Publication // Fixing the future - Why we need smarter water management for the world's most essential resource
by the IBM Institute for Business Value. The world's water system is vulnerable. Essential for health, food, energy, manufacturing and…
Video // Implementing the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus in the Nile Basin
Presentation video of Guy Pegram, Pegasys, at the World Water Week 2012
Xinhua // Countries need "water balance" concerted efforts
Developing countries need a more integrated water management or a "water balance" that should be adhered to by all stakeholders around the world to…
The Guardian // Food shortages could force world into vegetarianism, warn scientists
Water scarcity's effect on food production means radical steps will be needed to feed population expected to reach 9bn by 2050. Leading water…
Deutsche Welle // Water could spark future conflicts, leaders warn
Water conflicts are bubbling in many parts of the world, from China and India to the Middle East and southern Africa. A group of former world leaders…
Conference Proceedings // Balancing Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability: Focusing on Food-Water-Energy Nexus
A major international conference was held by CEP-BCI in February 2012. The conference benchmarked GMS economic growth between 2001 and 2010 and its…
Strategic Analysis Paper // The Food, Energy and Water Nexus (FEW) and Gross National Happiness in Bhutan
The complex interplay of food, energy, and water demand and supply poses numerous policy challenges, especially in the context of expanding…
Slides // The Nile Basin - The NEXUS in Science and Research
by Holger Hoff (SEI): Overview, Initial Scenarios, Charles Iceland (WRI): Hydropower, Vulnerability to and Impacts on Water Scarcity, Jakob Granit…
Video // Rethinking Human Security: The Nexus on the Ground
In the final installment of the Global Resource Nexus Series, Junior Fellow Corey Johnson examines the everyday politics behind resource allocation…
Publication // Water-Energy Nexus: Solutions to Meet a Growing Demand
Water and energy are vital to the prosperity of the United States. We describe intimate but easily overlooked connections between the two resources:…
ecogeek.org // Wind Turbine Produces Both Electricity and Water
While we usually look at wind turbines chiefly as a cleaner, better source of electricity. But in many parts of the world, electricity is only one of…
Jakarta Globe // Asia's Water Crisis Needs Urgent Fixing
Asia's water crisis is at the heart of the world's water challenges, where the degradation of surface and subterranean water resources threatens the…
KfW // No food without water - Food security despite water scarcity
Agriculture consumes the most water worldwide: the theme of this year's World Water Week in Stockholm was "Water and Food Security". Discussions…
GigaOM // India's blackout exposes choice between water and electricity
In India, like in the United States, the power sector is the single largest user of water — more than agriculture. Presuming that India could solve…
Washington Post // Climate change challenges power plant operations
Drought and rising temperatures are forcing water managers across the country to scramble for ways to produce the same amount of power from the…