The biggest challenge faced by mankind today is Energy, Water and Food Security. For us to sustain Energy, Water, Food and Society as a whole over time, we need to optimize and balance each individually as well as have a holistic approach for Sustainable Development.

History warns us that when once-powerful societies collapse, they tend to do so quickly and unexpectedly. Peak usually means – Peak Population with Peak Needs, and hence Peak Vulnerability. The pursuit of short-term gains at the expense of long-term survival is the very essence of collapse.

As much as we think, we know about our Energy, Water and Food resources and situation around the world, we really do not know anything. We are facing a triple threat of Energy, Water and Food Security globally.

Energy security – (JOULE) is the availability of natural resources for energy consumption in an individual country or within the world as a whole. Access to cheap energy has become essential to the functioning of modern economies. Energy security has emerged in the form of the increased world competition for energy resources due to the increased pace of industrialization in countries such as India and China. The uneven distribution of energy supplies among countries has led to significant vulnerabilities.

Water security – (AQUA) basically means the reliable availability of an acceptable quantity and quality of water for health, livelihoods and production. A water secure world integrates a concern for the intrinsic value of water with a concern for its use for human survival and well-being. Water security also means addressing environmental protection and the negative effects of poor water management. It is also concerned with ending fragmented responsibility for water and integrating water resources management across various sectors – finance, planning, agriculture, energy, tourism, industry, education and health.

Food security – (IRRIGATION) refers to a situation when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Four pillars of food security are availability, access, utilization, and stability. Food availability relates to the supply of food through production, distribution, and exchange, Food access refers to the affordability and allocation of food, food utilization, which refers to the metabolism of food by individuals and Food stability refers to the ability to obtain food over time.

Sustainable development will not be achieved without Energy, Water & Food secure world.

At JAISuS we believe that while each segment has its own challenges, opportunities of being more efficient, and needs for new and innovative solutions, there is also a parallel and unprecedented need to have a combined view of these segments. We also need to understand the complex relationship between Food, Water and Energy.

Energy – Water – Food – ‘JAI’ – It takes energy to transport and create pure water, it takes water to make food, and then we are looking at food as vital part of the energy.

Some of the key sectors & applications for our solutions are: