The United Nations World Water Development Report 2020 : water and climate change
The 2020 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report (UN WWDR 2020) entitled ‘Water and Climate Change’ aims at helping the water community to tackle the challenges of climate change and informing the climate change community about the opportunities that improved water management offers in terms of adaptation and mitigation. The scientific evidence […]
WATER-ENERGY-FOOD NEXUS STAKEHOLDER INFORMATION SHARING AND ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP
The interconnection of water, energy, and food resources is complex, with the availability of these resources increasingly stressed by climatic, social, political, economic, demographic, technologic, and other pressures. Addressing these challenges requires a better understanding of the nexus formed by the interconnections between the resources. On January 10, 2018, the Texas A&M University System WaterEnergy-Food […]
Global Sustainable Development Report 2015 (Advance Unedited Version) (GSDR 2015)
2015 will be a watershed year for sustainable development. Major international conferences – on financing for development the post-2015 development agenda, and climate change – will take momentous decisions that could, if effectively followed up, have profound implications for the future of our societies, our economies and of our planet. This is the context in […]
Renewable Energy in the Water, Energy & Food Nexus
Renewable energy technologies can address trade-offs between water, energy and food, bringing substantial benefits in all three key sectors. This report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) looks at how adopting renewables can ease trade-offs by providing less resource-intensive energy services compared to conventional energy technologies. “Link to full article”