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Publication // Water: Asia's New Battleground
The battles of yesterday were fought over land. Those of today are over energy. But the battles of tomorrow may be over water. Nowhere is that danger…
Publication // HSBC: Exploring the links between water and economic growth
Population and economic growth are putting pressure on available fresh water resources worldwide. Uncertain water availability is a challenge that…
Publication // Sustainable water management through green economy?
Twenty years after the international community meeting in Rio de Janeiro agreed on the triad of ecological, economic and social sustainability, the…
Publication // IISD/GWSP: The Role of Water in the Green Economy <<-->> A Perspective from the Water Science Community
Rio+20 aspires to create "the future we want," an epochal economic transformation to sustainable production and consumption. The…
Policy Recommendation // Briefing Note "Water for Energy" by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
This paper aims at identifying and recommending best practices and policies from global business to address the water-energy nexus, while outlining…
In Preparation of Rio+20 // WWF: "It's time to get serious about the planet."
We all need food, water and energy. These come from nature. We need nature. World leaders need to react to the natural crisis we are facing, rethink…
Report // Living Planet Report 2012
The 2012 edition of the LPR highlights the tremendous pressure that humanity is putting on our planet. We are using 50 per cent more resources than…
Publication // Rio+20 <<-->> A Water Guide for Negotiators and Young Water Experts
Water will be a central component of the Rio discussions due to its role in the green economy. Furthermore, water management structures will be part…
In Preparation of Rio+20 // Sustainable access to food, energy and water
The main challenge of building a sustainable world is to ensure the right of each and every one of the world's people to resources and basic…
Publication // Nuclear Technology for a Sustainable Future <<-->> Water, Energy, Food, Ocean, Health
Nuclear technologies are used daily to find and protect sustainable sources of fresh water, produce energy and food, while providing researchers the…
Exploring the Population/Water Resources Nexus in the Developing World
This article explores the population/water resources nexus by using empirical examples from Africa in order to isolate some of the strategically…
Key Messages // Water: The Bloodstream of the Green Economy
Key messages to the 2012 Rio+20 Summit from the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
Lessons Learnt // Sharing the water, sharing the benefits: Lessons from six large dams in West Africa
West African countries are planning to construct new large dams in order to meet their energy and water needs and to promote food security against an…
Video // Shell Company Video on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
There is a growing awareness of the Energy-Water-Food Nexus, but the tendency is to consider each issue in isolation. A holistic approach to…
Opening Speech // Germany's Foreign Office Secretary of State Emily Haber opens the Presentation of the Report "The Global Resource Nexus: The Struggles for Land, Energy, Food, Water, and Minerals"
"The report is indeed timely and very pertinent to our efforts in finding answers to some of the great questions of our time: how do we handle…
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