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Making governance work for water-energy-food nexus approaches
Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2017This new working paper by Andrew Scott of ODI explores the effectiveness of governing for the “water-energy-food nexus” of issues. The author looks at approaches that understand the links between sectors, recognise these in decision-making and promote integrated policy-making.OrganisationThe Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Eastern Africa was created in 1996 to supersede the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD) which was founded in 1986DocumentFrom uniformity to diversity: a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems
IPES Food / The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems, 2016The evidence in favour of a major transformation of our food systems is now overwhelming.OrganisationIPES Food / The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-FOOD)
The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) brings together expert voices representing different disciplines and different types of knowledge, to inform theDocumentFood prices and political instability
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011It is often claimed by policy makers and the media that increases in international food prices put at stake the intra-state stability of the world's poorest countries. This paper examines the effects that variations in the international food prices have on democracy and intra-state conflict.DocumentTen Years of the Right to Food Guidelines: Gains, Concerns and Struggles
Right to Food and Nutrition Watch, 2014This report argues that food security and human rights remain deeply threatened by concentration of land ownership, corporate domination of food systems and policy incoherence. It discusses key policy processes and highlights the increasing influence of companies in international food and nutrition governance as a growing challenge in the global struggle for the right to adequate food.DocumentOn target for people and planet: Setting and achieving water related Sustainable Development Goals
International Water Management Institute, 2014This report cautions against an overly rigid approach to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which it argues could limit development options for poor countries, particularly in how they are able to manage critical water resources.Document2013 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2014This report aims to provide insight into the major developments in food policy during 2013 and their implications for future food and nutrition security. It discusses the post-2015 development agenda, the year’s food policy successes and setbacks, and suggests how to advance policies that will improve the food situation for people living in poverty.DocumentA critical assessment of the G-20 food security agenda
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013As part of the Global Economic Governance project undertaken by the South African Institute of International Affairs in collaboration with the International Development Law Unit at the University of Pretoria, a critical assessment was recently undertaken to evaluate how effectively Africa’s interests and concerns are directly and indirectly addressed in the Group of Twenty (G-20) processeDocumentWater and food security – Experiences in India and China
Global Water Partnership, 2013This paper focuses on India and China as dominant and influential countries in Asia. It compares the way these countries, with different political approaches, are approaching the challenge of harnessing water resources to increase effectiveness, equity, and sustainability under conditions of growing water scarcity and competing demands.Pages