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The Nation (Pakistan) // South Asia faces food, water, energy insecurity
A conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, focussed on a number of development related topics in the South Asia region. Among them was connected…
The Guardian // Organisations find new ways to address water, energy and food pressures
"NGOs, businesses and governments are collaborating to tackle the water, food, energy nexus, but efforts must be scaled up", says Gabrielle Walker,…
"Solutions for Future Water Security" // IWA Water, Energy and Climate Conference 2014: Deadline for Abstracts extended to 15 Dec 2014
IWA WEC conference will provide a platform for discussion of cutting edge solutions to the world's water and energy issues, while also addressing…
Scaling Up Nexus Collaboration // Organisations find New Ways to Address Water, Energy and Food Pressures
NGOs, businesses and governments are collaborating to tackle the water, food, energy nexus, but efforts must be scaled up - by Gabrielle Walker,…
Student Competition // Deadline for "Shell Ideas360" ends on 16 Dec
Shell Ideas360 is a global competition organised by Shell International Limited for students to develop game-changing ideas for tackling Energy,…
The Nexus and Biofuel // A Discussion on Biofuel Policies: A Key Link in the Water-Food-Energy Nexus
"In the last few months, the European Union started to take a closer look at the negative implications of biofuel subsidies and, in particular, the…
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…
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