Union of Concerned Scientists // How it Works: Water for Coal
Coal-fired power plants, which produce almost half of the country’s electricity, have significant impacts on water quantity and quality in the United…
Huffington Post // The Intersection of Water, Energy and Climate
In our globalized world, everything is interconnected. Water, energy and climate can no longer be thought of as separate issues. The only effective,…
The Guardian // Coal plants use as much water as 1 billion people and consumption set to double
World Water Day research finds 44% of coal plants, and 45% of planned coal power plants, in areas of water stress.
Food Security // The Food Water Energy Nexus
Food security is the defining issue of the 21st Century. There’s no better way to illustrate systemic impacts than to look at the food-water-energy…
ECOMENA // Water-Food Linkage in Arab World
By Waleed Khalil Zubari. The water-food linkage represents an important and vital nexus in the Arab countries. Under the current unstable food…
MENA Region // WEF Nexus in the Arab Region: Challenges and Prospects
In Arab language. - In this interview Prof. Waleed Khalil Al-Zubari of the Arabian Gulf University (AGU) highlights the great importance of adopting…
PHYS.org // Water-energy dependence around Pacific Rim mapped
A wide-ranging analysis of water vulnerability across the Pacific — including the U.S., China, Russia and Japan — has identified hundreds of…
Nexus Job Vacancy // Senior Researcher on WEF Nexus at Cranfield University, UK
A vacancy has arisen in the Complex Systems Research Centre for a senior researcher on the STEPPING UP project, funded by the EPSRC. With experience…
Politico // Oil-rich Norway could become Europe’s ‘green battery’
Its hydro power could help ease Europe’s transition to renewables: The oil and gas exports that made Norway rich are also key contributors to climate…
Africa // Energy and food production: powering the balancing act
Blackouts and water shortages can severely harm a nation’s food security. Resource allocation tools can help policy makers improve energy access…
Conference // Nexus Thinking
The theme for the 2016 Annual Conference (AC2016) of the Royal Geographical Society (UK) is nexus thinking, an approach that has attracted a surge of…
Conference Session // Dealing with a wicked problem?: WEF NEXUS Thinking: UK and International Perspectives
This session of the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2016 will explore WEF nexus challenges and associated methodologies and ask if parallels…
Columbia Energy Exchange // On the Energy-Water Nexus
On this episode of Columbia Energy Exchange, host Jason Bordoff sits down with Dr. Michael Webber, Deputy Director of the Energy Institute and…
National Geographic // Booming Seaweed Farming Exposes Producers and Environment to Risks, Experts Warn
Seaweed farming has grown from the late 1950s into an industry offering sustainable employment in developing and emerging economies, notably China…
Energy Transition Show // The Energy-Water Nexus
Interview with Jordan Macknick, energy and environmental analyst at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), on the water-energy nexus in the…