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Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions: Building Partnerships for Innovation in Water, Food and Energy Security

Joined December 2012
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#Water mgmt offers solutions to mitigate #climatechange through helping mobilise #cleantech and through helping adaptation actions - join the #racetozero dialogue on #water this Thursday 12 Nov to offer your solutions and actions
Join the #RaceToZero Water Dialogues: a virtual event about the vision of a #zerocarbon, #resilient future through #Water. @UNFCCC @siwi_water Find out more here: wacclim.org/events/online-ev…
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Billions of people still live in conditions that deprive them of safe drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities. The absence of both translates into the prevalence of disease. Blog: 'Water, Health and Ecosystems: towards a sustainable future' ▶ bit.ly/2RMMrpl
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As part of the EU-funded #NexusCentralAsia project, @IUCN has produced a report on best #nexus cases: portals.iucn.org/library/nod…
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5 countries shamed by children for lack of climate progress. Countries called out for ‘empty words’. Dynamic debates & discussions dominated by non-State actors with the data, expertise & drive. 7yrs since #Rio+20 are we seeing the change demanded in 2012? #thinkdifferent
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Hydropower dams remain the largest renewable electricity source. But looking ahead, are they still viable options or have they become stranded assets? Check our new visual story feature and find out some answers: digital.iucn.org/water/the-f… #dams #hydropower #energy #renewables
Stewardship needs to contribute to the purpose of a company. This will move it out of the CSR comfort zone and into investment decisions & opportunities, away from "branding" and more centrally into the "brand", by James Dalton & @WillSarni 👉bit.ly/2Ra3yzT via @GreenBiz
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#NGOs need to pay better attention to their #corporate partnerships on #waterstewardship to ensure the value they offer to #business is at least matched by corporate actions and investments in #watersecurity @CDP 2019 results on water show declining attention from business
In the long run, business and government can only be effective if they work with local people, preserve the environment and respect environmental and social standards - @CvanRijnsoever @DutchMFA ow.ly/OULt50kpU5k
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WEBINAR: Opportunities of Water-Energy-Food Nexus Approach: Innovatively driving economic development, social wellbeing, and environmental sustainability; WHEN? November 27, 2018 | 8:30-10:30 AM CST; JOIN HERE: goo.gl/VyTgmR @IWAHQ
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#RamsarCoP13 has shown the will to revitalise @RamsarConv - not just for #natureconservation – it is the only intergovernmental treaty for #water. Minister of Environment, meet Minister of Water. You two should talk. #PartnersforWetlands digital.iucn.org/water/state…
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The State of #wetlands is declining. We all simply must do more to help countries implement the #RamsarConv here at #RamsarCop13 here in Dubai #MoCCaE preview.shorthand.com/jSQ0A9…
Why are the conservation targets in the SDGs given low priority? 3-part Question 3⃣🔛 We are looking into 'Water, biodiversity, & development: Can we deliver a sustainable future?' bit.ly/2NRnesZ Partners @theGEF @grp_resilience @Sida @DFID_UK @siwi_water
25%Enforcement & compliance
50%Scale problems too large
25%Too much uncertainty
0%Other
4 votes • Final results
Why are the conservation targets in the SDGs given low priority? 3-part Question 2⃣🔛 We are looking into 'Water, biodiversity, & development: Can we deliver a sustainable future?' bit.ly/2NRnesZ Partners @theGEF @grp_resilience @Sida @DFID_UK @siwi_water
25%Lack of understanding
0%Poor pipeline
0%Conserv & dev don't mix
75%Policy & sector tradeoffs
4 votes • Final results
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Does the conservation community fail to understand development or does the development community fail to understand the value of conservation? #survey 🤔 We are looking into the Q 'Water, biodiversity, & development: Can we deliver a sustainable future?' bit.ly/2NRnesZ
50%Cons fails underst dev
0%Dev fails underst cons
50%Both
0%Neither
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Plastic from source to sea—Rivers: conveyor belts of plastic pollution soc.sh/3yJeDF7iKx
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Results of the Regional Dialogue LAC Session 1: "The Nexus between Water, Energy and Food in Latin America and the Caribbean" water-energy-food.org/resour… water-energy-food.org/resour…
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