Presentation // The Nexus between Energy, Food, and Water Security in the Arabian Gulf
Presentation by Jean-Marc Rickli and Joaan Bin Jassim.
Water-Energy Nexus // A clean energy future means water security in Texas
By Environmental Defense Fund. As Texas’ population increases and climate change persists, meeting the state’s water needs is becoming more and more…
UN Freshwater Strategy 2017-2021
By UNEP. Building on its mandate and work towards helping countries develop peacefully, equitably and sustainably while protecting and restoring…
Urban Nexus // The food-energy-water nexus and urban complexity
By Patricia Romero-Lankao, Timon McPhearson, Debra J. Davidson. While tackling interdependencies among food, energy, and water security is promising,…
Research // The Food-Energy-Water Nexus: Transforming Science for Society
By Ben L. Ruddell, Patrick M. Reed, Ruth I. Hook, Chunmiao Zheng, Vince C. Tidwell and Stefan Siebert. Emerging interdisciplinary science efforts are…
SDGs // A Guide to SDG Interactions: From Science to Implementation
By the Internation Council for Science (ICSU). The report offers a blueprint to help countries implement and achieve the 17 goals and the 169 targets…
SDGs // New report from scientific experts provides a guide to translate Sustainable Development Goals into reality
Supporting positive interactions, minimizing tradeoffs, increasing cross-sector cooperation should be priorities for policymakers.
Policy Brief // Enhancing regional cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa through the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus
By Rana El Hajj, Nadim Farajalla, Tessa Terpstra andv Anders Jägerskog. Water, energy and food resources in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)…
Water-Energy Nexus // Shale Gas Development and Drinking Water Quality
By Elaine Hill and Lala Ma. Recent studies have linked shale gas development (SGD) to ground water contamination. The extent of these environmental…
Research // Possible pathways and tensions in the food and water nexus
By R. Quentin Grafton, John William and Qiang Jiang. “Bottom-up” field-based, crop-hydrological models are used to estimate food production and…
Water-Energy Nexus // Water saving potentials and possible trade-offs for future food and energy supply
By Kerstin Damerau, Anthony G. Patt and Oscar P.R. van Vliet. The sufficient supply of food and energy requires large amounts of fresh water. Mainly…
India // Grappling with inequality in food, energy and water research
By Paty Romero Lankao. As the world’s cities, from Mumbai to Nairobi, grow at explosive rates, governments are struggling to provide residents with…
DNC 2017 // It Comes Down to the People
Over 400 participants and a hundred more tuning in remotely from over 50 countries discussed how the sustainable use of environmental resources can…
Book // Multifunctional Land-Use Systems for Managing the Nexus of Environmental Resources
Ed. by Lulu Zhang and Kai Schwärzel. The authors claim this is the first book to provide a general overview of Chinese land-policy development and…
Catawba-Wateree River Basin // Water-Energy-Food Nexus Community Discussion
The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation strives to ensure clean, plentiful and affordable water for future generations in the Catawba River Basin. This…