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NEXUS event in the German House in New York // A Test Drive for the Rio Goals
German-Rwandan Side event on the Nexus on 22nd March before the 3rd Intersessional Meeting of the UNCSD
Business News Network // Anthony Watanabe on Water and the Future of the Canadian Economy
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National Geographic // Growing Food Demand Strains Energy, Water Supplies
The northern region of Gujarat State in western India (map) is semi-arid and prone to droughts, receiving almost all of its rain during the monsoon…
oikos international // Ecosystems: One Key to the Water, Food, and Energy Nexus
Water, food, and energy are fundamentally inter-connected. Before I began learning more about this water, food, and energy nexus leading up to the…
New York Times // The Other Arab Spring
Tensions over land, water and food: The Arab awakening was driven not only by political and economic stresses, but, less visibly, by environmental,…
TechNews (IIT) // Sustainability Forum stresses on conserving limited resources
"As food, energy and water are interconnected; an increased consumption of one resource necessitates an increase in the others, thus amplifying our…
New CGIAR Research Program // Reducing Food Waste a Key Part of Reducing Water Waste
Cutting down on the amount of food that is wasted around the world is a key component of water management, according to Dr. Colin Chartres, general…
MoneyWeb // Reuel Khoza, Nedbank: "The challenges of climate change and the resulting energy-water-food nexus impact all of our stakeholders."
Changing business practices both locally and internationally lead us to believe that the age of accountability has dawned as business starts to face…
MarketWatch (by Wallstreet Journal) // Water scarcity is the new global warming
The global director of water stewardship for Coca-Cola Co. says that water risk isn't imminent; it's already manifest.
MapLop // Nepal highlights vulnerability of mountains in climate change negotiations
Ambassador/ Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, Gyan Chandra Acharya has emphasized the need to take up the issue of mountains…
GoGreen Initiative Blog // Why Kids Should Learn About Water, Energy and Food
In science class, kids are taught about the many systems of their bodies, for example: the nervous system, digestive system, and the skeletal system.…
Deutscher Bundstag (German Federal Parliament) // Union und FDP wollen Kampf gegen Wasserknappheit forcieren
Mit ihrem Antrag fordern die Abgeordneten die Bundesregierung unter anderem dazu auf, beim Rio+20-Prozess dafür einzutreten, wirksame Maßnahmen…
Just Means // Food-Water Nexus, an Important Issue for Canadian Companies
While Canada is blessed with far greater water abundance than most countries around the world, growing population intensity and industrial activity…
Daily Times (Pakistan) // Pakistan to have its first journalism awards tomorrow
Pakistan's first-ever journalism awards are being organised by Mishal Pakistan in collaboration with the leading press clubs across the country. One…
Bloomberg // U.S. Intelligence Says Water Shortages Threaten Stability
Competition for increasingly scarce water in the next decade will fuel instability in regions such as South Asia and the Middle East that are…
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