Water Efficiency // How nanotechnology can help us grow more food using less energy and water
By Ramesh Raliya and Pratim Biswas. With the world’s population expected to exceed nine billion by 2050, scientists are working to develop new ways…
Water-Energy Nexus // Impacts of Long-term Drought and High Temperatures on Power Systems in the US Southwest
Prepared for the US Department of Energy, Office of Electric Delivery and Energy Reliability, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration Division.
Water-Food Nexus // Water for Food. Water for Life. A Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture
Edited by David Molden. The Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture is a critical evaluation of the benefits, costs, and impacts…
The Guardian // Water-energy-food: can leaders at Davos solve this global conundrum?
By Dominic Waughray. Huge demands for water present complicated challenges, but leaders will not resolve these kinds of interconnected risks without…
Water-Energy-Nexus // "Understanding Embedded Energy in Water - Concepts, Tools, and Opportunities"
The Water-Energy Nexus Conference, February 28-March 1, 2017 in Los Angeles zeros in on the challenges facing water-energy efficiency programs,…
Research Brief Collection // The Water-Energy-Land-Climate Nexus (Project Summary)
From Payment for Ecosystem services to Transboundary River Basin Organisations: The interdependencies in the use of resources and the safe provision…
Research Brief // Cooperative Agreements between the Water and the Agricultural Sector
By Carmen Richerzhagen and Waltina Scheumann. The agricultural and drinking water sectors are closely interconnected. By increasing production…
Research Brief // Payments for Ecosystem Services and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
By Jean Carlo Rodríguez de Francisco. Payments for ecosystem services (PES) are an established instrument for addressing externality problems among…
Research Brief // Sewage Systems and Energy: Focus on Urban India
By Babette Never. Sewage treatment plants use vast amounts of energy; in many places, they account for the lion’s share of municipal energy…
Research Brief // Governing the Nexus between Water, Energy and Food: Instruments, Incentives and Mechanisms
By Ines Dombrowsky, Waltina Scheumann and Babette Never. Isolated sector policies competing with one another for resources do not offer any viable…
Research Brief // Regional Organisations Promote Nexus Governance for Hydropower Along International Rivers
By Ines Dombrowsky and Waltina Scheumann. Many African and Asian countries are currently investing in hydropower in order to contribute to a…
Research Brief // Coordinating Planning in the Agricultural and Water Sectors: Zambia
By Waltina Scheumann. Zambia’s agricultural sector has so far fallen short of its development potential. Just 10 percent or so of water and land…
Transboundary Basins // Reconciling Resource Uses in Transboundary Basins: Assessment of the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus in the Syr Darya River Basin
By UNECE. The Syr Darya Basin, shared by Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, represents a classic example for exploring the…
NEXUS Platform now on Facebook
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The Free Press Journal // Integrated sustainable solutions required to solve water crisis
Industrialists, scientists, spiritual leaders and noted experts in the field of water conservancy have stressed the need to bring about integrated…