{"id":2760,"date":"2015-02-19T08:11:44","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T08:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/revoscience.com\/en\/?p=2760"},"modified":"2015-02-19T08:11:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T08:11:44","slug":"regional-water-energy-food-nexus-workshop-held-in-kathmandu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/regional-water-energy-food-nexus-workshop-held-in-kathmandu\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional Water-Energy-Food Nexus Workshop Held in Kathmandu"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"facda07090b3d1315a146972c89c8d0d\"<\/a>Kathmandu– A South Asia Regional Fulbright Alumni Workshop on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus has been convened in Kathmandu on February 10-12, 2015.\u00a0\u00a0The workshop assembled 45 South Asian alumni of the Fulbright, Humphrey, and International Visitors Leadership Programs, and another 40 regional and international experts, to promote shared understanding on water, energy, and food issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fulbright Commission Executive Director, Dr. Laurie Vasily, said \u201cThis workshop brings together Fulbright alumni from across the region to discuss these important issues and therefore sustains the overall Fulbright Program goal of fostering mutual understanding among peoples of countries around the world.\u201d\u00a0 The Fulbright Commission is the main workshop organizer, supported by the World Bank Group, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), the Nepal Water Conservation Foundation (NWCF), and the U.S. Embassy in Nepal.<\/span><\/p>\n

The water, energy, and food sectors are traditionally considered in isolation, but the workshop promoted cross-sectoral integration on these issues to encourage effective resource management.\u00a0 During special remarks, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Fatema Z. Sumar said, \u201cTo attain food security, we need to use water and energy more efficiently and lessen agriculture\u2019s negative effects on the water supply.\u00a0 Better water resources management, sustainable and equitable access to water and use of improved, energy-efficient technologies are steps in this direction.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Underlining the significance of water in unlocking the economic potential of a country, World Bank\u2019s Lead Water Resources Specialist Dr. William Young said, \u201cThere\u2019s growing recognition that efficient management of water resources must become an integral part of the solutions needed to end poverty and boost shared prosperity in South Asia.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur current de-nexused approaches have led to enormous avoidable wastes,\u201d added Dipak Gyawali of Nepal Water Conservation Foundation.\u00a0 Experts have estimated that wasted food between harvesting and dining table averages as high as 50 percent of the production.\u00a0 By 2030, demands for food, along with water and energy, are projected to increase by 30-50 percent globally, largely due to population and economic growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Philippus Wester, ICIMOD\u2019s Chief Scientist of Water Resources Management said, \u201cMountains play a special role in the water-energy-food nexus, especially in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.\u00a0 Rivers originating from the mountains support agriculture and hydropower across the region and are a source of water for downstream communities.\u201d\u00a0 Dr. Wester concluded, \u201cThe ever deepening links between water, energy, and food make it imperative that countries come together on a multilateral footing to optimize the benefits inherent in the water-energy-food nexus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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