World Bank Video // Thirsty Energy Initiative: Water-Smart Energy for a Sustainable Future
Energy and water demands go hand in hand – By 2035, energy consumption will increase by 35%, which will increase water consumption by 85%. When there…
The Water Blog // Wastewater Treatment: A Critical Component of a Circular Economy
By Diego Juan Rodriguez. Worldwide, the majority of wastewater is neither collected nor teated. Wastewater is a valuable resource, but is often seen…
RESNexus Project // Resilience and Vulnerability at the Urban Nexus
This project is investigating resilience and vulnerability at the urban nexus of food, water, energy and the environment. Dubbed ResNexus for short,…
A New Waste and Energy Nexus? // Rethinking the Modernisation of Waste Services in Delhi
By Rémi de Bercegol and Shankare Gowda. One important aspect of sustainability involves the flows of materials and energy, extracted, consumed,…
Sustainable Development Goals // GIZ Urban Nexus and Mongolian National Development Agency Sign Memorandum of Understanding
By Ruth Erlbeck and Ralph Trosse. On July 3rd 2018 the “Integrated Resource Management in Asian cities: the Urban Nexus project" signed a Memorandum…
Nexus in MENA // Mainstreaming the Nexus Approach in Water, Food and Energy Policies in the MENA Region
By Hussein Abaza. There are close linkages between water, food and energy. Policies for the three sectors need to be designed in a coordinated and…
Unraveling the Nexus // Exploring the Pathways to Combined Resource Use
By David Font Vivanco, Ranran Wang, Sebastiaan Deetman and Edgar Hertwich. In response to the unprecedented decline in global natural resource…
Rethinking the Nexus // Why a Systemic Approach is Necessary
"I do not think we need to abandon the Nexus concept," says Oliver Taherzadeh. "The Nexus agenda has sparked an interesting and necessary discussion…
HLP 2018 Side Event // Addressing Resilience through the Nexus of Water-Food-Energy – Cities as SDG Laboratories
The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can only be achieved if they are pursued in an integrated manner. The way cities and…
Presentation // Nexus Message on Water-Energy-Food-Climate Through an Urban Lens
By Felix Dodds. Held at the HLPF Side event on "Addressing Resilience through the Nexus of Water-Food-Energy – Cities as SDG Laboratories", 17 July…
HLPF Nexus Side Event Presentation // Addressing Resilience through the Nexus of Water-Food-Energy – Cities as SDG Laboratories
By Felix Dodds. The Nexus community is growing in numbers, in depth of analysis and in influence. While the focus of the existing Nexus is on Water,…
Return on Investment Case Study // Accelerating Solar Water Pump Sales in Kenya
This Return on Investment case study by Winrock International shows an increase in gross profits of up to 186% within one to two crop seasons after…
Getting Pumped // A Quest to Finance Solar Irrigation in Kenya
By Evgenia Sokolova. Solar pumping is a well established technology. However, financing solar irrigation can often be difficult, especially for small…
Water Supply in Southeast Asia // "Water is life, contaminated water might mean death"
By Ruth Erlbeck. 2.1 billion (3 in 10) people worldwide lack access to safe, readily available water, 4.5 billion (6 in 10) people worldwide lack…
Making Sense of the Urban Nexus // An Integrated Approach to Intersecting Challenges
By Giulia Salvaterra and Michael Woodbridge. Cities are sites of complex and intersecting challenges which threaten the success of the global…