The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Published on by Robert Brears, Founder of Our Future Water, Young Water Leaders, Mitidaption & Author (Springer Nature, Wiley) in Government
The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus argues that a variety of policies will be required to create synergies between the water-energy-food nexus sectors while reducing trade-offs in the development of a green economy.
Despite rising demand for water, energy and food globally, the governance of water-energy-food sectors has generally remained separate with limited attention placed on the interactions that exist between them.
Brears provides readers with a series of in-depth case studies of leading cities, states, nations and regions of differing climates, lifestyles and income-levels from around the world that have implemented a variety of policy innovations to reduce water-energy-food nexus pressures and achieve green growth.
The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus will be of interest to town and regional planners, resource conservation managers, policymakers, international companies and organisations interested in reducing water-energy-food nexus pressures, environmental NGOs, researchers, graduate and undergraduate students.
The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Overall, The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
- Presents a series of case studies that illustrate how cities, states, nations and regions of differing climates, lifestyles and income-levels have implemented policies to reduce water-energy-food nexus pressures
- Discusses the components of the food-water-energy nexus and the pressures it faces from rapid economic growth and climate change
- Provides a review of the various fiscal and non-fiscal tools available for reducing the global demand on the water, energy and food sectors
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Attached link
http://markandfocus.com/2017/04/08/the-green-economy-and-the-water-energy-food-nexus/Media
Taxonomy
- Food Security
- Sustainable Economy
- Water-Energy Nexus
- Water-Energy-Food-Security
- Greenhouse Gases
- Green Economics
- Energy
- Green Technology
- Agriculture
- Water-Energy-Food Security
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@Robert Brears Our Suns River technology aims directly at the water-energy-food nexus. Refer to the article in the Water Desalination Report of 20 March 2017, Page 3. We are building a system which will provide not only water but also shade for food crops. The system, feeding sea water and using 99.5%" solar energy, will generate the equivalent of 1.5 meters annual rainfall for the shaded area under the equipment. That is sufficient water to irrigate an area twice the size of the equipment layout. By providing partial shade the food options and productivity are opened considerably. As an added bonus, there is no waste brine and the salt is rendered into a cake for sale or site sequestration. See more at www.suns-river.com and go to the Desert Farming page.