The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Issues and Approaches in the UK and Overseas Feb 15, 2023 - Feb 15, 2023, London, United Kingdom

The first part is scheduled for Wednesday February 15th at 11:00 to 12:00, Via Zoom.
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Water, energy and food are essential for human well-being. Water, energy and food systems are interlinked with land, climate and ecological systems.  Global demands for food, water and energy are projected to increase against a background of decreasing water availability due to a combination of increasing abstractions (mainly for agriculture) and climate change, spiraling energy costs and the threat of land degradation.  Management of competing demands involves identifying trade-offs and synergies among interlinked systems in order to achieve a balanced sustainable development.

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<p><strong>Geography</strong></p> <p>The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The UK is an island off the west coast of Europe and has a total land area of 24.36 Mha. The country is divided roughly into two main areas: lowland Britain and highland Britain. Lowland Britain and most of Northern Ireland is less than 300 m above the sea level. This includes some 70,000 ha of prime farmland in eastern England which is below sea level.</p> <p><strong>Population and land use</strong></p> <p>The population is about 66.8 Million (Population Reference Bureau, 2019), with over 80% living in towns. For many centuries most of the land was owned as estates ranging in size from a few hundred hectares upwards and comprised farms of varying sizes let out to tenants ...Read more

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