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SmartGridNews // Energy, water, food: The 3-headed monster we simply can't ignore
But this energy/water nexus, as it's often referred to, is not tomorrow's problem. Water scarcity is already a desperate situation in many parts of…
AlertNet // Solutions for a Hungry World <<-->> AlertNet Special Coverage
Explore Solutions through AlertNet's animations and videos, such as "Greening The Ghetto", "What is Food Insecurity?", "The Rice Story", "Land…
National Journal (USA) // The Nexus Between Biofuels, Energy, and Agriculture
What role should biofuels fill in U.S. energy policy? And how would that role impact agricultural demands? What considerations, including those of…
The Formation of the Machángara River Basin Council (Ecuador)
by Ministry of Environment (Ecudaor), Universidad de Cuenca, ETAPA Telecommunications, Empresa Electro Generadora del Austro, Junta General de…
Yale E360 // China's Looming Conflict Between Energy and Water
In its quest to find new sources of energy, China is increasingly looking to its western provinces. But the nation's push to develop fossil fuel and…
Cambodia Herald // Water, food and energy sectors should talk to each other more
An international conference convened by the Mekong River Commission has concluded that the water, food and energy sectors need to talk to each other…
Economist // Opening the floodgates <<-->> A giant dam is about to be built. Protests are about to erupt
In December the Mekong River Commission (MRC), an intergovernmental body made up of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, called again for approval…
IPS news // U.S. Lifestyle Is Not Up for Negotiation
Just before the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, some of the industrial nations, and specifically the United States, were lambasted for their…
Transboundary Approach // Mekong2Rio Conference ends in Thailand
Water, energy and food security nexus high on the agenda
South Africa // A South African's perspective on the outcomes of the South African Nexus Conference
The South African Water, Energy and Food forum could not have come at a more opportune time. COP17 has come and gone and with the new year in full…
Ensuring water, food and energy security in the ECOWAS region
by Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS)
Grant // U.S. Department of State to catalyze a Global Nexus Dialogue on Dams and Water Infrastructure Optimization
The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental, and Scientific Affairs (OES) at the U.S. Department of State (DOS) requests applications from…
Jeffrey Hollender Blog // Oil Industry Ponders Future of Energy
Jeffrey Hollender summarises the workshop "Earth 2050: The Food Water Energy Nexus", convened by Shell and the New York Times.
greenwise // William Hague: "There is unprecedented global demand for green innovation"
We have left behind an era in which energy, food, water, and other resources have been relatively cheap and plentiful. Rising demand is carrying us…
MarketWatch (by Wallstreet Journal) // Business Must Grasp Opportunities of Delivering Global Growth With Managing Scarce Food, Water and Energy Resources
The international business and finance community must take the lead in solving increasing food, energy and water scarcity as population growth and…
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