Water-Energy Nexus // Why Water Utilities Need an Energy Plan – and How Texas is Making Progress
By Kate Zerrenner. When you prepare the Thanksgiving meal, do you ask each person to make a dish of their choosing, with no coordination for an…
Water-Food Nexus // An Analysis of Future Sustainable Aquatic Farming
By Sidney Batchelder, Robert Le, William F. Terry IV and Jeff Thomas. As a result of the world population growth in the next 100 years, it will be…
Water-Energy Nexus // Characterizing cooling water source and usage patterns across US thermoelectric power plants: a comprehensive assessment of self-reported cooling water data
By Rebecca A. M. Peer and Kelly T. Sanders. Approximately 86% of US power production is generated in thermoelectric power plants that require water…
PhD Studentship // Stakeholder involvement in policy evaluation in Institute for Agri-Food Research and Innovation (IAFRI)
The studentship is linked to the ESRC CECAN Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity across the Nexus. Award is worth £16,805 per year, contributing…
Call for Papers // Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Environmental Sustainability: Choices, Compromises and Priorities
The European Society of International Law (ESIL) Interest Group on International Environmental Law intends to submit an Agora proposal on the Nexus…
San Francisco Chronicle // Oil companies face deadline to stop polluting California groundwater
Seven oil companies, including petroleum giant Chevron, have been given until the end of the week by state officials to stop their decades-old…
Science Collaboration Symposium // The Water-Food-Energy Nexus
The British Council is proud to be partnering with the University of Bahrain to organize the 2nd Science Collaboration Symposium, this time under the…
Science Alert // This Dutch town will grow its own food, live off-grid, and handle its own waste
A new vision of a more sustainable 'integrated neighbourhood' community is being implemented in the Netherlands, with the first of a series of…
Consultant Opportunities // Experts on Climate Change, Water Resource Management and the Energy-Water Nexus
US nationals only. The U.S. Department of State and U.S. Water Partnership (USWP) seek experts to share best practices and expertise on sustainable…
Urban Energy–Water Nexus // A Network Perspective
Energy–water nexus plays a prominent role in developing sustainable roadmap for cities. This study proposes a system-based framework to synthesize…
COP22 Side Event // The nexus approach in the MENA region: A road to climate adaptation and mitigation in science, policy-making and practical implementation
The Middle East and North Africa face growing challenges related to water supply, energy security and political stability, which are likely to be…
World Resources Forum 2017 // Accelerating the Resource Revolution
Two years after two historic global agreements have been established – the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its 17 Sustainable…
BBC // Are India and Pakistan set for water wars?
By Navin Singh Khadka. India is stepping up efforts to maximise its water use from the western rivers of the Indus basin, senior officials have told…
Nexus Interview // Felix Dodds on Five Years of Nexus
Felix Dodds is a Senior Fellow at the Global Research Institute and a Senior Affiliate at the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina and…
Case Study // Water-energy-food nexus in a transboundary context: the Euphrates–Tigris river basin as a case study
By Aysegül Kibaroglu and Sezin Iba Gürsoy. The interlinkage between water, energy and food security and its transboundary relevance is becoming…