 researching this issue with the objective of presenting a…
Royal Science (United Kingdom) // Science academies call for action on global challenges
National science academies of 15 countries issued joint statements today calling on world leaders about to meet at the upcoming G8 Summit and other…
Building the Sustainable Dam: The challenges of meeting energy and livelihoods objectives at the same time
by the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Laos), TheunHinboun Power Company, Statkraft Oslo, Electrcité du Laos, and GMS Lao Company Ltd.
Rural 21 // Mekong2Rio <<-->> International Conference on Transboundary River Basin Management
Prior to the much anticipated Rio + 20 Conference of sustainable development; about 300 participants were invited to the River Basin Management…
Reuters // Scientists urge action on world's biggest problems
Scientists from 15 countries are calling for a better political response to the provision of water and energy to meet the challenge of feeding a…
Climate Science Watch // The U.S. Global Change Research Program's National Global Change Research Plan 2012-2021
Assessment of human-environment systems together is so important, the document stresses, because the interdependence of Earth system processes…