Infrastructure
Conference // UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021
The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on October 31 to November 12, 2021. The COP26 summit will…
Seminar // Integrating water-energy-food-environment planning for climate adaptation and resilience
The second FutureDAMS keynote online seminar series discusses the future of sustainable infrastructure in water-energy-food-environment systems,…
Hybrid Symposium // Symposium on the Food-Water-Energy Nexus
Increasing water scarcity, growing population, warmer climate - how will these affect the future supply of cities with energy, water and food? How do…
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…
Research article // Integration of green and gray infrastructures for sponge city: Water and energy nexus
By Yongjun Sun, Li Deng, Shu-Yuan Pan, Pen-Chi Chiang, Shailesh S. Sable, Kinjal J. Shah. This paper introduces the concepts of gray infrastructure,…
Research article // Energy, environment, water, and land-use nexus based evaluation of the global green building standards
By Nima Norouzi and Mona Soori. This paper intends to investigate different building assessment standards in the world. The evaluative methods and…
Nexus Blog // Empowering local people to engineer their own futures: a new infrastructure planning approach
By MÓNICA A. ALTAMIRANO. How can we make sure, our investments to stimulate economies don’t lock us into the present, but enable us to leapfrog to a…
News // Keynote seminar: Integrating water-energy-food-environment planning for climate adaptation and resilience
The speakers for this event were Julien Harou, Chair in Water Engineering, University of Manchester; Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director of Environment…
Research Article // Growing Spatial Overlap Between Dam-Related Flooding, Cropland and Domestic Water Points: A Water–Energy–Food Nexus Management Challenge in Malawi and Ghana
By Chengxiu Li, Weiyu Yu, Mawuli Dzodzomenyo, Moses Asamoah, Catherine Tlotlo Kerapetse, Matt Kandel, and Jim Wright. This study synthesised…
Discussion Paper // SMART IRRIGATION SMART WASH: Solutions in Response to the Pandemic Crisis in Africa
By Maher Salman, Eva Pek, and Waqas Ahmad. Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Well aware of the…