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abc NEWS // $2b private proposal to build one of Australia's biggest irrigation schemes in northern Queensland
Integrated Food and Energy Developments (IFED) wants to build two dams and siphon 555,000 megalitres of water per year from Queensland's Gilbert…
Islands Business (Fiji) // Report // World Water Day: UN highlights water, energy links for sustainable development
In many countries, people have to access to safe drinking water and sanitation, although it is a human right. The lack of water and santitation…
The Guardian // Feature // Without water, companies and communities will not survive
Anglo American presents some of their water projects in serveral parts of the world and explain, why communities die without water
World Water Day 2014 // Let's Talk about... Energy?
World Water Day highlighted the importance of integrated planning through concerted policies and infrastructure. - By William Rex and Vivien Foster
World Water Day 2014 // The Link Between Water and Energy in California - And Why It Matters
Water-related activities, such as treatment and distribution, account for almost 20 percent of California's total electricity use. A disruption in…
Environmental Defense Fund // Blog // The Link Between Water and Energy in California - And Why It Matters
The interconnecteness of water, energy and food production is highly visible in California. Katie Hsia-Kiung explains why and presents innovative…
Nexus Concept // The Nexus Approach vs IWRM - Gaining Conceptual Clarity
The key difference between the Nexus and IWRM is that IWRM starts with the water resource when considering the interrelationships between water, food…
World Water Day 2014 // Don't forget the mountains
Solutions to pressing issues must recognize mountains' integral role in the water-energy-food nexus. - By Aditi Mukherji
greentechmedia // Radical Change Needed to Address Water-Energy Nexus, UN Finds
UN's World Water Day is the occasion to look at the latest data on water and energy efficiency. An UN report reveals that the improvements in this…
NY. newsyaps // Opinion // Ground to a halt: The Water-Energy-Food Nexus in India
A central role of the water-energy-food security nexus in India plays groundwater. Shrey Goyal exlains why - and why he doesn't want a good crisis to…
ODI // Opinion // World Water Day theme ignores the nuts and bolts of progress
Whether it is China or sub-Saharan Africa: Pragmatic solutions, not ideological ones, are the core to resource management and progress in the…
Swazi Observer // Stakeholders put focus on water, energy nexus
In a debate on World Water Day, South-African officials pointed out that saving water means saving energy, and saving both is crucial for South…
World Water Day 2014 // Does the Nexus mask a bigger debate? Rethinking the Food-Energy-Water Nexus and a Low Water Economy
"In the water sector, the food-energy-water nexus is slowly replacing the concept of Integrated Water Resources Management, " says Jeremy Allouche,…
// Report // Summary of the Nexus Observatory Workshop in Dar es Salaam
On this workshop organized by UN Flores and the Water Development Management Institute (WDMI) was the basis for government representatives from…
The Guardian // Debate // The water-energy-food nexus: experts tackle the complexities
In a live online debate, experts stake that what has been an "environmental" debate just ten years ago is now mainstream business thinking. The…
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