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…
G-Science Acadmies Statement 2012 // Energy and Water Linkage: Challenge to a Sustainable Future
Needs for affordable and clean energy, for water in adequate quantity and quality, and for food security will increasingly be the central challenges…
National Geographic // Solar Energy Brings Food, Water, and Light to West Africa
It's long been established doctrine in international development circles that diesel engines are the most cost-effective tools for pumping water and…
Improving the water and energy efficiency for food production through drip irrigation in India
by Jains Irrigation India
BBC News // Eight radical solutions for the water shortage
With population rising, how can a water crisis be averted? After two unusually dry winters - which have left reservoirs, aquifers and rivers below…
AlertNet // Solutions for a Hungry World <<-->> AlertNet Special Coverage
Explore Solutions through AlertNet's animations and videos, such as "Greening The Ghetto", "What is Food Insecurity?", "The Rice Story", "Land…
Issue Brief // The end to cheap oil: a threat to food security and an incentive to reduce fossil fuels in agriculture
Global Environment Alert Service (GEAS) of UNEP produces bulletin on peak oil and food security: While we already face a situation of food insecurity…
National Journal (USA) // The Nexus Between Biofuels, Energy, and Agriculture
What role should biofuels fill in U.S. energy policy? And how would that role impact agricultural demands? What considerations, including those of…