Good nutrition is integral to human well-being and to humanity’s ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Nutrition permeates almost all the SDGs, both as an outcome as well as an important input into their achievement, especially in terms of strengthening human capital.
Thi...
Garrett, James
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Ruel, Marie
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[Nutrition and SDG 11: Healthy diets, nutrition and urban settlements]
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Nutrition and SDG 11: Healthy diets, nutrition and urban settlements
The water, energy, and food resources share a lot in common; they have strong interdependencies and are inadvertently affected by action in any one of them. Therefore, the nexus approach (integrated policies related to water, energy, and food) is required in the face of growing concerns over the ...
With rapidly increasing investment in water control infrastructure (WCI) and a recently ratified agriculture development strategy that promotes integrated farming of high-value products such as fish, agricultural production, already fundamental to Myanmar’s economy, will be central to driving the...
Dubois, M.J.
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Akester, M.
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Leemans, K.
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Teoh, S.J.
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Stuart, A.
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Thant, A.M.
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San, S.S.
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Shein, N.
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Leh, Mansoor
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Moet, Palal Moet
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Radanielson, A.M.
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[Integrating fish into irrigation infrastructure projects in Myanmar: rice-fish what if…?]
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Integrating fish into irrigation infrastructure projects in Myanmar: rice-fish what if…?
Irrigated agriculture and inland fisheries both make important contributions to food security, nutrition, livelihoods and wellbeing. Typically, in modern irrigation systems, these components operate independently. Some practices, commonly associated with water use and intensification of crop prod...
Lynch, A.J.
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Baumgartner, Lee J.
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Boys, C.A.
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Conallin, J.
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Cowx, I.G.
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Finlayson, C. Max
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Franklin, P.A.
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Hogan, Z.
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Koehn, J.D.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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O’Brien, G.
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Phouthavong, K.
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Silva, L.G.M.
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Tob, C.A.
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Valbo-Jorgensen, J.
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Vu, A.V.
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Whiting, L.
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Wibowo, A.
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Duncan, P.
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[Speaking the same language: can the Sustainable Development Goals translate the needs of inland fisheries into irrigation decisions?]
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Speaking the same language: can the Sustainable Development Goals translate the needs of inland fisheries into irrigation decisions?
About 60% of southern Africa’s population lives in rural areas with limited access to basic services and amenities such as clean and safe water, affordable and clean energy, and balanced and nutritious diets. Resource scarcity has direct and indirect impacts on nutrition, human health, and well-b...
Mabhaudhi, T.
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Nhamo, Luxon
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Mpandeli, S.
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Nhemachena, Charles
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Senzanje, A.
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Sobratee, N.
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Chivenge, P.P.
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Slotow, R.
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Naidoo, D.
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Liphadzi, S.
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Modi, A.T.
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[The water–energy–food nexus as a tool to transform rural livelihoods and well-being in southern Africa]
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The water–energy–food nexus as a tool to transform rural livelihoods and well-being in southern Africa
Transforming Food Systems Under a Changing Climate is an initiative that aims to identify high-priority actions for food systems to both adapt to climate change and reduce emissions, while not losing sight of the many other functions of, and challenges to, our food systems. The action described i...
Transforming Food Systems Under a Changing Climate Initiative
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[Actions to transform food systems under climate change: Reduce food loss and waste]
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Actions to transform food systems under climate change: Reduce food loss and waste
Wood, S.A.
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Smith, M.R.
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Fanzo, J.
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Remans, R.
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DeFries, R.S.
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[Trade and the equitability of global food nutrient distribution]
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Trade and the equitability of global food nutrient distribution
There is a proactive interest in recovering water, nutrients and energy from waste streams with the increase in municipal wastewater volumes and innovations in resource recovery. Based on the synthesis of wastewater data, this study provides insights into the global and regional “potential” of wa...
Qadir, Manzoor
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Drechsel, Pay
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Cisneros, B.J.
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Kim, Y.
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Pramanik, A.
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Mehta, P.
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Olaniyan, O.
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[Global and regional potential of wastewater as a water, nutrient and energy source]
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Global and regional potential of wastewater as a water, nutrient and energy source
Billions of people currently lack clean water and sanitation. By 2050 the global population will have grown to nearly 10 billion, over two-thirds of whom will live in urban areas. This Voices asks: what are the research and water-management priorities to ensure clean water and sanitation in the w...
Jamwal, P.
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Brown, R.
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Kookana, R.
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Drechsel, Pay
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McDonald, R.
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Vorosmarty, C.J.
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Vliet, M.T.H. van
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Bhaduri, Anik
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[The future of urban clean water and sanitation]
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The future of urban clean water and sanitation
Sustainable development has become the main focus of the global development agenda as presented in the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, for countries to assess progress, they need to have reliable baseline indicators. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to develop a compo...
Nhemachena, Charles
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Matchaya, Greenwell C.
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Nhemachena, C.R.
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Karuaihe, S.
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Muchara, B.
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Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso
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[Measuring baseline agriculture-related sustainable development goals index for southern Africa]
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Measuring baseline agriculture-related sustainable development goals index for southern Africa