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Water-Energy-Food Nexus:
Building the Way Forward
IWA WATER & DEVELOPMENT CONGRESS
OCTOBER 20, 2015
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Food, water and energy
Food security:
• 925 million people go hungry
• Around 1 billion people suffer from the ‘hidden hunger’
• World population is increasing by 6 million per month
• An extra billion tonnes of cereals will be needed by 2030 (FAO)
Water security:
• 1.2 billion people live in areas affected by physical water scarcity
• 1.6 billion people live in areas affected by economic water scarcity
• 884 million people lack access to clean water
• Poor quality water in Middle East and North Africa costs from 0.5% to 2.5% of GDP.
Energy security:
• Currently, 1.4bn people do not have sufficient electricity.
• It is estimated that in 2030 1.2bn people will still lack access
to electricity
Source: FAO (2010) / WEO 2010/UNICEF 2010
2050 – The Challenge
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Billion
People
60%
More
Food
55%
More
Water
80%
More
Energy
Global Nexus Risks
Energy and agriculture price volatility
Water supply crisis
Food shortages crises
Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure
Solutions
LATIN AMERICA
September 2013
AFRICA
May 2013
ASIA
March 2014
CENTRAL ASIA
JULY 2014
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“Nexus Solutions?”
INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE
Confronting Nexus Challenges
Which
technologies?
What
governance
arrangements?
Whose risks
and benefits at
which scales?
How can
investment
pathways work
across sectors?
Which sectors
are most
powerful?
A Framework for Action
Thank you!
More information:
www.waternexussolutions.org
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