Water-food-energy nexus: Challenges & opportunities

The seminar will discuss issues related to the connections made between energy, food and water, with an emphasis on discussing linkages, early insights, emerging ideas and research opportunities.

There is no charge for this meeting.

1:45 pm Arrival and register

2:00 pm Welcome by Bruce Lankford and Declan Conway, ICID.UK/ UEA Water Security Research Centre

2:10  Sam Bickersteth (Climate and Development Knowledge Network). Water-food-energy nexus: Challenges & opportunities

2:30  Declan Conway (UEA): Energy for water for food

3.00  Chris Perry (ICID.UK)  Triage for biofuel projects: good, bad, and confused

3:15 pm Coffee, tea, biscuits

3.45 Jeremy Allouche (Institute of Development Studies) Water, energy, climate, dams

4.05 Bruce Lankford (UEA/ ICID.UK) The water-food-energy-land nexus; types and typologies

4.25 Roger Calow (Overseas Development Institute) Nexus case studies: old lessons, new thinking

4.45 Panel discussion