Past Events
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Water Linkages to Coal Fired Energy Production: Shaping the Water and Energy Future
Energy production is globally the second largest water user with a share of fifteen percent which is a constraint for global energy development. Coal continues to be the…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // From Faecal Sludge to Fuel: Safe Sanitation with Business Opportunities
This seminar includes two sessions covering all aspects of faecal sludge management (FSM)
Side Event at the World Water Week 2014 // The Water Food Energy Nexus: Insights into Resilient Development
This side event will use case studies of how governments around the world are (or perhaps aren't) taking account of resilience when making decisions about food, water or…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Streamlining Strategies for Humanitarian Aid in the WASH Sector
Together with the seminar participants the strengths and weaknesses of existing humanitarian aid strategies will be discussed and boiled down to specific recommendations in…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // UN-Water Stakeholder Dialogue: The Water-Energy-Food-Nexus and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
In this fifth UN-Water Stakeholder Dialogue, representatives from Germany and other Member States, civil society, international organizations and other major relevant…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Exploring the Added-Value of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
The seminar will take a critical look at the "Nexus" and what it adds to cross-sectoral planning and implementation.
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Water Diplomacy: Harnessing Foreign Policy for Conflict Prevention and Regional Integration
This side event specifically looks at the role that foreign policy-makers could play in strengthening transboundary water cooperation for reaping regional cooperation…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Energy and Water Use Efficiency: Key to Cope with Climate Change
Bringing together different international, national, and local stakeholders, this side event will facilitate dialogue and knowledge exchange on best practices of promoting…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Improving the Impacts and Effectiveness of Corporate Water Stewardship Initiatives
Two key inter-related questions urgently need addressing: a) how can these partnerships be made most effective to tackle shared water-related challenges to support water…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystem Security
The workshop presentations will demonstrate that increased production, value and resilience can be realized by the right mix of land, water and energy inputs in the food…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Sanitation Business Models for Safe Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR)
This seminar will provoke discussion on exploiting the sanitation value chain and understanding how the benefits and costs are perceived and accounted for throughout the…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Producing Electricity with Less Water: New Perspectives for Renewables in a Water-constrained World
The seminar intents to elaborate on the use of water in the electricity sector in the light of the ongoing energy system transformations.
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // MENA Nexus Seminar: Regional Cooperation for Sharing Solutions
This seminar explores a nexus approach to sustain water, food and energy security for the Arab States under the influence of climate change.
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Irrigation Subsidies: How to Turn from the Overuse of Water and Energy to Sustainability?
The energy price is a strong driver for groundwater abstraction. Several countries subsidise diesel or electricity for the agricultural sector to secure farmer's income for…
Side Event at the World Water Week 2014 // Post 2015: Target on "Universal Access to Drinking Water"- What Water Quality?
The side event intends to discuss the Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) proposals' implications, focusing on water quality.