Food and Agriculture
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme // Nexus Conference “Breaking the Silos for a Sustainable Tomorrow”
The “Nexus Dialogue” event held June 19-20th at the GIZ offices in Bonn, Germany entailed enriching discussions on the achievements, learnings,…
Research Article // Energy analysis in Water-Energy-Food-Carbon Nexus
By Marzieh Hasanzadeh Saray and Ali Torabi Haghighi. This study analysed the Water-Energy-Food-Carbon Nexus in northwest Iran, identifying optimal…
Nexus Dialogue in Latin America and the Caribbean // “…And now we hand over to our Nexus Ambassadors in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Region!”
Join us as we look back at 6 years of promoting the integrated management for increased water, energy and food security in the Latin America and…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme MENA // Working towards a Nexus Farming Loan Product for climate smart farming in Egypt!
The Nexus Farm Initiatives takes a major step closer to making Nexus farming a reality for farmers in Egypt.
Research Article // Sustainable energy-water-food nexus integration and carbon management in eco-industrial parks
By Jamileh Fouladi and colleagues. Designing optimised and integrated Energy-Water-Food-Carbon nexus networks is increasingly essential. The…
Nexus Dialogue in the Niger Basin // WEF Nexus Accelerator Programme conducted by the 2iE Institute
This is a collection of all articles that have been published regarding the WEF Nexus start up accelerator programme conducted throughout Phase II of…
Dialogue Nexus dans le bassin du Niger // Programme d‘Accélération des Startups Nexus Eau Énergie Sécurité Alimentaire (EESA) mené par l'Institut 2iE
Une collection de tous les articles qui ont été publiés sur le programme d‘accélération des startups Nexus Eau Énergie Sécurité Alimentaire (EESA),…
Research Article // Optimizing water-energy-food nexus: achieving economic prosperity and environmental sustainability in agriculture
By Andrianto Ansari and colleagues. The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus, in conjunction with circular bioeconomy (CBE) principles, offer a promising…
Nexus News // Sustainability assessment of the WEFE Nexus for irrigated agriculture: Interdisciplinary approaches for Central Asia (WEFCA)
This article provides insights of the Nexus Gains Initiative´s 2nd International Summer School 2023 held from August 21 to 25, 2023 in Tashkent,…
Nexus News // Groundbreaking but not a Universal Solution: Renewable Energy in Irrigation.
By Claudia Ringler and Zain Muhammad Akbar. Solar pumps instead of fossil fuels improve access to irrigation in remote rural areas. But they are also…
Research Article // Exploring the Water-Energy-Food nexus in context of conflict in Iraq
By Youssif Bassim and colleagues. This article applies the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus to explore the relationships between Iraq's water (demand…
Research Article // Biotechnological Applications of Mushrooms under the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Crucial Aspects and Prospects from Farm to Pharmacy
By Xhensila Llanaj and colleagues. Mushrooms have always been an important source of food, with high nutritional value and medicinal attributes. With…
Study // Lessons Learned Study: Insights gained from the Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme
The Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme, which ran from 2016 to 2023, sought to identify the most effective institutional arrangements, methodologies…
Research Article // Financial feasibility of developing solar irrigation in Mali
By Hua Xie and Claudia Ringler. This study finds that solar-powered groundwater irrigation is a financially viable energy solution across most…
Research Article // Unlocking the Potential of farmer-led Irrigation Development in Central and Northern Nigeria: What does it take?
By Hua Xie, Petra Schmitter, A E Obayelu, Kato Edward, Bedru Balana, and Claudia Ringler. The potential for profitable groundwater irrigated area…