Renewable energy
Project // Sustainable Energy for Smallholder Farmers in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda
Supporting the Productive Use of Energy (PUE) in agricultural value chains to increase productivity and value-addition can be one of the most…
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…
Policy Paper // Towards sustainable renewable energy investment and deployment: Trade-offs and opportunities with water resources and the environment
This “tool-kit” publication by UNECE - a joint effort of the Environment and Sustainable Energy Divisions - proposes a pragmatic approach to support…
Research Article // Optimization of agricultural resources in water-energy-food nexus in complex environment: A perspective on multienergy coordination
By Mo Li and colleagues. This study provides an optimization pathway for the sustainable development of WEFN systems in irrigated agricultural areas.…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme LAC // Nexus Dialogue: United to face water, energy and food crises.
On Tuesday, August 23, the main actors of the water sector in Peru met at the Nexus Dialogue event "Water-Energy-Food", organized by AQUAFONDO, in…
Job posting // International Programs Officer
Friends of the Earth International is looking for an International Programs Officer to support their work on climate justice & energy, and economic…
Report // The Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Libya, UAE, Egypt and Iraq
By Martin Keulertz and Rabi Mohtar. This report analyzes WEF Nexus challenges in Libya, Egypt, Iraq and the UAE to explore whether a greater focus on…
Research article // Sustainability Considerations in Water–Energy–Food Nexus Research in Irrigated Agriculture
By Ahmad Hamidov and Katharina Helming. Irrigated agriculture is a key example of the water-energy–food (WEF) nexus, due to the strong competition…
Database // Interactive Solar Water Pumping Knowledge Base
This collection is an overview of 213 solar water pumping projects all over the world from 2001 up to 2016 (plus one project from 1995). The data is…
Research Article // Livelihood discourses at the water-energy-food-nexus in Victoria’s Coal Seam Gas (CSG) debate
By Elliot Clarke. This paper has applied a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to submissions made to the Victorian Inquiry into Unconventional Gas to…
Vacancy // National Researcher - Renewable Energy, Water and Climate Change
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is looking for a highly motivated national researcher to support projects related to renewable…
Publication // Conclusions report on investment in circular water treatment and renewable energy systems for Latin America and the Caribbean with the Nexus approach
By Alfredo Montañez Velásquez. In accordance with the objective of the contract relating to “Support for research on investment in circular water…
Research article // The water-land-food nexus of first-generation biofuels
By Maria Cristina Rulli, Davide Bellomi, Andrea Cazzoli, Giulia De Carolis and Paolo D’Odorico. This report provides a global assessment of biofuel…
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…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme // Insights from the webinar: Governing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A policy-science dialogue!
The Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme (NRD) had the pleasure to host a webinar, bringing together experts on conducting research on WEF Nexus…