The Water-Food-Energy Nexus // An Introduction to Nexus Concepts and Some Conceptual and Operational Problems
By Tony Allan, Martin Keulertz and Eckart Woertz. Introduction to the special issue of International Journal of Water Resources Development, "The…
Financial Challenges of the Nexus // Pathways for Investment in Water, Energy and Agriculture in the Arab World
By Martin Keulertz and Eckart Woertz. The Water–Energy–Food (WEF) nexus is a development challenge in the Arab world, particularly in the ‘core nexus…
MENA // Food-Water Security and Virtual Water Trade in the Middle East and North Africa
By Marta Antonelli and Stefania Tamea. The purpose of this study is to analyze the political economy of food-water security in the water-scarce…
Assessment // Rapid Assessment of the Water-Energy-Food-Climate Nexus in Six Selected Basins of North Africa and West Asia undergoing Transitions and Scarcity Threats
By Caroline King and Hadi Jaafar. Existing strategies for management of water scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa negotiate a complex system…
The Nexus as a Political Commodity // Agricultural Development, Water Policy and Elite Rivalry in Egypt
By Harry Verhoeven. Thinking of the interconnections between water, food, energy and climate is nothing new in the Nile Basin; it has long been…
Nexus meets Crisis // A Review of Conflict, Natural Resources and the Humanitarian Response in Darfur with Reference to the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
By Brendan Bromwich. Darfur has been widely used as a case study by both those arguing for causality between environmental scarcity and war and those…
To What End? // Drip Irrigation and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Morocco
By Guy Jobbins, Jack Kalpakian, Abdelouahid Chriyaa, Ahmed Legrouri and El Houssine El Mzouri. This article draws on three case studies of drip…
Water for Food // Virtual-water Content of Agricultural Production and Food Trade Balance of Tunisia
By Jamel Chahed, Mustapha Besbes and Abdelkader Hamdane. This article is devoted to the assessment of Tunisian agricultural production and food trade…
Energy Cost of Irrigation Policy in Morocco // A Social Accounting Matrix Assessment
By Mohammed Rachid Doukkali and Caroline Lejars. The objective of this study was to assess the consumption and the multiplier effect of the use of…
Towards a Water-Energy-Food Nexus Policy // Realizing the Blue and Green Virtual Water of Agriculture in Jordan
By Samer Talozi, Yasmeen Al Sakaji and Amelia Altz-Stamm. Virtual water is an important addendum to how we view a country's water resources. This…
The Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus // Towards a Practical Planning and Decision-support Framework for Landscape Investment and Risk Management
By Livia Bizikova, Dimple Roy, Darren Swanson, Henry David Venema, Matthew McCandless. By Livia Bizikova, Dimple Roy, Darren Swanson, Henry David…
Xinhua // UN calls for better use of water-energy nexus for Africa's development
Various UN agencies on Tuesday jointly called for better utilization of Africa's water-energy nexus so as to harness the continent's resources…
Strategy for Interlinkages between Water, Energy and Agriculture (Nexus Perspective) // Synergies and Conflicting Goals
Global forecasts predict a 40 to 50 per cent increase in the demand for fresh water, energy and food until 2030 due to pressure caused by population…
BMZ Strategy for Interlinkages Between Water, Energy and Agriculture (Nexus Perspective) // Examples from the MENA Region
By Maarit Thiem and Nisreen Lahham. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has published its new “Strategy for…
Workshop // Mainstreaming and Implementing the Water-Energy Nexus for Sustainable Development in Africa
Organized by the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), UN Environment, the UN…