Dresden Nexus Conference // SDGs and Nexus Approach - Monitoring and Implementation
The Dresden Nexus Conference is a platform developed to advance the sustainable development agenda by bringing actors together who apply a Nexus…
Mining Weekly // S Africa still reliant on coal, struggling to transition to low-carbon economy
South Africa is the twelfth-greatest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the world, as well as the biggest polluter on the African continent,…
Project // Energy in Water (ENW)
Energy in Water (EnW) is a European Strategic Cluster Partnership - Going international (ESCP-4i) which aims to support and harness the growth and…
Water-energy nexus // A low-carbon future means water security in Texas
In August of 2015, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made history by finalizing the Clean Power Plan, which establishes the first-ever limits on…
Water, energy and food security is more complex than you think
By Enda Hayes. While the water-energy-food nexus is all around us, it is rarely seen, considered or understood by the public or indeed by some…
Publication // Renewable Energy in the Water, Energy & Food Nexus
Renewable energy technologies could address some of the trade-offs between water, energy and food, bringing substantial benefits in all three…
Solar Water Pumping // Solar Pumping for Irrigation: Improving Livelihoods and Sustainability
Irrigation improves yields, reduces vulnerability to changing rainfall patterns, and enables multiple cropping practices. This can stimulate…
Infographic // The Water Footprint of Energy
How much freshwater is required to produce one unit of energy? Natural gas, coal, crude oil, photovoltaics, wind – every type of energy requires a…
IRENA Newsroom // Solar power boosts food production & fights poverty
Solar power offers health and environmental benefits over traditional energy sources — including reduced emissions and improved air quality…
Call for Proposals // Working Groups for Sustainable Water Future Programme (Water Future) of Future Earth
The Sustainable Water Future Programme (Water Future) of Future Earth, a major global platform for integrated research on global water, is calling…
Research // The Effect of Energy Constraints on Water Allocation Decisions: The Elaboration and Application of a System-Wide Economic-Water-Energy Model (SEWEM)
This article presents the general framework of a system-wide economic-water-energy model (SEWEM), which is applicable across river basins and…
Nexus @EDD16 // Ensuring Policy Coherence between interconnected Sustainable Development Goals
Lab debate on SDG’s policy coherence and water-energy-food Nexus at the European Development Days 2016
Alliance for Water Stewardship // First Global Forum
The first AWS Global Water Stewardship Forum will be held in in Edinburg/Scotland on 1-2 Nov 2016. It will bring together water stewardship…
Policy Paper // Delivering on the Promise: In-country multi-stakeholder platforms to catalyse collaboration and partnerships for Agenda 2030
As the implementation of Agenda 2030 gets under way, this paper, co-authored by World Vision and The Partnering Initiative, takes a view of the…
BIZCommunity // The Nexus between Water, Energy, Food and the Macro-environment
With South Africa being a water-stressed country and the recent drought propelling the country into a panic, there is an evident necessity for more…