Food and agriculture
Webinar // Launch of new report: Food system impacts on biodiversity loss
This special session will review the impacts our global food system has on biodiversity and explore the ways in which we can achieve nature-friendly…
Webinar // Agricultural residues as key ingredient for a bioenergy future – Latest technological developments
World Bioenergy Association is pleased to invite everyone to an upcoming free webinar on December 9, 2020 which will focus on the latest combustion…
Webinar // 4th International Conference on Global Food Security Achieving local and global food security: at what costs?
The 4th International Conference on Global Food Security is organised by Elsevier, Montpellier University of Excellence and Wageningen University &…
Webinar // The Impacts of Climate Change on Food Safety
Record-breaking temperatures, droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, melting glaciers and rising sea levels make the news in countries around the world.…
Virtual Conference // Cultivate Africa - Galvanizing Partnerships for Promoting Resilient Agriculture and Food Systems in Africa in the Shadow of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Cultivate Africa is an event organized by the Africa Union Commission in partnership with Hallpax. The main objective of Cultivate Africa is to…
Event // Food Security and Climate Change
This event is organized by the Oxford Climate Society. It will address the impact of climate change on food security and the techniques that can be…
Online Seminar // Nature & Agriculture: Pathways to finance and scale nature-based solutions
In this Webinar, The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) showcase the potential of the adoption of…
Call for Tenders // Funding for Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) for data collection on energy access, WASH, food security in rural areas
The Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) invites MFIs, cooperatives, NGOs, energy and water suppliers, and similar organizations in…
Publication // Discussion Paper: Sustainable Energy and Food Systems
This paper tackles issues related to the integration of sustainable energy in industry. It provides an introduction to the topic and highlights the…
Publication // Water, Energy and Food Supply Security in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries—A Risk Perspective
by Mohammad Al-Saidi and Sally Saliba (2019). This paper proposes a view of the water, energy and food resource supply security based on the systems’…
Call for Innovations // Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region - Water and Energy for Food (WE4F)
Are you a MENA-based innovator with a proven solution tackling water and/or energy issues in urban or rural food production? This Call for…
Nexus Blog // Event Summary and Discussion Paper: Sustainable Energy and Food Systems Session 1
In preparation for the 2021 Vienna Energy Forum (VEF), UNIDO and the VEF founding partners launched an online schedule of events entitled ‘the VEF…
Publication // Land, energy and water resource management and its impact on GHG emissions, electricity supply and food production - Insights from a Ugandan case study
By Vignesh Sridharan, Abhishek Shivakumar, Taco Niet, Eunice Pereira Ramos, Mark Howells. The article assesses how the change in a policy regarding…
Publication // Assessing agroforestry practices and soil and water conservation for climate change adaptation in Kenya: A cost-benefit analysis
This FAO and UNDP supported publication was developed by Paul Maina Guthiga, with contributions from Giacomo Branca, Zipora Otieno, Enrico Mazzoli,…
Vacancy // Director, Land and Water Division at FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, is currently looking for a Director, who is responsbile for the…