Session “Managing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus” at the Regional Dialogue on Extractive Industry Governance and Infrastructure, ECLAC, Santiago, Chile
The governance of natural resources and infrastructure emerge among the fundamental challenges for the implementation of Agenda 2030 in Latin America…
Resilience // Building resilience in the energy-food-water nexus
By Jeremy Wakeford. In an increasingly resource-constrained world, the energy-food-water ‘nexus’ – defined as the interconnections among these three…
Research // Mitigating Risks and Vulnerabilities in the Energy-Food-Water Nexus in Developing Countries
By Jeremy Wakeford, Candice Kelly and Sasha Mentz Lagrange. The report analyses global nexus interconnections (such as the dependence of food systems…
Nexus2020 // Science and Business Collaborate on Setting Nexus Research Agenda
By Caspar Trimmer. A new paper describes the outcomes of the Nexus2020 project, which saw business leaders and scientists come together to identify…
Analysis // The Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus: Analysis of the Project Portfolio and Assessment of Opportunities for Nexus Mainstreaming
This Nexus portfolio analysis developed and applied a systematic methodology and criteria for screening, characterizing and ranking 450 selected GIZ…
Lecture // The Food-Water-Energy Nexus - The Energy Challenge
In his talk Dr Tim Fox will focus on the energy challenge of the nexus. The defining human challenge of the 21st Century is likely to be that of…
AlJazeera // Growing food with seawater and solar power
By Ryan Rifai. World's first mass-scale facility that grows tomatoes without soil, fresh water, or fossil fuels launches in Australia.
Job Vacancy // Graduate Research Assistantship in Sustainability Modeling at the Food-Energy-Water Nexus at Washington State University
WSU seeks a PhD student interested in environmental sustainability and coupled human-natural systems modeling to pursue their graduate education in…
Job Vacancy // Research Associate focusing on the analysis of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Brazil at University of Cambridge
The Department of Land Economy invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Professor Jorge E. Vinuales at the Cambridge…
India // Protecting food, energy, and livelihoods in Punjab through water-efficient agriculture
By Mary O'Neill. The state of Punjab spearheaded the Green Revolution that has transformed Indian agriculture. Encouraged by price guarantees,…
My Statesman // New book explores relationship between water and energy
Water needs energy; energy needs water. That simple fact is at the heart of a new book by University of Texas mechanical engineering associate…
nature // Scientific buzzwords obscure meaning
‘Nexus’ is enjoying new-found popularity. But what does it actually mean? Perhaps, like the most distant stars, the nexus is best viewed only with…
The Guardian // Is using less water the secret to cutting our greenhouse gas emissions?
California, which uses 20% of its electricity in supplying water, just passed a law to collect emissions data from water utilities
The Water-Land Nexus // Performance of Large Irrigation Schemes using the Example of the Gezira Scheme in Sudan
Worldwide, economic growth and changing lifestyles raise the demand for food production by almost 100% in 2050. Expanding irrigation is seen as a…
King's College // The Food-Water-Energy Nexus in the Middle East and North Africa
Mark Mulligan, Tony Allan, and a number of King’s Water members will speak at a Public Event on the "Middle East and North Africa Regional…