The Amu Darya River Basin in Central Asia offers almost paradigmatic food-water-energy nexus dilemmas. The glacier fed Amu Darya River is crucial to the livelihoods of the approximately 50 million people who live in its basin acro...
Anaerobic digestion is a critical sustainable technology for creating the green economy of the future. Although considered a mature technology the potential of anaerobic digestion is yet to be fully exploited. New innovations i...
The appointment of the President of Tsinghua University and International Water Association member, Dr. Jining Chen, as China’s new Minister of Environmental Protection has been widely welcomed amongst environmentalists. Dr. Che...
The Middle East and North Africa, a region beset by conflict and instability, faces unparalleled water scarcity. Solving water security problems in each country could be the driver for greater regional cooperation and peace buildi...
In late September 2014, global attention focused on two assemblies separated by five time zones across one ocean. New York and Lisbon hosted influential gatherings to advance human progress in the face of escalating competition ov...
Taiwanese President Ma, addressing the International Water Association’s 7th International Young Water Professional Conference in Taipei, has called on young water professionals to contribute their expertise to solving global wa...
Negotiations for an Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) under the WTO have taken place this week in Geneva with the participation of 14 member states*. The current round of negotiations focuses on technologies used in the water an...
Will the 4,000 diplomats from the world’s 196 countries gathered at the COP 20 this week in Lima prioritize water in climate negotiations? The COP 20 climate talks currently taking place in Lima, Peru, offer an opportunity to pa...
A new video providing a collection of insights on opportunities and solutions for Water, Energy and Food Security has been shown at the recent Nexus Symposium which took place in Beijing. The Nexus Beijing Symposium, entitled ...
New scientific findings indicate that investing in watershed conservation is cost-effective for one in four cities worldwide A new analysis of more than 2,000 drinking sources (rivers, forests and other ecosystems from which water...
