Lecture // The Food-Water-Energy Nexus - The Energy Challenge
In his talk Dr Tim Fox will focus on the energy challenge of the nexus. The defining human challenge of the 21st Century is likely to be that of…
AlJazeera // Growing food with seawater and solar power
By Ryan Rifai. World's first mass-scale facility that grows tomatoes without soil, fresh water, or fossil fuels launches in Australia.
Job Vacancy // Graduate Research Assistantship in Sustainability Modeling at the Food-Energy-Water Nexus at Washington State University
WSU seeks a PhD student interested in environmental sustainability and coupled human-natural systems modeling to pursue their graduate education in…
Job Vacancy // Research Associate focusing on the analysis of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Brazil at University of Cambridge
The Department of Land Economy invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Professor Jorge E. Vinuales at the Cambridge…
India // Protecting food, energy, and livelihoods in Punjab through water-efficient agriculture
By Mary O'Neill. The state of Punjab spearheaded the Green Revolution that has transformed Indian agriculture. Encouraged by price guarantees,…
My Statesman // New book explores relationship between water and energy
Water needs energy; energy needs water. That simple fact is at the heart of a new book by University of Texas mechanical engineering associate…
nature // Scientific buzzwords obscure meaning
‘Nexus’ is enjoying new-found popularity. But what does it actually mean? Perhaps, like the most distant stars, the nexus is best viewed only with…
The Guardian // Is using less water the secret to cutting our greenhouse gas emissions?
California, which uses 20% of its electricity in supplying water, just passed a law to collect emissions data from water utilities
The Water-Land Nexus // Performance of Large Irrigation Schemes using the Example of the Gezira Scheme in Sudan
Worldwide, economic growth and changing lifestyles raise the demand for food production by almost 100% in 2050. Expanding irrigation is seen as a…
King's College // The Food-Water-Energy Nexus in the Middle East and North Africa
Mark Mulligan, Tony Allan, and a number of King’s Water members will speak at a Public Event on the "Middle East and North Africa Regional…
ReliefWeb // The Nexus of Climate Change and Conflict in the Arab Region
By Kishan Khoday. Climate change amplifies competition for resources in communities and transboundary disputes between countries. This is even more…
Research // Towards Understanding the Integrative Approach of the Water, Energy and Food Nexus
By Mohammad Al-Saidi and Nadir Ahmed Elagib. The water, energy and food nexus (WEF nexus) is currently quite popular in environmental management. The…
Sustainability Science // Research Priorities for Managing the Impacts and Dependencies of Business upon Food, Energy, Water and the Environment
This paper shows how collaboration between business and academia can identify the most urgent research priorities to ensure the sustainability of…
Session Video // "Energy, water and food must be looked at holistically, not in isolation"
A recording of a session on the energy-water-food nexus at the 23rd World Energy Congress 2016 in Istanbul
River Basins // Modeling the Hydropower–Food Nexus in Large River Basins: A Mekong Case Study
By Jamie Pittock, David Dumaresq and Andrea M. Bassi. An increasing global population and growing wealth are raising demand for energy and food,…