Research Brief // Coordinating Planning in the Agricultural and Water Sectors: Zambia
By Waltina Scheumann. Zambia’s agricultural sector has so far fallen short of its development potential. Just 10 percent or so of water and land…
Transboundary Basins // Reconciling Resource Uses in Transboundary Basins: Assessment of the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus in the Syr Darya River Basin
By UNECE. The Syr Darya Basin, shared by Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, represents a classic example for exploring the…
NEXUS Platform now on Facebook
The NEXUS Platform has now opened a FACEBOOK account to add audience and interaction to the debate around the nexus. Please join us now!
The Free Press Journal // Integrated sustainable solutions required to solve water crisis
Industrialists, scientists, spiritual leaders and noted experts in the field of water conservancy have stressed the need to bring about integrated…
Job Vacancy // Research Project Manager Water for Food Institute at University of Nebraska
The Robert B Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute (WFI) works collaboratively with the University of Nebraska faculty, administrators, and…
Infographic Virtual Water // "Hidden water - How much water is in chocolate?"
You cannot see how much water is required to produce what we eat every day. More than 15,000 l of water are needed to produce 1 kg of beef, 2,000 l…
Modelling & Assessment // The development of the energy, water and food nexus systems model
By Tareq Al-Ansari. The objective of this thesis is to present the details and function of the EWF Nexus environmental assessment tool, and…
QAFCO Conference 2017 // "Water, Energy & Food Nexus"
Organised by the Texas A&M University at Qatar and QAFCO
Session Input // “Managing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus” at the Regional Dialogue on Extractive Industry Governance and Infrastructure, ECLAC, Santiago, Chile
Key input by Francisco J. Meza, Director Centro de Cambio Global, Universidad Católica de Chile, audio recording and presentation.
Sewage // Urban sewage in Brazil: drivers of and obstacles to wastewater treatment and reuse; governing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Series
By Katharina M.K. Stepping. The case study analyses the factors that drive or hinder wastewater collection and treatment in urban Brazil and…
Beyond the "WEF Nexus" // A Critical Nexus: Water, Development And Security
By Ion Jinga, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations. An ancient Chinese proverb says: “Not only can water float a…
National Geographic // As Groundwater Dwindles, a Global Food Shock Looms
By Cheryl Katz. By mid-century, says a new study, some of the biggest grain-producing regions could run dry.
European Geosciences Union // Meeting "Data-driven insights into the complexities of water-energy-food-climate nexus"
Co-meeting to the 2017 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). This interdisciplinary session explores data-driven applications…
Research // The water-energy-food nexus: Is the increasing attention warranted, from either a research or policy perspective?
By Dennis Wichelns. In recent years, the notion of a nexus involving water, energy, and food has been gaining attention in the scholarly literature…
GreenMedia // Understanding the Water-Energy Nexus
The Water-Energy Nexus refers to the interconnectedness of our water and energy systems. Energy is required to extract, convey and deliver water of…