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LinkedIn // Blog // A discussion on biofuel policies: a key link in the water-food-energy nexus
Biofuels a being pushed by policy makers. But the production of biofuels has quite a few implications on both environment, economy, and poltics in…
The Conversation // Outlook // Space exploration can drive the next agricultural revolution
Traveling to an setteling on Mars is one of the big challenges of our civilisation, as Nikolaus Correll sees it. The technology which needs to be…
Research Grants // Fulbright NEXUS Program: Competition for 2014 is now open
Fulbright NEXUS Program fosters collaborative and multidisciplinary research to address challenging regional issues, including the nexus between…
Coca-Cola Journey // Corporate Story // Looking Ahead: The Water-Energy-Food Nexus
This article outlines the initiatives Coca-Cola supports in addressing the water-energy-food nexus
Global Conference // Global Conference on Rural Energy Access: A Nexus Approach to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
This conference is part of the follow up to the 2012 Conference on Sustainable Development or Rio+20.
Global Giving // Fund Raising // Food, Water & Energy for Haiyan Affected Areas
Water, energy and food are the foundation of life and at the heart of emergency relief action. This initiative by Global Giving makes this clear,…
Standardisation // Deadline for Feedback on International Water Stewardship Standard extended
Although the public consultation period came to a close 1 Dec 2013, the Alliance for Water Stewardship reports it has received multiple requests for…
Research // Call for Papers: "The Water-Energy-Food-Climate Nexus in Global Drylands"
On 12-13 June 2014 King's College London (KCL), the OCP Policy Center and the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) will organize an…
The Express Tribune (Pakistan) // Climate change: Severe food, water shortage on the horizon
With a majority of the greenhouse gases to minimize global warming already emitted, South Asia might be particularly hard hit decreases in food…
Reuters // Veolia expects rapid growth in agribusiness waste
Veolia, the world's largest provider of drinking water, expect the grow by 50 percent to one million Euros. They expect technology improvements as…
Santa Fe New Mexican // Water Energy Nexus: On the many virtues of rainwater
For millennia, humans used rainwater for a variety of purposes, including drinking, washing and irrigation. These days rainwater can be highly…
Case study // The Republic of Mauritius
Mauritius has recently developed a remarkable tourist and financial sector. Nevertheless the agricultural sector is still strong: The sugarcane…
Case study // The Indian state of Punjab
This case study analyzes Punjab's metabolic pattern, as the Indian state of Punjab contributes a remarkable part to India's food production. As…
Case study // The Republic of South Africa
South Africa is still not fully electrified - the gouvernement just had to push this target to 2025. At the same time, the country is among the "Top…
New York Times // Report // Raw Sewage and Anger Flood Gaza's Streets as Electricity Runs Low
Electricity shortage in the Gaza strip, caused by the Hamas led government cause a pump station to overlood and sewage to run in the streets of Gaza…
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