Last week I participated in the Bonn2011 Conference on the Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus (November 16-18 - Bonn, Germany). The Conference brought together stakeholders from the water, energy and food sectors to forge a common understanding of water-energy-food security linkages. As an Outcome Ambassador, I presented recommendations on “how to make the nexus work for the poor.” In particular, the impacts of energy and water strategies on food security, and vice versa, must be properly assessed. Also, methods for monitoring and measuring the outcomes and impacts of nexus approaches and initiatives are urgently needed.

In the Hot Topic session organized by IFPRI, participants agreed that an enhanced understanding about the linkages and tradeoffs in assuring food, water, and energy security around the world will be increasingly crucial. To learn more about the Bonn2011 Nexus Conference, please visit the conference website.

Klaus Tӧpfer, former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, and I, talk about how we can achieve sustainable food production through business as unusual in our online op-ed.

Tags: energy, food security, water
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