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ecoCENTRIC // Superstorm Sandy Demands We Pay Attention to Climate Change - and the Nexus
While most of the news has focused on New York City, hurricanes impact rural areas too, and many of the issues that concern us, including the overuse…
Security // The New Security Agenda in Water, Energy and Food
On 26 October 2012 the STEPS Centre and SOAS ran a joint event to discuss the connections made between water, energy, food and climate, and the…
Financial Express (Dhaka) // Food Security versus Bio-fuel
Bio-fuels can help reduce global warming by curbing greenhouse gas emission and create employment opportunity and increased income for the rural poor…
Singapore International Energy Week // The Energy-Water-Food Conundrum
Do we really understand - or think sufficiently about - the "Energy-Water-Food Nexus"? That was the concern shared during a searching Singapore…
The Straits Times (Singapore) // Businesses urged to work with govt on managing food, water, energy use
ENERGY, water and food - three cornerstones of the world - are deeply intertwined, and will be demanded in ever larger quantities in the future. To…
cleantech Blog // "The water-energy nexus is more than ever appropriately the water-energy-food nexus"
New white paper showcases learnings from Water Innovation Summit. The report touches on the utility perspective on innovation, smart water networks,…
// UK Parliament Has Begun Inquiry on Post-2015 Agenda
UN officials and other high-level representatives participated in the UK Parliament's Commons Select Committee first oral evidence session for its…
Business Fights Poverty Blog // The Water Food Energy Nexus
Water, food and energy are interconnected. Agriculture accounts for about 70% of global freshwater use and can pollute freshwater supplies if…
Standard Digital (Kenya) // Food, Energy, Water threaten Development
Water, energy and food are three crucial resources needed to sustain life on earth. Yet, every year 1.1 billion people go without clean drinking…
GrowingBlue // How Important Is the Nexus between Water and the Economy? The Case of Ecosystem Services
There's an old Western phrase, "Whiskey's for drinking; water's for war." The quip captures the significance of water - water is essential to…
ScienceNews // Global groundwater use outpaces supply - Measure reveals unsustainable use of world's aquifers
A handful of thirsty countries are guzzling their groundwater reserves much faster than those resources can be renewed. India, Pakistan, Saudi…
Foreign Affairs // No Wars for Water - Why Climate Change Has Not Led to Conflict
In short, predictions of a Water World War are overwrought. However, tensions over water usage can still exacerbate other existing regional…
The Guardian // New international land deals database reveals rush to buy up Africa
World's largest public database lifts lid on the extent and secretive nature of the global demand for land: Almost 5% of Africa's agricultural land…
The Hindu // "Drain it, lose it," says new wetlands economics report
A major report that will help countries understand the economic value of inland wetlands, which cover a vast area of the earth's land surface and…
NEPAD // Africa: Pumps, Policies and Private Investment
As World Water Week draws to a close, a new report highlights the promise of small-scale irrigation schemes. "Water for Wealth and Food Security"…
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