Past Events
2nd Meeting of the Task Force on the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystem Nexus
The 2nd Meeting of the Task Force on the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystem Nexus under the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on the Protection and Use of…
Summit // Energy & Water Nexus Summit 3, San Francisco, California, USA
The Energy and Water Nexus Summit 3 is follow-up to the preceding Summits held in 2012 and 2013, and this year's event will provide the opportunity to continue to explore the…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Hydropower in Transboundary River Basins: Private Investments and Regional Cross-sector Cooperation
By bringing together representatives from the private and public sector as well as from RBOs and their member states, the event aims at addressing these challenges and…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Strengthening Resilience through Water and Energy Efficiency in Irrigation
Pros and cons of proven and new concepts like the use of renewable energy in irrigation, good practices in planning and technical and agronomic implementation, the potential…
Live Twitter // Online Debate: "#EnergyWaterChat"
Do you want to learn more about how energy and water are fundamentally intertwined and what this means for our future?
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Water Linkages to Coal Fired Energy Production: Shaping the Water and Energy Future
Energy production is globally the second largest water user with a share of fifteen percent which is a constraint for global energy development. Coal continues to be the…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // From Faecal Sludge to Fuel: Safe Sanitation with Business Opportunities
This seminar includes two sessions covering all aspects of faecal sludge management (FSM)
Side Event at the World Water Week 2014 // The Water Food Energy Nexus: Insights into Resilient Development
This side event will use case studies of how governments around the world are (or perhaps aren't) taking account of resilience when making decisions about food, water or…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Streamlining Strategies for Humanitarian Aid in the WASH Sector
Together with the seminar participants the strengths and weaknesses of existing humanitarian aid strategies will be discussed and boiled down to specific recommendations in…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // UN-Water Stakeholder Dialogue: The Water-Energy-Food-Nexus and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
In this fifth UN-Water Stakeholder Dialogue, representatives from Germany and other Member States, civil society, international organizations and other major relevant…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Exploring the Added-Value of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
The seminar will take a critical look at the "Nexus" and what it adds to cross-sectoral planning and implementation.
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Water Diplomacy: Harnessing Foreign Policy for Conflict Prevention and Regional Integration
This side event specifically looks at the role that foreign policy-makers could play in strengthening transboundary water cooperation for reaping regional cooperation…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Energy and Water Use Efficiency: Key to Cope with Climate Change
Bringing together different international, national, and local stakeholders, this side event will facilitate dialogue and knowledge exchange on best practices of promoting…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Improving the Impacts and Effectiveness of Corporate Water Stewardship Initiatives
Two key inter-related questions urgently need addressing: a) how can these partnerships be made most effective to tackle shared water-related challenges to support water…
Seminar at the World Water Week 2014 // Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystem Security
The workshop presentations will demonstrate that increased production, value and resilience can be realized by the right mix of land, water and energy inputs in the food…