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Agriculture - Food

Workshop: Earth Observations and the Water Energy Food Nexus

admin 28 February 2014

Dear Colleague,

The European Space Agency, the Global Water Systems Project and the Food and Agricultural Organization invite you to a workshop on Earth observations and their contribution to the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus. The workshop will take place from 25-27 March 2014 at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy. It is aimed at reviewing and synthesizing the current state of Earth observation applications to WEF issues and the information needs of data users from across a range of sectors.

UN-Water Annual International Zaragoza Conference 2014

admin 3 December 2013

THEME: Preparing for World Water Day 2014: Partnerships for improving water and energy access, efficiency and sustainability

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The UN-Water Annual Zaragoza Conferences serve UN-Water to prepare for World Water Day. This conference is part of the road map for World Water Day 2014 focused on the nexus of water and energy. A focused dialogue would already be initiated with the UN-Water seminar on the same topic during World Water Week in Stockholm.

Final Workshop of the European Commission "NEPAD African Water Centres of Excellence" support project

admin 27 September 2013
This event is organized in the framework of the European Commission (EC) support project to the African Union/NEPAD Networks of Water Centers of Excellence implemented by the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC).
 
This workshop will encounter the joint contribution of the Western and of the Southern NEPAD Networks of Centers of Excellence in Water Science and Technology.
 
In this final workshop the following themes will be addressed:
  • The NEPAD Western and Southern Africa Water Centres of Excellence
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The NEPAD African Water Centres of Excellence – Final Workshop - Senegal

admin 10 September 2013

This event is organized in the framework of the European Commission (EC) support project to the African Union/NEPAD Networks of Water Centers of Excellence implemented by the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC). This is the final workshop of a series of workshops held in 2013 in Western Africa.

This workshop will encounter the joint contribution of the Western and of the Southern NEPAD Networks of Centers of Excellence in Water Science and Technology.

In this final Workshop the following themes will be addressed:

WATER, ENERGY, FOOD - Nexus Thinking Explained

admin 21 June 2013

Nexus thinking is a new way of thinking that recognises the crucial interdependence of water, energy and food -- a relationship that forms the core of the Environment Nexus project. This new IIEA video explores the deep interconnections between the three essential resources and highlights the need for nexus thinking to help meet the world's needs, as it grows from 7 to 9 billion by 2050.

The Environment Nexus project is co-financed by the European Parliament

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