Interviews
World Population Day - Addressing issues of food and water insecurity
11 of July marks international World Population Day, an annual event that aims to raise awareness of global population challenges. Established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development...
MOBILITY IS THE KEY
Whether we are discussing pre-disaster risk reduction methodologies or post disaster response, one overarching factor is key: mobility. Today more than ever, mobility is seen as a driver for reducing...
Do High Food Prices Cause Food Riots?
2010 was a rough year for the global food system; droughts and wildfires consumed about 25% of Russia’s wheat harvest and the Kremlin halted exports to international markets. Food prices skyrocketed,...
The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict
The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict took place earlier this month between 10th and 13th June 2014 in London, and was co-chaired by the Foreign Secretary and Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy...
The Impact of Water Scarcity on Rural Groups in the Asia-Pacific Region
THE IMPACT OF WATER SCARCITY ON RURAL GROUPS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION This paper draws on and develops key discussions that emerged during the Aid and International Development Forum Water Security Summit:...
Food and thriving people: paradigm shifts for fair and sustainable food systems
This article looks beyond the physical sciences to address the problems of hunger, malnutrition, and environmental degradation. It discusses the challenges and problems with global food security and where...
Water & Energy: Combine them both…and it will push growth!
The Swiss- based company Trunz Water Systems developed an entrepreneurial-driven business model, a so-called NEXUS Center Concept, that delivers safe drinking water and electricity at affordable prices...
Ministerial Gathering at the AIDF Water Security Summit
The Aid International & Development Forum (AIDF) recently hosted Asia-Pacific’s first major water security summit at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre on the 23rd and 24th of April....
Integrated Flood Management (IFM): a new approach to flood management
The traditional approach to floods focused on reactive practices to reduce exposure to flooding and susceptibility to flood damage, mainly through structural measures separating the river from its floodplain....
FACING DROUGHTS - The Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP)
The IPCC finds with high confidence an increased risk of drought-related water and food shortage in Asia[1]. The Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) aims to address this trend by seeking to build...
IPPC Report - The world is ill-prepared for risks from a changing climate
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a report yesterday that says the effects of climate change are already occurring on all continents and across the oceans. The world, in many cases,...
NURTURING PARTNERSHIPS
The report has been produced based on contributions from world-leading experts including FAO, ADB, UNESCAP, WFP, GAIN, IRRI and others. In recent decades the Asia Pacific region has achieved remarkable...
