Economy
Blog // Stakeholders explore opportunities to finance Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus projects in the Western Balkans
What are the necessary conditions that will pave the way for the implementation of impactful Nexus solutions and investments in the Drin and…
Policy Brief // From forecast to prevention: Acting on resource-related conflict risks
Early warning tools keep improving in their ability to predict resource-related conflict. However, preventive action on water, food and energy…
Water Utilities for Climate Mitigation // Energy-efficient Pumps for Climate Mitigation in Madaba, Jordan
By Mohammad Almalla. The governorate of Madaba, Jordan receives its drinking water from the Hidaan wells which are more than 400m lower located that…
Research article // Wastewater resources management for energy recovery from circular economy perspective
By Mohanna Zarei. This article provides an overview of wastewater treatment and management for energy production from a circular economy point of…
News // Searching for inefficiencies in the food–energy–water nexus
The future facing humanity is one of climate change, dramatic population growth, and rapid urbanisation. This has thrust a spotlight on sustainable…
Nexus Regional Dialogue Central Asia // EU supports regional cooperation on water-energy-food security in Central Asia
CENTRAL ASIA – The Regional Steering Committee of the EU-funded project “Nexus Dialogue in Central Asia” (“Nexus project”) discussed the project’s…
Vacancy // Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships at Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei in Italy
Following its long time tradition of successful international post-graduate and doctoral training, the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) supports…
Bulletin Politique // De la prévision à la prévention : Agir sur les risques de conflits liés aux ressources
Les outils d’alerte précoce ne cessent de s’améliorer dans leur capacité à prévoir les conflits liés aux ressources. Cependant, l’action préventive…
Case Study // Waste Management in Tanjung Pinang, Indonesia
By Martin Schaub and Jérémie Bertrand. This case study presents a concept for the implementation of an Urban Nexus-approach based waste management…
Research article // Cooling water use in thermoelectric power generation and its associated challenges for addressing water-energy nexus
By Shu-Yuan Pan, Seth W. Snyder, Aaron I. Packman, Yupo J. Lin and Pen-Chi Chiang. In this review, the authors provide an overview of the…
Project // Kök Projekt
Kök Projekt is an agri-food startup accelerator from Istanbul, Turkey and an innovation partner for food, agriculture and water sector companies…
News // Managing the Water and Energy Nexus – What’s needed in a water utility for the future
By Hassan Aboelnga (Middle East Water Forum) and Dragan Savić (KWR Water Research Institute, Netherlands). Water utilities provide access to safe…
Research Article // A GIS-Based Model to Assess the Potential of Wastewater Treatment Plants for Enhancing Bioenergy Production within the Context of the Water–Energy Nexus
By Francesca Valenti and Attilio Toscano. The study, developed by taking into account both collected data and GIS-based analyses, allowed elaborating…
Publication // Land, Climate, Energy, Agriculture and Development in the Sahel
This regional synthesis report focuses on rural development, agricultural livelihoods and job creation in the Sahel region, providing up-to-date…
News // Nexus study to identify needs and investment opportunities in Guinea-Bissau to support a greener post-COVID-19 recovery
Published by UNDP Guinea-Bissau. This article reflects on UNDP Guinea-Bissau's preparation of a national analysis that includes a needs assessment on…