Water
LATAM4WEF Innovations Programme // Article Series No. 2: The Future of WEF Solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Recap of the LATAM4WEF Innovation Lab
To achieve the SDGs in developing countries like Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), a proper management of natural resources such as water,…
Working Paper // Identifying energy solutions to support development of irrigated agriculture in Ethiopia
By Hua Xie and Dawit Mekonnen. This working paper presents early findings from a country-level planning analysis that aims at identifying energy…
LATAM4WEF Innovations Programme // Article Series No. 3: Innovative solutions for water, energy, and food security challenges: The 5 winners of the LATAM4WEF Innovation Lab
Recognizing the need for innovative solutions to WEF Nexus challenges, the LATAM4WEF Innovation Lab brought together some of the brightest minds from…
Research Article // Watermelons in the Desert in Morocco: Struggles Around a Groundwater Commons-in-the-Making
By Lisa Bossenbroek and colleagues. Groundwater is essential for early-season agriculture in many arid regions. In such regions, however,…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme LAC// Regional Water Dialogues 2023 of Latin America and the Caribbean: Towards the UN 2023 Water Conference
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) organised the third edition of the 2023 Regional Water Dialogues.…
Programa Diálogo Regional Nexo para América Latina y el Caribe// Diálogos Regionales del Agua en América Latina y El Caribe 2023: Hacia la Conferencia del Agua de Naciones Unidas
La Comisión Económica de las Naciones Unidas para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) organizó la tercera edición de los Diálogos Regionales del Agua…
Research Article // The combined effect of water management and environmental control on the planting of two varieties of garden egg in a partially shaded greenhouse: an energy and yield indicator analysis
By Ike Okosa and colleagues. The objective of this study is to investigate the performance of partially shaded solar greenhouse and water management…
Research Article// A framework for sustainable and inclusive irrigation development in Western Nepal
By Anton Urfels and colleagues. Growing water risks threaten to severely derail Nepal’s agricultural development ambitions, requiring substantial…
Research Article // Groundwater market in water-abundant regions: determinants of farmers’ decision to buy irrigation water in Assam in North-East India
By Jitu Tamuli and colleagues. This study was carried out to unearth the factors influencing the water-buying decisions of farmers in the groundwater…
Research Article // Farm-scale water-energy-food-waste nexus analysis for a closed-loop dairy system
By Jordan D. Muell and colleagues. Largely due to manure management, intensive livestock production is known to negatively impact air, water, and…
Research Article // Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on the Water, Food, and Energy Sectors in Sittaung River Basin, Myanmar
By Uttam Ghimire and colleagues. The Sittaung river basin remains one of the least studied basins of Myanmar in terms of the assessment of the…
Research Article // A Feminist Analysis of Women Farmers Navigating Groundwater Qualities in Maharashtra, India
By Irene Leonardelli and colleagues. This paper presents the findings of an ethnographic study of a relatively recent irrigation scheme that brings…
Call for Applications // Lebanon: NEX-LABS Commercialization Prize for researchers and university students
Applications are open for researchers and university students from Lebanon to apply to the NEX-LABS Commercialization Support Vouchers of 5,000 euros…
Working Paper // The link between small reservoir infrastructure and farmer-led irrigation: Case Study of Ogun Watershed in Southwestern Nigeria
By Adebayo Olubukola Oke and colleagues. Small water infrastructure in Nigeria needs to be utilized more efficiently. There are over 900 small…
News // World Water Day 2023: Cooperation for accelerating change in the Niger River Basin
By Niandou Mounkaila, Ousmane Seidou, Claudia Ringler and Robert Kranefeld. World Water Day 2023 has the theme “Accelerating Change” through…