Identifying trade-offs and reconciling competing demands for water // Integrating agriculture into a robust decision-making framework
By J.W. Fox, D. Haro-Monteagudo, T.M. Hess and J. Morris. This paper describes an empirical application of a mixed methods approach to integrate…
"A WEF perspective is essential for developing effective strategies for the sustainable use of essential resources"
By Jauad El Kharraz. With a water-energy-food nexus workshop held in Morocco in December, the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) and…
The State of U.S. Urban Water // Data and the Energy-Water Nexus
By Christopher M. Chini and Ashlynn S. Stillwell. In this study, the authors evaluate the energy-for-water component of the energy-water nexus by…
Call for Papers // Special Edition of Energy, Ecology and Environment: "Water Security"
Edited by Robert Brears. Global demand for water is projected to outstrip supply by 40% in 2030 and 55% in 2050 as a result of climate change, rising…
Call for Papers // Special Edition of Energy, Ecology and Environment: "Water Security"
Edited by Robert Brears. Global demand for water is projected to outstrip supply by 40% in 2030 and 55% in 2050 as a result of climate change, rising…
The Economist // What fuel, bread and water reveal about how Egypt is mismanaged
Egyptians are addicted to subsidies that make them poorer. Three commodities—fuel, bread and water—illustrate the problem that price controls and…
Foundation EURACTIV // How Europe can make its water sector energy neutral
Opinion by Mads Warming. The new EU Drinking Water Directive could be the tool to reduce water losses, cut energy consumption and deliver a better…
Water-Energy Nexus // Internship on Desalination at UNU-INWEH
As intern at UNU-INWEH, you will collect and synthesize data on the status of desalinated water across countries and regions, search of literature…
Food-Migration Nexus // At the Root of Exodus: Food Security, Conflict and International Migration
This study by the World Food Programme aims at determining the role that food security and other factors play in compelling cross-border migration.…
Desalination // Solar desalination coupled with water remediation and molecular hydrogen production: a novel solar water-energy nexus
By Seonghun Kim, Guangxia Piao, Dong Suk Han, Ho Kyong Shonc and Hyunwoong Park. In this article, a novel sunlight-water-energy nexus technology is…
Sustainability // Developing Socio-Techno-Economic-Political (STEP) Solutions for Addressing Resource Nexus Hotspots
By Bassel Daher, Rabi H. Mohtar, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos, Kent E. Portney, Ronald Kaiser and Walid Saad. This paper explores the multiple…
BMZ Water Strategy // A Key Contribution to Implementing the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement
For the global development agenda, the decisions taken in 2015 - above all the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris…
HLPF Policy Brief #9 // Water-Energy-Food Nexus for the Review SDG 7
This document is a part of a series of policy briefs being developed to support SDG7 review at the UN High Level Political Forum to be held in July…
Central Asia Nexus Dialogue // Stakeholder Analysis Report
The main objective of this stakeholder analysis is to identify key stakeholders as a mechanism to facilitate improvements to inter-sectoral…
From Isolation to Integration // New UN Report Provides Roadmap to More Sustainable Resource Management
To solve the world’s biggest problems – from climate change to urbanisation to population growth – we must approach environmental solutions in an…