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GigaOM // India's blackout exposes choice between water and electricity
In India, like in the United States, the power sector is the single largest user of water — more than agriculture. Presuming that India could solve…
Washington Post // Climate change challenges power plant operations
Drought and rising temperatures are forcing water managers across the country to scramble for ways to produce the same amount of power from the…
Bloomberg Businessweek // Ludgate Targets Recycling, Water in USD 300 Million Resources Fund
Ludgate Investments Ltd., a London-based private equity investor, is seeking to raise as much as $300 million to finance waste-recycling and…
Forbes // Why PepsiCo is a Global Leader in Water Stewardship and Sustainable Agriculture
In a wide-ranging interview with Sanjeev Chadha, President, PepsiCo Middle East & Africa, we discussed the evolving relationship between business and…
TriplePundit // Why Water Scarcity Means Food Scarcity
The Chinese middle class is already larger than the entire population of the United States. Africa is not too far behind with a third of its…
Green Sustainable Futures // Nexus thinking: Because water, food and energy belong together
Why is it so important to look at sustainability issues related to water, food, and energy together, rather than treating each of them a potential…
Khaleej Times // Abu Dhabi to observe sustainability week from January 13 to 17
Masdar, for the first time, will be discussing energy, water and hunger issues under one umbrella during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW)…
The Financial // No food without water
Agriculture consumes the most water worldwide: the theme of this year's World Water Week in Stockholm was "Water and Food Security". Discussions…
CGIAR Water and Food Blog // A Story of Water, Power and Politics in Three Indian States
Many of this year's Stockholm World Water Week water and food security discussions centered on a new concept: the water-food-energy (WFE) nexus. A…
Forbes // The Energy-Water-Food Nexus: The Emerging Challenge to Sustainable Prosperity
Today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, I had the good fortune of chairing a most interesting workshop on addressing resource scarcity. It was…
Integrated Planning Tools // A Great WEAP Forward
Water Evaluation and Planning system by SEI can explore Water-Energy Nexus issues
SIWI // Water research thrives as new report highlights spiralling growth year on year
Research into water is growing faster than the average 4 per cent annual growth rate for all research disciplines, claims a new report presented by…
2degrees // Beyond buzzwords: Turning nexus thinking into nexus action
By Stuart Orr, Freshwater Manager, WWF International, and David Grant, Senior Manager: Water Risk and Partnerships, SABMiller
brandchannel // Nestle, SABMiller See World Water Week as Far From a Washout
"If something isn't given a value, people tend to waste it. Water is our most useful resource, but those using it often don't even cover the costs of…
SEI // Johan Kuylenstierna on "making the connections"
As World Water Week 2012 begins, we talk with SEI's executive director about the key themes and how SEI is addressing them. Johan L. Kuylenstierna is…
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