Water, energy and food security is more complex than you think
By Enda Hayes. While the water-energy-food nexus is all around us, it is rarely seen, considered or understood by the public or indeed by some…
Publication // Renewable Energy in the Water, Energy & Food Nexus
Renewable energy technologies could address some of the trade-offs between water, energy and food, bringing substantial benefits in all three…
Solar Water Pumping // Solar Pumping for Irrigation: Improving Livelihoods and Sustainability
Irrigation improves yields, reduces vulnerability to changing rainfall patterns, and enables multiple cropping practices. This can stimulate…
Infographic // The Water Footprint of Energy
How much freshwater is required to produce one unit of energy? Natural gas, coal, crude oil, photovoltaics, wind – every type of energy requires a…
IRENA Newsroom // Solar power boosts food production & fights poverty
Solar power offers health and environmental benefits over traditional energy sources — including reduced emissions and improved air quality…
Call for Proposals // Working Groups for Sustainable Water Future Programme (Water Future) of Future Earth
The Sustainable Water Future Programme (Water Future) of Future Earth, a major global platform for integrated research on global water, is calling…
Research // The Effect of Energy Constraints on Water Allocation Decisions: The Elaboration and Application of a System-Wide Economic-Water-Energy Model (SEWEM)
This article presents the general framework of a system-wide economic-water-energy model (SEWEM), which is applicable across river basins and…
Nexus @EDD16 // Ensuring Policy Coherence between interconnected Sustainable Development Goals
Lab debate on SDG’s policy coherence and water-energy-food Nexus at the European Development Days 2016
Alliance for Water Stewardship // First Global Forum
The first AWS Global Water Stewardship Forum will be held in in Edinburg/Scotland on 1-2 Nov 2016. It will bring together water stewardship…
Policy Paper // Delivering on the Promise: In-country multi-stakeholder platforms to catalyse collaboration and partnerships for Agenda 2030
As the implementation of Agenda 2030 gets under way, this paper, co-authored by World Vision and The Partnering Initiative, takes a view of the…
BIZCommunity // The Nexus between Water, Energy, Food and the Macro-environment
With South Africa being a water-stressed country and the recent drought propelling the country into a panic, there is an evident necessity for more…
The Nexus in the Arab Region Policy Brief // Nexus Governance and the Role of Institutions
The WEF Nexus in the Arab Region Series is published by the League of Arab States (LAS), with technical and financial support from the Deutsche…
The Nexus in the Arab Region Policy Brief // Nexus, Resource Efficiency, and Sustainable Development
The WEF Nexus in the Arab Region Series is published by the League of Arab States (LAS), with technical and financial support from the Deutsche…
The Nexus in the Arab Region Policy Brief // Nexus Challenges and Opportunities
The WEF Nexus in the Arab Region Series is published by the League of Arab States (LAS), with technical and financial support from the Deutsche…
The Nexus in the Arab Region Policy Brief // Nexus Capacity Development Needs
The WEF Nexus in the Arab Region Series is published by the League of Arab States (LAS), with technical and financial support from the Deutsche…