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Discussion paper
Background Paper for the Ministerial Consultations: Environmental Challenges within Sustainable Development and the Contribution of the United Nations Environment Programme to the Sustainable Development Goals and the Promotion of Sustainable Consumption and Production: Discussion Paper by the Executive Director

The ministerial round tables will examine the ways in which global environmental goals can be integrated together with social and economicgoals into sustainable development goals that place people at the centre of sustainable development, identifying potential goals, targets and indicators that track over time improvement in human well-being and reduction in human vulnerability.

United Nations Environment Programme
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Discussion paper
Governing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Opportunities for Basin Organisations: Technical background document for theme 2: “Water-Energy-Food Nexus”

Good governance of the water-energy-food nexus can improve energy, water and food security, foster synergies, manage trade-offs, support sustainable development and maintain ecosystem services. Basin Organizations (BOs) have a key role to play in governance of the nexus to address challenges of sustainable hydropower, balancing the production of bioenergy with food production and taking into account the energy needs of water.

United Nations Environment Programme
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