Biofuel // Bioenergy, food security and poverty reduction: trade-offs and synergies along the water-energy-food security nexus
By Alisher Mirzabaev, Dawit Guta, Jann Goedecke, Varun Gaur, Jan Börner, Detlef Virchow, Manfred Denich and Joachim von Braun. This article provides…
Research Vacancy // PhD position on modeling and optimization of the water-energy nexus at household level
The PhD position offered is part of a larger research project Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research (SCCER) – Efficiency of Industrial…
COP22 // From Desalination to Solar Energy Farming: The ‘Nexus’ in Action
By Jenny Seifert and Marion Davis. Morocco, the host of COP22, has ambitious climate mitigation goals, but also huge adaptation needs. Could it serve…
Amazonia // Applying the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Amazon
By Helen Bellfield and David Sabogal. Deforestation in the Amazon has a ripple effect through the region disrupting ecosystem services and…
Private Sector // Nalco Water: Optimizing Water Use for More Efficient Power Production
By Sergio Sanchez. As demand for energy increases and fresh water becomes increasingly scarce, it is necessary for power companies to rethink water…
Private Sector // The Dow Chemical Company: The Water Imperative: Securing Sustainable Growth in a Water-Stressed World
By Snehal Desai. The efficient use of water by industry is a critical step to get the most out of every drop. Processing 15 million gallons of water…
Private Sector // From Scarcity to Abundance: Business Solutions for a Water Constrained World
By US Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The collection showcases innovative approaches to help solve the global water challenge. Companies are…
Research // Environmental sustainability issues in the food–energy–water nexus: Breakfast cereals and snack
By Harish Kumar Jeswani, Richard Burkinshaw and Adisa Azapagic. Understanding environmental impacts of complete food supply chains is important for…
EcoMENA // Water-Energy Nexus in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
By Mohammed Abdallah. The United Arab Emirates has been witnessing fast-paced economic growth as well as rapid increase in population during the last…
Research // DTU International Energy Report 2016: The Energy-Water-Food Nexus 2016
A report by Technical University of Denmark. The International Energy Report 2016 analyses challenges and opportunities for wider introduction of the…
Transboundary Rivers // The Ganges River Basin: Status and Challenges in Water, Environment and Livelihoods
Ed. by Luna Bharati, Bharat R. Sharma and Vladimir Smakhtin. The Ganges is one of the most complex yet fascinating river systems in the world. The…
Assessment // Fact Sheet "Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus - Reconciling different resource uses in transboundary basins"
By UNECE / Secretariat to the Water Convention. The document gives a brief overview of UNECE's activities to integrate energy, land management and…
Project // Reconciling Different Uses of Water - Work on the Nexus in Transboundary Basins
By UNECE. Recognizing the challenges related to population growth and economic development, increased food and energy needs and incresing pressures…
Irrigation // The impact of water users’ associations on the productivity of irrigated agriculture in Pakistani Punjab
By Dawit K. Mekonnen, Hira Channa and Claudia Ringler. This paper finds productivity-enhancing effects of watercourse-level water users’ associations…
River Basins // Application of a water–energy–food nexus framework for the Duero river basin in Spain
By Beatriz Mayor, Elena López-Gunn, Fermín I. Villarroya and Esperanza Montero. This paper proposes a framework for the identification, assessment…