ecoCENTRIC // Superstorm Sandy Demands We Pay Attention to Climate Change - and the Nexus
While most of the news has focused on New York City, hurricanes impact rural areas too, and many of the issues that concern us, including the overuse…
Policy Paper // Biofuels - Opportunities and risks for developing countries
The Strategy Paper of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Financial Express (Dhaka) // Food Security versus Bio-fuel
Bio-fuels can help reduce global warming by curbing greenhouse gas emission and create employment opportunity and increased income for the rural poor…
Security // The New Security Agenda in Water, Energy and Food
On 26 October 2012 the STEPS Centre and SOAS ran a joint event to discuss the connections made between water, energy, food and climate, and the…
Slides // A Regional Perspective on Water-Food-Energy
held at the 10th European Conference: The Implementation of the Water Framework Directive Europeâ€INBO, by Caner AktaÅŸ, BoÄŸaziçi University
Singapore International Energy Week // The Energy-Water-Food Conundrum
Do we really understand - or think sufficiently about - the "Energy-Water-Food Nexus"? That was the concern shared during a searching Singapore…
The Straits Times (Singapore) // Businesses urged to work with govt on managing food, water, energy use
ENERGY, water and food - three cornerstones of the world - are deeply intertwined, and will be demanded in ever larger quantities in the future. To…
Lecture Series - Webinar // "Eco-Innovation for Greening Growth"
The sustainable and integrated management of the resources land, water and energy is indispensable for any future development strategy. The way to…
Online Library // UN Documentation Centre on Water and Sanitation (UNDCWS)
A tremendous amount of valuable water and sanitation related information is generated every year by different agencies, programmes and initiatives of…
Publication // The Bioenergy and Water Nexus
This report, building on the work of various new initiatives including UNEP's International Resource Panel, provides recommendations and outlines…
Policy Brief // Concretizing vagueness: new momentum for development through sustainable development goals?
One possible new impetus for development is the idea of so-called Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which has emerged in the run-up to the Rio+20…
cleantech Blog // "The water-energy nexus is more than ever appropriately the water-energy-food nexus"
New white paper showcases learnings from Water Innovation Summit. The report touches on the utility perspective on innovation, smart water networks,…
// UK Parliament Has Begun Inquiry on Post-2015 Agenda
UN officials and other high-level representatives participated in the UK Parliament's Commons Select Committee first oral evidence session for its…
Slides // The Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Climate Change in Southern Africa
Held at the Second Annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa Addis Ababa, 19-20 October 2012, by Gisela Prasad, Energy Research…
Policy Paper // The Green Economy - The New Magic Bullet?
In June 2012, heads of state will gather at the Rio+20 conference in Brazil to explore the theme "The Future We Want." The focus of the…