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New Perspectives on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Understanding the long-term trends and interactions
Global Forum on Environment, 27-28 November 2014, OECD, Paris
The nexus
New perspectives on the nexus
GFE 27-28 November| Ton Manders
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land water
agriculture Clim
ate
change
resources
forestry
energy
economy
Bottlenecks: water use
New perspectives on the nexus
GFE 27-28 November| Ton Manders
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Serious water scarcity
New perspectives on the nexus
GFE 27-28 November| Ton Manders
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Water for agriculture
New perspectives on the nexus
GFE 27-28 November| Ton Manders
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Energy for agriculture
Energy for fertilizer, fuel, processing
Markets do exist (with flaws)
25 September 2014 | Ton Manders
The energy-water-food nexus - setting the scene
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Agriculture for energy
Biofuels prime example of interlinkage
– e.g. 20% of US corn market
– blending mandates increase competion for land and water
– limited impact on foodprices
Future may look different
New perspectives on the nexus
GFE 27-28 November| Ton Manders
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Bottleneck: land-use
New perspectives on the nexus
GFE 27-28 November| Ton Manders
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Bottlenecks: land-use
New perspectives on the nexus
GFE 27-28 November| Ton Manders
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Soil degradation
New perspectives on the nexus
GFE 27-28 November| Ton Manders
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Some insights
Strong linkages between water-energy-food
Bottlenecks are serious
Naive poicies may have perverse impacts
Integrated assessment
Dynamic assessment
Regional scale - hotspots
25 September 2014 | Ton Manders
The energy-water-food nexus - setting the scene
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Thank you
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New perspectives on the nexus
GFE 27-28 November| Ton Manders
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