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PepsiCo Blog // Promoting Sustainable Agriculture at World Water Week
This week, businesses, governments and NGOs came together for the annual World Water Week conference in Stockholm. PepsiCo hosted three events, and…
The Guardian // Why partnering with NGOs for water stewardship makes business sense
The global water crisis makes collaboration between business, NGOs and civil society essential for securing a sustainable, long term future for all.…
The Guardian // Is nexus thinking finally taking off?
The increasingly joined up thinking towards tackling water, energy and food challenges is apparent but more is needed to build advocacy among civil…
The Guardian // World Water Week blog: why we just can't get enough water
"Water plays a key part in energy and food production but as this precious resource becomes scarce, smarter decisions must be made," says Dave Tickner
SEI // Interview: Jennie Barron (SEI) on Irrigation in Smallholder Farms
In farming, irrigation is a game-changer: it ensures a steady water supply for crops even when there is no rain, improving yields and reducing…
Ecology // Farmer-Led Irrigation Schemes Could Transform Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia
Amid dire warnings, there are rays of hope emanating from around the world. People, not governments, who through ingenuity and hands on experience…
Circle of Blue // Stockholm and the Nexus
A summary of the Stockholm Water Week's discussions on the NEXUS on 28 August 2012.
Crawford Fund // Water for wealth and food security
The International Water Management Institute, headed by Australian Dr Colin Chartes, was awarded the Stockholm Water Prize at last year's Stockholm…
Huffington Post // Vegetarian Diet Needed To Prevent Global Food And Water Crisis, Report Says
A new report warns that unless the world's population adopts a vegetarian diet over the next 40 years, we may face a global food shortage crisis…
SPIEGEL online // Forscher prophezeien Ende der Fleischkultur
Fleisch ist in den reichen Ländern eine billige Alltagsnahrung. Doch damit dürfte laut einer Studie bald Schluss sein: Das Wachstum der…
Compression Institute // Everything is a "Nexus"
Food, water, energy, and health form a nexus of interrelated factors. Food worriers see the long term curves of food supply and creeping demand…
Deutsche Welle // Reducing agriculture's thirst for water
The relationship between water and food production is in focus at this year's World Water Week in Stockholm. Climate-related issues like droughts are…
CGIAR Water and Food Blog // Water, Food and Energy: nexus or Lexus? A back-of-envelope analysis
As we sail down the road from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville in air-conditioned luxury, we can stare out of the mirrored windows at mile upon mile of…
GrowingBlue // Food for Thought
There's no better time than now for the American public to appreciate the "water-energy-food nexus," or as I like to call it, the "liquid triangle of…
IUCN // World Water Week: A closer look at Water and Food Security
Feeding 7 billion people whilst maintaining the health of natural ecosystems and livelihoods is a huge challenge and urgent solutions will be…
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