Carl Middleton from CSDS was featured in Institute of Development Studies’ Podcast Series “Between the Lines”. Carl was featured on the 8th episode for the Season 3, talking about “The Water–Food–Energy-Nexus”.
Please visit the link here to listen to the podcast.
15.00-16.30 (Thailand time), Tuesday, 24th November 2020
Carl Middleton from CSDS will moderate this panel.
This panel discussion will address the challenges of the renewable energy transition in the Asia and the Pacific region, hosted as part of the REN21 Virtual Academy 2020. The panel will address the following four topics: 1) Tackling Asia’s coal investments to meet nationally determined contributions (NDCs) as committed in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and mitigate air pollution; 2) Providing low-cost and effective sustainable energy options to eliminate energy poverty; 3) Accelerating regional connectivity for sustainable energy; and 4) Applying energy-water-food nexus lens in sustainable energy planning and investments.
The panelists are:
Ms. Monica Yamin Wang, Director, REpowering Asia, WWF
Mr. Abhishek Jain, Director, Powering Livelihoods, Council on Energy, Environment and Water
Dr. Akbar Swandaru, Lead Researcher, ASEAN Center for Energy
Ms. Bridget McIntosh, Country Director for Cambodia, Energy Lab
Following brief framing presentations by each speaker, all session participants are invited into an interactive online space to discuss the four topics outlined and to interact with the speakers.
To learn more about and register for the REN21 Virtual Academy 2020, please visit here: https://www.ren21.net/2020-ren21-academy/
Read more about CSDS's research on the water-food-energy nexus here.
Taylor & Francis recently launched their 2019 Asia Sustainability Campaign, #WeStandByOurPlanet. For every book sold from the campaign list, they will donate SGD$1 to a local wildlife community.
Two books from CSDS, Living with Floods in a Mobile Southeast Asia and The Water-Food-Energy-Nexus are also included in the campaign listing. Please visit this link here for the catalog of books included in the list.
