Ecosystems
Article // The FE²W Network - Review and Outlook
This is a summary of a prospectus by the Food Energy Environment Water Network (www.fe2wnetwork.org) which has been reposted here with their friendly…
Publication // An impact analysis of population growth on energy‐water‐food‐land nexus for ecological sustainable development in Rwanda
By Imasiku, K. and Ntagwirumugara, E. (2019). This research article analyzes the ecological balance of human activities in Rwanda and how…
Policy Brief // Reconciling resource uses in transboundary basins: assessment of the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus
This paper delivers an introduction towards the different stages and benefits given by an assessment of the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus, with…
Publication // Water-Energy-Food Nexus Sustainability in the Upper Blue Nile (UBN) Basin
By Allam, M. M., & Eltahir, E. A. (2019). This paper presents a framework for optimal allocation of land and water resources in the upper Blue Nile…
Scholarship // Graduate Research Assistants (Food-energy-water systems (FEWS))
The Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) has openings for two graduate students…
Publication // The Development of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus as a Framework for Achieving Resource Security: A Review
By Gareth B. Simpson and Graham P. W. Jewitt. This paper presents a study of the evolution of the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus since its rise to…
Publication // Management of transboundary water resources in the Danube and the Sava River Basins
By Aksulu Kushanova (CAREC). This study conveys knowledge and information on the management of transboundary water resources by acknowledging the…
Publication // Payment for Ecosystem Services and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Securing Resource Flows for the Auffluent?
by Jean Carlo Rodríguez-de-Francisco, Bibiana Duarte-Abadía and Rutgerd Boelens. In this paper, the authors evaluate a Payment for Ecosystem Services…
Nexus Workshop // Outcomes of the Cairo Water Week 2019 Side Event: Promoting Urban Nexus in the MENA Region
This article summarizes the main outcomes and discussion points of the workshop "Promoting Urban Nexus in the MENA Region - A Side Event at Cairo…
Journal Paper // A Decision Support Tool to Enhance Agricultural Growth in the Mékrou River Basin (West Africa)
By Angel Udiasa, Marco Pastoria, Céline Dondeynaza, Cesar Carmona Moreno, Abdou Ali, Luigi Cattaneo, Javier Cano. This paper describes the…
What on Earth are Ecosystem Services? // Nexus Seminar on the Concepts, Methods, and Challenges
The idea that nature provides benefits supporting human well-being has been there since time immemorial. With the growing awareness that these…
Water Convention // Methodology for Assessing the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus in Transboundary Basins and Experiences from its Application: Synthesis
This Synthesis publication covers lessons on interlinkages, trade-offs and benefits in managing water, energy and land/agriculture, as well as on…
Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus Atlas for the Mediterranean // Seeking Examples of Best Practices
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Global Water Partnership for the Mediterranean…
Nexus Blog // World Wetlands Day 2021: Not excited about dry wetlands? Us neither!
Today we are celebrating the World Wetlands Day to make more people aware of the value of wetlands. Even though we can't win the fight against…
Constructed Wetlands // The Role of Constructed Wetlands for Biomass Production within the Water-Soil-Waste Nexus
By Tamara Avellán, Reza Ardakanian, Paul Gremillion. The use of constructed wetlands for water pollution control has a long standing tradition in…