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The Guardian // Interview // UN's Kandeh Yumkella: 'we will raise $120bn to halve energy poverty'
The energy UN under-secretary general says funding and collaborating are key to giving renewables a fighting chance
The Guardian // Solutions to the water energy nexus remain elusive
Volkswagen and Coca-Cola among businesses acting on interconnected issues of water and energy, but the voice of power companies and energy producers…
Water-Energy Nexus // EU initiative to launch call for transnational research projects on energy and water
ERANETMED, an EU initiative aiming at co-ordinating research activities, has pre-announced the first joint call for transnational research projects.…
The Guardian // The similarity between circular economy and water stewardship
For both water stewardship and circular models the business model is clear but words must become actions to prevent them living and dying as buzzwords
Circle of Blue // In Solar Power Lies Path to Reducing Water Use For Energy
Developers have presented the U.S. federal Bureau of Land Management with 75 applications to build solar facilities in the Mojave desert.
World Water Week 2014 // Water and Energy: the need to go from silos to coherence
The 2014 World Water Week just ended in Stockholm and this year's theme was "Water and Energy: a vital link for a sustainable future". Miriam…
Nordic Development Fund (NDF) // Meeting water-energy-food demands in a changing world
NDF arranged together with IDB on 5 September 2014 a seminar on water-energy-food nexus. The seminar was led by water specialist Fernando…
Urban Food Production // Reshaping the Water-Food-Energy Conundrum to Address Urban Agriculture
Producing food at a local scale is one of the ways urban agriculture is involved in sustainably reshaping the interconnections between local water,…
Gulf Times // A big recognition for Qatar's food security initiatives
The citation by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) that the Sahara Forest Project (SFP) pilot facility in Qatar is an example…
Circle of Blue // Blog // World Water Week Offers Answers To Scarcity, Pollution, Security
Stockholm hosts largest-ever international conference on global contest for water and energy
Global Environment Facility // Water Energy Food Security Nexus in SIDS
Addressing Water, Energy, and Food Security simultaneously through all-encompassing projects and investments makes sense in most national contexts.…
Sahara Forest Project // Blog // Sahara Forest Project showcased in key FAO publication
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is developing an Approach to assess and manage the water-energy-food nexus. The…
China Water Risk // Blog // Urban Water-Energy Strategies
Urban WEN strategies are crucial as coal-power generation is shifting westwards to water scarce regions. There are a variety of price & non-price…
World Water Week 2014 // 2014 is the Year of the Energy-Water Nexus
2014 is shaping up to be the year of the energy-water nexus. First, the United Nation's World Water Day centered on this topic. Then, the U.S.…
// News Release // REEEP: Business Often Taking Lead on Water-Energy-Food Sustainability, Report Finds; but Governments Must Catch Up or Risk Leaving Some Behind
A new report released by REEEP — the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership — shows how businesses can take the lead in creating…
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