Confronting Scarcity: Managing Water, Energy and Land for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth. The Case of Lake Naivasha

Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) -

Kenya's Lake Naivasha Basin is the centrepiece of a unique
development experiment. It serves a vast horticulture industry,
market gardens, small farms, and a geothermal power plant. With the
basin showing signs of stress, local, national and international
stakeholders are working towards an integrated solution to manage its
water, energy and land (WEL). The 2011/12 European Report on
Development (ERD) has released a short film showcasing the importance
of this 'WEL-nexus' approach to inclusive and sustainable growth.

To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:

http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/erd/53810/
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By 2030, demand for energy and water is expected to grow by some
40%, and for food by 50%, requiring a radical rethink of the world's
approach to natural resources and consumption. The ERD's interactive
video news release (iVNR) shows how integrated solutions, such as
those being explored around Lake Naivasha, can help meet these
challenges.

"The poor are the occasional winners but frequent losers in a
resource-strapped world," notes the ERD, due for launch on 16 May in
Brussels. Scarcity inflates the price of essential but
"resource-intensive" goods, food and energy, squeezing poorer
communities dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods.

"This film shows that, in an interconnected world, these
pressures are exacerbated when solutions to resource constraints in
one area place additional strains on another," says Dirk Willem te
Velde, ERD team leader. "We must consider the full range of
integrated solutions to better manage pressures on water, energy and
land."

This edition of the ERD, Confronting scarcity: Managing water,
energy and land for inclusive and sustainable growth, includes
analysis and examples of the true state of resource scarcity, global
transition to a low-carbon economy, and implications for the
WEL-nexus. From this, policy guidelines, best practices and roles for
the private and public sectors are defined in an international
framework. The report highlights the challenges ahead and advocates a
major policy shift, charting a possible path towards inclusive and
sustainable growth.

Video:
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/erd/53810

ots Originaltext: European Report On Development
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Contact:
For Media Queries: Rafaela Gracio, Press-ERD@grayling.com,
+32(0)2-713-07-28, For queries about the VNR, ATO@esn.eu