Thinking about Water Differently: Managing the Water-Food-Energy Nexus
Asian Development Bank | September 2013
Abstract
The water-food-energy nexus is emerging as a critical issue in Asia and the Pacific. It is clear that solutions must be found to assure water security, thereby eliminating the immediate - and increasing - risk to food security, energy security, and economic growth and stability: water must be recognized as an economic as well as a social good. Governments need to be encouraged to think differently about water, take the longer-term view, and be mindful of the strategic and economic value of this limited resource.
This publication is the result of a scoping study initiated by the Asian Development Bank to better understand the issues associated with the water-food-energy nexus in Asia and the Pacific. It provides high-level guidance on the choices available to address the region's water security issues.
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2013. Thinking about Water Differently: Managing the Water-Food-Energy Nexus. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/3309. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.PDF ISBN
78-92-9254-253-5
Print ISBN
978-92-9254-252-8
Keywords
Urban Water
Water Demand
Water Resources
Water Use
Economic development
Energy Use|
Economic development
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http://hdl.handle.net/11540/3309Metadata
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