‘Nexus Approach’ for Water, Energy, Food and Environment
‘Nexus Approach’ for Water, Energy, Food and Environment By Dr Arvind Kumar The 2012 theme for World Environment Day is Green Economy , which is construed as one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities . In its simplest expression, a green economy can be thought of as one which is low carbon , resource efficient and socially inclusive . Broadly speaking, a Green Economy is one whose growth in income and employment is driven by public and private investments that reduce carbon emissions and pollution, enhance energy and resource efficiency, and prevent the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. These investments need to be catalyzed and supported by targeted public expenditure, policy reforms and regulation changes. In the Indian context, the Ministry of Environment and Forests’ GOI proposed move to make it mandatory for PSUs and private companies to put in place and