Governance (of the Nexus)
Policy Paper // Managing Water, Energy, and Food Nexus in Egypt
By Hamdy Elsayed. Water, energy, and food are fundamental for human well-being and promoting sustainable development and are inextricably linked…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme LAC // Public services discuss water, energy and food security through a social simulation
Representatives of the Regional Government of Bio Bio, the National Forestry Agency of Chile (CONAF), and the Planning Directorate of the Ministry of…
Book // Integrated Wastewater Management for Health and Valorization: A Design Manual for Resource Challenged Cities
By Stewart M. Oakley. This book incorporates the new paradigm of integrated wastewater management for valorization without surface water discharge.…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme // Nexus Newsletter, Issue N°15, January 2023
The Nexus Newsletter is filled with project updates including activities, milestones and achievements as well as the latest news on the WEF Nexus,…
Report // Living Customary Water Tenure in Rights-based Water Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Barbara van Koppen. Based on literature, this IWMI research report seeks to develop a grounded understanding of the ways in which rural people…
Research article // Assessing to act: A water-energy-food-ecosystem (WEFE) nexus governance assessment for the Inkomati-Usuthu river basin in South Africa
By Eva Sievers and colleagues. This paper presents a WEFE nexus governance assessment for the Inkomati-Usuthu river basin in South Africa. The…
Research article // Water–energy–food–ecosystem nexus: how to frame and how to govern
By Caro Eline Mooren and colleagues. based on an in-depth analysis of WEFE nexus interlinkages, associated governance challenges, and practical…
Research Article // Looking at the Water-Energy-Food nexus through the lens of Ecosystem Services: a new perspective
By Beatrice Sambo and colleagues. This perspective paper argues that a truly integrated nexus approach necessitates placing ecosystem services at the…
Research article // Catalyzing sustainable development goals through the water-energy-food nexus
By Luxon Nhamo and colleagues. This mixed transdisciplinary study developed a WEF nexus-based framework to guide strategic policy decisions to…
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…
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 // 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…
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.…
Webinar // Localising the WEFE nexus in cities: Translating EU policy into urban investments
The ECDPM organised a online roundtable to bring together practitioners and policymakers to discuss how EU policy can be translated into actions that…
Blog // Strengthening Cooperation Through the WEFE Nexus in Central Asia
On June 12, 2024, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, IWMI organized a pivotal side event titled “Strengthening Benefit Sharing in Central Asia: Role of…