Ecosystems
Webinar // Integrated Assessment of Water Resources and Aquatic Ecosystems: How Do they Relate to Resource Nexus Perspectives towards the SDGs?
UNU-FLORES, in collaboration with PRISMA – Centre for Sustainability Assessment and Policy on behalf of TU Dresden, is delighted to present the next…
Online Event // Nexus Virtual Forum °7 Integration of biodiversity to the NEXUS (WEF) approach from two perspectives in LAC: Nature-based solutions and fragmentation of rivers for reservoirs
The main theme of the Nexus Virtual Forum °7 is addressing nature-based solutions and the impact of dams on river ecosystems in Latin America and the…
Meeting // Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus Task Force under the Water Convention
The sixth meeting Task Force on the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus will take place in the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 22nd and 23rd of…
Session at RGS 2018 // Who is Responsible for Integration? Responsibility in WEEF Nexus Governance
Integration is a both a goal and a challenge for nexus governance. Recent research on the implementation of policy instruments governing land use in…
Session at RGS 2018 // Operationalising an Ecosystem Approach for NEXUS Governance: The Case of Natural Resources Wales
The water-energy-food-environment nexus presents a significant governance challenge; representing a Gordian knot of entangled challenges, scales,…
Session at RGS 2018 // Landscaping Ecosystem Services – A Landscape-Nexus Approach: Meaning, Narrative and Integration
This talk will present work that builds on and extends recent research arguing that landscape, both conceptually and functionally, acts as a…
SWWW 2018 Event // MENA Focus - Benefits for Ecosystems and Wetlands through the Nexus
In the Mediterranean, wetlands are among its richest ecosystems, providing exceptional value and services including water purification, flood…
SWWW 2018 Panel // Using Information Tools on Multifunctional Nature-based Solutions to Achieve SDGs
The implementation of the water- and interrelated SDGs calls for joint action by various stakeholder groups empowered by the provision of data,…
Water-Food Nexus // Course on "Wetlands, integrated water resources management and food security"
Wetlands play an essential role in supporting food security, in making water resources management sustainable and in adapting to climate change…
Water-Migration Nexus Side Event at UNFCC // Water Stress and Human Mobility: Freshwater Solutions for Resilience and Peacebuilding
The side event aims at contributing to and presenting the work of the Task Force on Displacement created at COP21 to develop recommendations for…
Publication // Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Practices as a Nature-Based Solution to Promote Water-Energy-Food Nexus Balance
By Kennedy Muthee, Lalisa Duguma, Judith Nzyoka and Peter Minang. The objective of this study is to evaluate the contributions of ecosystem-based…
Case Studies // Examining the Water-Energy-Food Security- Ecosystem Nexus Approach in Nepal
Despite its strong theoretical foundation, the WEFE nexus has been criticized for lacking adequate practical examples and case studies. Specifically,…
Nexus Blog // Reunión virtual de expertos sobre políticas del Nexo Agua-Alimentos-Energía-Ecosistemas y proyectos de relevancia transfronteriza en la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC)
La Comisión Económica de las Naciones Unidas para Europa (CEPE), la Comisión Económica de las Naciones Unidas para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)…
Research Article // Looking at the Water-Energy-Food nexus through the lens of Ecosystem Services: a new perspective
By Beatrice Sambo and colleagues. This perspective paper argues that a truly integrated nexus approach necessitates placing ecosystem services at the…
Policy Brief // Working with the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus
This policy note provides a summary and perspectives of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus for climate-resilient sustainable development.…