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TradeArabia // UAE project to use desert land for energy, food
Abu Dhabi's Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC) has awarded a contract to use desert land — irrigated by seawater — to produce both…
The National (UAE) // Water a challenge to UAE sustainability
The UAE faces tremendous challenges in becoming environmentally sustainable and more resilient to climate change, according to a high-ranking UN…
Power Engineering International // Solar PV and windpower will slash water use in GCC says report
Hitting the renewable energy targets of the Gulf Cooperation Council region will result in a 22 per cent cut in water consumption for power…
Stockholm Environment Institute // Review // Managing the Water-Land-Energy Nexus for Sustainable Development
The priority must be to address current water, energy, and food insecurity in particular, of the world's poorest, to provide a healthy diet, safe…
Water-Energy-Food Nexus // Call for Papers: Special Issue of "Sustainable Production and Consumption" on the WEF Nexus
Publisher Elsevier invites papers from researchers and practitioners in engineering, natural and social sciences as well as humanities. Articles at…
The National (UAE) // In the debate over water scarcity, it's time to think solar
Leaders from around the world are gathering at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, to address the water-energy nexus and its global effects.
World Economic Forum // 9 ways to pull our planet back from the brink
This article by Johan Rockström summarizes two research papers that unambiguously identify the key priorities to reduce global systemic risk and…
The New Lingo of Resource Management // Nexus Thinking Catches On, But Nexus Spending Lags
The tremendous demand human society has for water, food and energy is only expected to increase. And as sectors search for ways to apply integrated…
Business Insurance // War, environment, politics among top global risks: World Economic Forum
A mix of geopolitical and environmental issues dominates a new ranking of global risks released by the World Economic Forum.
Business Standard // Karnataka plans to bring sugarcane area under drip irrigation
In an effort to improve water use efficiency, the government of Karnataka (India) proposes to undertake massive drip irrigation and sprinkler…
Abu Dhabi City Guide // Third Edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Gets Underway
More than 32,000 people, from 170 countries, expected to attend, including global leaders from academia, industry and government
rdmag.com // Model analyzes water footprint of biofuels
A new version of an online tool created by the U.S. Dept. of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory will help biofuels developers gain a detailed…
Why Green Economy? // Who should value nature?
This article is the executive summary of the report Who should value nature? published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Ecosystem Marketplace // Water, Energy, Food: Nexus Thinking Catches On, But Nexus Spending Lags
As sectors search for ways to apply integrated solutions that address the needs of water, energy and food, they are too often leaving out a critical…
Zawya // BP supporting Masdar to Offset Carbon Impact of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week this January
Masdar , BP partnership to help mitigate carbon impact of delegate travel and operations at biggest international sustainability event in the Middle…
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