Biofuels // Next generation biorefineries will solve the food, biofuels, and environmental trilemma in the energy–food–water nexus
By Y.H. Percival Zhang. The future roles of biomass and carbohydrate for meeting needs of food/feed, renewable materials, and transportation fuels…
Vacancy // Research Assistant at UN University/UNU-FLORES, incl. Nexus Observatory project
The UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) is hiring a research assistant for its Capacity…
Water-Energy Nexus // Examples of Positive Bioenergy and Water Relationships
By IEA Bioenergy and Global Bioenergy Partnership. The 20 examples presented in this publication illustrate an encouraging variety both in terms of…
Workshop // Energy, water and food security in relation to climate change and social inequality in the Andes
The Regional Program Energy Security and Climate Change in Latin America of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (EKLA-KAS) and the "trAndeS" programme…
BBC // Food trade drains global water sources at 'alarming' rates
By Matt McGrath. The global market for foodstuffs is depleting water sources in many parts of the world quicker than they can naturally be refilled.…
Call for Papers // Special Issue on “Food-Energy-Water Nexus”
This special issue of "Resources, Conservation and Recycling" will provide an opportunity for knowledge exchange to advance our understanding of…
Research // Assessment of the Successes and Failures of Decentralized Energy Solutions and Implications for the Water–Energy–Food Security Nexus: Case Studies from Developing Countries
By Dawit Diriba Guta, Jose Jara, Narayan Prasad Adhikari, Qiu Chen, Varun Gaur and Alisher Mirzabaev. Access to reliable and affordable energy is…
Nexus in Southern Africa // SADC countries attending the Sadc Water, Energy Ministers meeting in Swazi
Swaziland PM opens 36th Joint Meeting of SADC Ministers of Energy and Water, ahead of Resource Mobilisation and Energy Investment Forum, on 11 July…
BBC // Welsh Water invests £250m to produce green energy
Welsh Water is investing £250m to help produce its own energy needs and cut its £44m annual utility bill.
Science-Policy Gap // Closing the governance gaps in the water-energy-food nexus: Insights from integrative governance
The water-energy-food nexus has become a popular concept in environmental change research and policy debates. A new SEI working paper by Nina Weitz,…
Research // Closing the Governance Gaps in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
By Nina Weitz, Claudia Strambo, Eric Kemp-Benedict and Måns Nilssona. This paper examines how the integrative environmental governance literature can…
Financial Tribune // Morocco to Build Largest Seawater Desalination Plant
The project will be developed by Abengoa, a Spain-based company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and…
The Stand // Food waste leaves energy production much to digest
By Grant Reynolds and Paul Jones. How combining food waste with sewerage treatment could provide a source of renewable energy and reduce landfill.
Nexus in the SAARC Region // "Be mindful of the vital synergy of the three sectors!"
On 3-5 July 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of Bhutan in collaboration with SAARC Agriculture Centre, SAARC Energy Centre and…
UN EMG Nexus Dialogues // "It will be crucial to increase, enchance, put in place, scale up"
By Hossein Fadaei. To implement the SDGs, it will be crucial to identify ways to increase coherence, enhance synergies in governance and policy…