Food and Agriculture
Job Posting // Conseiller(ère)Technique pour le compte du Programme de Dialogues Régionaux ABN / NEXUS au Niger
La GIZ-Niger a mis en place un cluster dans le domaine del’Appui à l’Autorité du Bassin du Niger. C’est dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre de ce…
Research Article // Investment priorities for research and innovation in urban agri-food systems: Toward more resilient cities in the Global South
By Gordon Prain and colleagues. Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) is widely distributed throughout the Global South. Despite urban population…
Research Article // Analyzing the water-energy-environment nexus of irrigated wheat and maize production in Albania
By Kledja Canaja and Andi Mehmeti. This paper analyzed the water-energy-environmental interactions in conventional wheat and maize production on a…
COP 27 // Side Event on “Nexus Solutions for climate resilient water-energy-food-Environment security” shows importance of the Nexus approach for climate change
The COP27 took place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, holding a side event on November 14th on: “Nexus solutions for climate-resilient water, energy, food…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme // Towards the future of the Nexus - Executive Steering Committee took stock of the Nexus Regional Dialogues
The 6th Executive Steering Committee Meeting of the Nexus Regional Dialogues (NRD) Programme was held on 11th - 12th October 2022. The main objective…
Research Article // Circularity in the Urban Water-Energy-Nutrients-Food nexus
By M.C.G. Haitsma Mulier and colleagues. During WEF Nexus research at urban farms, two types of ‘food’ were indicated to be relevant for urban…
Frexus Project // Workshop for the mapping of animal corridors in the municipality of Bellen
In the municipality of Bellen in Mali, old animal crossing corridors are no longer usable due to the uncontrolled expansion of cultivation plots. A…
Research Article // Production of biogas from food waste in laboratory scale dry anaerobic digester under mesophilic condition
By Mahbub Alam and colleagues. The objective of this study was to manage the food waste generated in Bangladesh University of Professionals by…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme MENA // Water-Energy-Food Nexus Training conducted in Tunisia under framework of MINARET II Project
11 representatives of municipalities of Manouba and Raoeud in Tunisia participated in the capacity building event of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus…
Research Article // Potential of renewable energy in water-energy-food nexus in Jordan
By Aiman Albatayneh and colleagues. This study analyses the potential of the water-food-energy nexus in Jordan, as there are strong connections…
Research Article // Nexus between economic growth, energy use, urbanization, agricultural productivity, and carbon dioxide emissions: New insights from Bangladesh
By Asif Raihan and colleagues. The present study empirically explores the nexus between economic growth, energy use, urbanization, agricultural…
Job posting // Associate Academic Officer - Energy in Context of Water Energy and Food Nexus in Africa / Project Manager (PSA)
The United Nations University (UNU) is looking for an Associate Academic Officer to join their team in Bonn, Germany. The successful candidate will…
Research Article // Analysis of the water-food nexus for food security in a high Andean Community
By M-A Fiestas and colleagues. Increasing water and food demand are especially significant in mountainous regions where glaciers are melting, and…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme // The 7th Meeting of the UNECE Task Force on the WEFE Nexus
Promotion of the Nexus Resources Platform as a global knowledge hub for the WEF Nexus community and operationalisation of Nexus Guidelines in the…
Research Article // The Impacts of Climate Change on the Irrigation Water Demand, Grain Yield, and Biomass Yield of Wheat Crop in Nepal
By Santosh Kaini and colleagues. The Nepalese Sunsari Morang Irrigation district is the lifeblood of millions of people in the Koshi River basin, but…