Water Conservation

US and EU must change biofuel targets to avert food crisis, says Nestlé chief

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Nestlé chief Paul Bulcke
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 September 4 ,2012

Food company chief executive labels biofuels an aberration and expresses concern about potential impact of water wastage

Nestlé chief Paul Bulcke says that without more efficient use of water, the world's food supplies will become severely limited. Photograph: Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images

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US and EU must change biofuel targets to avert food crisis, says Nestlé chief

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World over-using underground water reserves for agriculture

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Chris Wickham
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LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The world is depleting underground water reserves faster than they can be replenished due to over-exploitation, according to scientists in Canada and the Netherlands.

The researchers, from McGill University in Montreal and Utrecht University in the Netherlands, combined groundwater usage data from around the globe with computer models of underground water resources to come up with a measure of water usage relative to supply.

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http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/world-over-using-underground-water-reserves-for-agriculture/

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Engineers Without Borders: An Organization Working to Alleviate Poverty

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Engineers Without Borders: An Organization Working to Alleviate Poverty

This image gives the reader some basic information about Engineers Without Borders, an organization with active chapters all over the world. EWB employs engineers to design and implement sustainable projects in developing countries. There are chapters at both the university and professional levels.

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Organizations Working to Create Environmental Sustainability

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Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture, International Water Management Institute

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Organizations Working to Create Environmental Sustainability

This picture gives the reader some basic information about two organizations working to ensure global environmental sustainability.

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Global Freshwater Availability Per Capita (2007)

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Global Freshwater Availability Per Capita (2007)

This map shows the amount of freshwater available per person in the year 2007. Orange and yellow regions depict water scarcity, while blue regions denote relative water abundance.

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World Water Day: Trillions Needed in Investment

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Katherine Tweed
World Water Day: Trillions Needed in Investment
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World Water Day highlights investment opportunities as global fresh water grows scarce.

We're nearly 20 years into celebrating World Water Day, and the issues have only grown more complex -- and in many locales, more serious.

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Water-short world will need 'more crop per drop' - experts

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Megan Rowling
Water-short world will need 'more crop per drop' - experts
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MARSEILLE, France (AlertNet) - Water must be used more efficiently and its waste reduced if the world is to meet rising food demand from a fast-expanding population amid the pressures of climate change, experts have said ahead of World Water Day.

Marked each year on March 22, the United Nations hopes the 2012 event will focus attention on water's critical role in feeding the world.

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http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/water-short-world-will-need-more-crop-per-drop-experts

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Report: Water shortages increasingly will offer new weapons for states, terror groups

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Karen DeYoung
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Fresh-water shortages and more droughts and floods will increase the likelihood that water will be used as a weapon between states or to further terrorist aims in key strategic areas, including the Middle East, South Asia and North Africa, a U.S. intelligence assessment released Thursday said.

Although “water-related state conflict” is unlikely in the next 10 years, the assessment said, continued shortages after that might begin to affect U.S. national security interests.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/report-water-shortages-increasingly-will-offer-new-weapons-for-states-terror-groups/2012/03/22/gIQA3qDdTS_story.html

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The High-level Panel on Global Sustainability presents its report to the Secretary-General on 30 January 2012 in Addis Ababa.

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The High-level Panel on Global Sustainability presents its report to the Secreta
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The 22-member Panel, established by the Secretary-General in August 2010 to formulate a new blueprint for sustainable development and low-carbon prosperity, was co-chaired by Finnish President Tarja Halonen and South African President Jacob Zuma. The Panel's final report, "Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing", contains 56 recommendations to put sustainable development into practice and to mainstream it into economic policy as quickly as possible.

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http://www.un.org/gsp/report

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