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Economist // How to feed a planet
Why the world needs an agricultural revolution in Africa The Economist's Daily Chart
Rio+20 // The Last Push for Rio
The Rio+20 Summit is less than a month away. Policymakers and civil society representatives have been advocating for the inclusion of the nexus…
SciDev.NET // Innovation "must consider water, energy and land jointly"
More technological innovation is needed to fight growing resource scarcity, but it will only be successful in achieving sustainable development if it…
Economist // How to feed a planet, continued
Today's Daily chart, using data provided by Cargill, is the nearest thing to a snapshot of everything you need to know about feeding the world. It…
Huffington Post // The Water-Energy-Food Security Challenge: America As The Global Savior?
Can the world support the aspirations for food and energy of the 7 billion people that now inhabit it? Will we meet the needs of the additional 2…
Parliament.UK // Lords debate Food Security Policy
"Agriculture is at the nexus of three of the greatest challenges of the 21st century-achieving food security, adapting to climate change, and…
GMF Blog // The Geopolitics of Overconsumption, Where Less is More
People around the world observe North American and European consumption habits and desire to emulate them. But if everyone were to consume like a…
Responding to Climate Change (RTCC) // UNCCD calls for agriculture to be central to Rio+20
Agriculture and a focus on land and soil should be central to both this year's UNFCCC climate talks and the Earth Summit in June.
Sustainable Development Goals // World Bank suggests a "set of sustainable development goals (SDGs) for energy, food, and water"
World Bank Group identifies six key issues and key messages for Rio+20
Global Water Partnership // First India Water Week Focuses on Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Under the theme, "Water, Energy and Food Security: Call for Solutions", more than 1,000 water professionals from India and abroad…
Tagesspiegel (Berlin) // Tomaten aus der 13. Etage
The world population keeps growing, and with it the demand for food. Students of Urban Ecology at the Technical University Berlin have developed…
From Serre-Ponçon to Nam Theun 2: Back to a sustainable and multi-purpose future integrating water, energy and food needs
by EDF Group, Thai and Lao Governments
New Security Beat Blog // Bring the Water-Energy Nexus to Rio+20
Global demand for energy will increase 30 percent by 2030, according to estimates, but in regions that are experiencing rapid economic growth, the…
The Guardian // Is environmentally sustainable water, energy and land for all possible?
Lowering consumption in the developed world, renewables, ending land grabs, a price for natural resources, private sector investment — what's the…
European Report on Development 2011-2012 // Confront scarcity now or pay later
Launched in Brussels on 16 May 2012, the 2012 European Report on Development (ERD) highlights predicted increases in the scarcity of natural…
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