Sustainability in the Food-Water-Ecosystem Nexus // The Role of Land Use and Land Cover Change for Water Resources and Ecosystems in the Kilombero Wetland, Tanzania
By Constanze Leemhuis, Frank Thonfeld, Kristian Näschen, Stefanie Steinbach, Javier Muro, Adrian Strauch, Ander López, Giuseppe Daconto, Ian Games…
U.S. News // US Utilities Find Water Pollution at Coal Ash Dumps
By Matthew Brown and Sarah Rankin, via AP. Major utilities are finding evidence of groundwater contamination at coal-burning power plants across the…
Water-Food Nexus // How to Stimulate the Water and Agriculture Nexus?
By Rob van der Veeren, Diederik van der Molen and Siep Groen. This paper highlights steps needed to improve cooperation between these two policy…
China and the Energy-Food-Water Nexus
By Niall Duggan. China’s energy-food-water nexus raises a number of human security issues. The nexus will slow Chinese growth and create instability.…
Project // Climate Services for the Water-Energy-Land Nexus (CLISWELN)
CLISWELN aims at building a long-lasting bridge between regional stakeholders and providers of regional climate scenario data (EURO-CORDEX) by using…
Identifying trade-offs and reconciling competing demands for water // Integrating agriculture into a robust decision-making framework
By J.W. Fox, D. Haro-Monteagudo, T.M. Hess and J. Morris. This paper describes an empirical application of a mixed methods approach to integrate…
"A WEF perspective is essential for developing effective strategies for the sustainable use of essential resources"
By Jauad El Kharraz. With a water-energy-food nexus workshop held in Morocco in December, the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) and…
The State of U.S. Urban Water // Data and the Energy-Water Nexus
By Christopher M. Chini and Ashlynn S. Stillwell. In this study, the authors evaluate the energy-for-water component of the energy-water nexus by…
Call for Papers // Special Edition of Energy, Ecology and Environment: "Water Security"
Edited by Robert Brears. Global demand for water is projected to outstrip supply by 40% in 2030 and 55% in 2050 as a result of climate change, rising…
Call for Papers // Special Edition of Energy, Ecology and Environment: "Water Security"
Edited by Robert Brears. Global demand for water is projected to outstrip supply by 40% in 2030 and 55% in 2050 as a result of climate change, rising…
The Economist // What fuel, bread and water reveal about how Egypt is mismanaged
Egyptians are addicted to subsidies that make them poorer. Three commodities—fuel, bread and water—illustrate the problem that price controls and…
Foundation EURACTIV // How Europe can make its water sector energy neutral
Opinion by Mads Warming. The new EU Drinking Water Directive could be the tool to reduce water losses, cut energy consumption and deliver a better…
Water-Energy Nexus // Internship on Desalination at UNU-INWEH
As intern at UNU-INWEH, you will collect and synthesize data on the status of desalinated water across countries and regions, search of literature…
Food-Migration Nexus // At the Root of Exodus: Food Security, Conflict and International Migration
This study by the World Food Programme aims at determining the role that food security and other factors play in compelling cross-border migration.…
Desalination // Solar desalination coupled with water remediation and molecular hydrogen production: a novel solar water-energy nexus
By Seonghun Kim, Guangxia Piao, Dong Suk Han, Ho Kyong Shonc and Hyunwoong Park. In this article, a novel sunlight-water-energy nexus technology is…