Water
Policy Brief // Realizing Africa's water-energy-food-ecosystem-health nexus: a resilient future for nature and people
By K. Akpoti and colleagues. As Africa navigates the impacts of climate change and other socioeconomic challenges, its sustainable development is…
Poster // Mapping irrigated agriculture in Senegal River Valley and Delta
By Laurent Bruckann. A reproducible framework for mapping seasonal irrigation and flood recession agriculture in the Senegal River valley and delta,…
Study // Namibia’s Water–Energy–Food Nexus: National Development in Uncertain Times
By Detlof von Oertzen and colleagues. Namibia faces a multitude of development challenges. Primary among them are water, energy, and food. This text…
Factsheet // Zambezi River Basin
A factsheet about the WEFE Nexus Challenges, Scenarios, and solutions in the Zambezi River Basin in Southern Africa.
Factsheet // Senegal River Basin
A factsheet about the WEFE Nexus Challenges, Scenarios, and solutions in the Sengal River Basin in Western Africa.
Research article // Developing meaningful water-energy-food-environment (WEFE) nexus indicators with stakeholders: An Upper White Nile case study
By Annika Schlemm and colleagues. The majority of existing WEFE nexus indicators and tools tend to be developed without consideration of…
Research article // Framing water–energy–food–ecosystem (WEFE) nexus interactions in the Tana-Beles Sub-basin of Ethiopia
By Wuletawu Abera and colleagues. The Tana-Beles Sub-basin of Ethiopia is challenged by population density, climate change, and ecosystem degradation…
Report // Engineering, Water and Food Nexus
A report of the Standing Technical Committee on Water (CW) of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) on Climate Change and Food…
Policy Brief // Working with the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus
This policy note provides a summary and perspectives of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus for climate-resilient sustainable development.…
Research article // Research on the synergy of the water–energy–food composite system in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region
By Jing Wang and colleagues. Taking the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region as an example, this study adopts the composite system synergy degree model to…
Research article // A review of interconnected challenges in the water–energy–food nexus: Urban pollution perspective towards sustainable development
By Kazem Javan and colleagues. The swift growth of cities worldwide poses significant challenges in ensuring a sufficient water, energy, and food…
Case Studies // Examining the Water-Energy-Food Security- Ecosystem Nexus Approach in Nepal
Despite its strong theoretical foundation, the WEFE nexus has been criticized for lacking adequate practical examples and case studies. Specifically,…
Research article // Causal Loop Diagrams for bridging the gap between Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus thinking and Nexus doing: Evidence from two case studies
By Raffaele Giordano and colleagues. Despite its success, the actual implementation of the Nexus holistic approach is still hampered by several…
Webinar // Global FEWture Alliance Webinar Series
The Global FEWture Alliance Webinar Series provides insight into a range of topics related to the WEFE-Nexus.
Webinar // Co-designing WEFE nexus scenarios (Session 1)
The first GoNexus webinar took place on 22 October for an hour-long session focused on the co-construction of the WEFE (Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems)…