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Coastweek // Water security key to progress, stability in Africa: experts
African experts on Tuesday called for concerted efforts to ensure sustainable development, peace and stability in the Horn of Africa region to…
Directions Magazine India // SMOS releases five year data of soil moisture
One key to face our growing demands of water, energy and food is the climate-related variable soil moisture. Soil moisture is a key parameter for…
Silk Road Reporters // Relations Between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Continue Downward
With frequent disputes over energy, water, and trade, the "brotherly solidarity" between the governments of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan is…
CFA Institute Blog // Book Review // Global Trends 2030
The report, Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds, provides a thought-provoking read for any money manager who even minimally considers a long-term…
Forbes // Is Water the New Bottom Line for the Private Sector?
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation (USCCF)'s report and surrounding events are highlighting success stories and, more importantly, opportunities…
UNECE // Press Release // UNECE and Global Water Partnership launch nexus assessment to promote a more sustainable use of natural resources in the Syr Darya River Basin
On Thursday, 4 December 2014, a three-day workshop was concluded on managing the water, land, ecosystem and energy resources of the Syr Darya River…
Bernama // Australian Trade Minister To Visit South America
Australia's Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb will visit three South American countries from Dec 6 to 13 to promote bilateral trade and…
Consortium for Ocean Leadership // Senate Committee Approves Legislation on Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy, and the Energy-Water Nexus
The US-Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources approved the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act of 2013 (S. 1419), and the Nexus of…
veooz // UNESCO Launches Food, Energy, Environment and Water Network - African Regional Coverage
The network stresses the importance of these sectors for human wellbeing and environmental health.
Globes // Solving California's drought crisis
Israeli knowhow can solve California's drought, Glenn Yago and Amir Peleg will tell the "Globes" 2014 Business Conference.
Japan Focus // Japan's Radical Energy Technocrats: Structural Reform Through Smart Communities, the Feed-in Tariff and Japanese-Style "Stadtwerke"
All developed and developing countries face dense clusters of "wicked problems," particularly on the water-energy-food nexus in an epoch of climate…
The World Bank // Feature Story // World Is Locked into about 1.5 degree C Warming and Risks Are Rising, New Climate Report Finds
The new "Turn Down the Heat" report explores the risks worsening climate change poses to lives and livelihoods across three regions.
Water Technology // IWS 2015 to address water sustainability and security challenges
More than 70 global experts will address key water sustainability and security challenges in the Middle East and North African (MENA) regions at the…
Global Canopy Programme // Call for Inputs // Water, Energy, Food Security Nexus in Latin America: call for inputs to regional scoping study
We are calling for inputs to inform a scoping study on the challenges and opportunities around the water, energy and food nexus in Latin America.
Water Online // International Water Summit (IWS 2014) To Address Resource Sustainability And Water Security In Arid Regions
Middle East and North African governments are expected to spend an estimated US$300 billion on water and desalination projects by 2022.
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