Food and Agriculture
Niger Basin Nexus Acceleration Programme // Article Series No. 3: Winning startup completes immersion course
The winner of the final bootcamp of the WEF Nexus acceleration programme, Zakari Idrissa Abdou, promoter of the Green Business and Consulting…
Programme d'accélération Nexus dans le Bassin du Niger // Série d'articles n°3: La startup gagnante termine son cours d'immersion
Le gagnant du Bootcamp du Programme d’accélération des startups NEXUS Eau-Energie-Sécurité Alimentaire (EESA), Zakari Idrissa Abdou, promoteur de…
Job posting // Intern (m/f/d) for the Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme
The Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme at GIZ is looking for a full-time intern at its Bonn office for six months, starting January 24, 2023. Apply…
Nexus Interview Series // Cecilia Vey, Junior Advisor Global Nexus Secretariat, Communications and Outreach
The interview series aims to provide a better picture of the people within the Nexus team and their perspectives on Water Energy Food (WEF) Nexus…
FREXUS Project // Riding out the Multicrisis – the Paris Peace Forum 2022 Tackles Global Governance Challenges in a Polarized World
By Shinta Sander & Ronja Grimmer, GIZ. Under the headline “Riding out the multicrisis”, the Paris Peace Forum (PPF) took place from 11-12 November in…
Report // The State of Food and Agriculture 2022: Leveraging agricultural automation for transforming agrifood systems
Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The State of Food and Agriculture 2022 looks into the drivers of…
Research Article // Determination of water requirement and crop coefficient for strawberry using lysimeter experiment in a semi-arid climate
By Ata Amini and colleagues. This research is aimed at measuring the water requirement, crop coefficient, and strawberry canopy coverage for…
News // Application of tangible WEFE Nexus nature-based solutions in 6 pilot farms in Jordan and Palestine is underway under the MENA Matchmaker II project
The Union for the Mediterranean and SIDA funded ‘MENA Water Matchmaker II' project which is implemented by GWP-Med, is applying innovative…
Research Article // Appraising the Water-Energy-Food Nexus from a Sustainable Development Perspective: A Maturing Paradigm?
By Adam P Hejnowicz and colleagues. The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is a prominent approach for addressing today’s sustainable development…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme MENA // Water-Energy-Food-Nexus Farming Conclusion of Policy Dialogue Sessions in Cairo
In the past two month, a series of policy dialogue sessions took place in Egypt. The dialogues dedicated to discussing the challenges and gaps that…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme MENA // WEF Nexus Training under the framework of UNESCWA initiative for Capacity Building of Syrian Experts
On 29th Nov -1st Dec, NRD MENA contributed to the UNESCWA initiative for Capacity Building of Syrian Experts by providing a Water-Energy-Food Nexus…
Job Posting // Conseiller(ère)Technique pour le compte du Programme de Dialogues Régionaux ABN / NEXUS au Niger
La GIZ-Niger a mis en place un cluster dans le domaine del’Appui à l’Autorité du Bassin du Niger. C’est dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre de ce…
Research Article // Investment priorities for research and innovation in urban agri-food systems: Toward more resilient cities in the Global South
By Gordon Prain and colleagues. Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) is widely distributed throughout the Global South. Despite urban population…
Research Article // Analyzing the water-energy-environment nexus of irrigated wheat and maize production in Albania
By Kledja Canaja and Andi Mehmeti. This paper analyzed the water-energy-environmental interactions in conventional wheat and maize production on a…
COP 27 // Side Event on “Nexus Solutions for climate resilient water-energy-food-Environment security” shows importance of the Nexus approach for climate change
The COP27 took place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, holding a side event on November 14th on: “Nexus solutions for climate-resilient water, energy, food…