Ecosystems / WEFE Nexus
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…
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,…
Publication // Water-Energy-Food Nexus Sustainability in the Upper Blue Nile (UBN) Basin
By Allam, M. M., & Eltahir, E. A. (2019). This paper presents a framework for optimal allocation of land and water resources in the upper Blue Nile…
Publication // Integrated modelling and management of water resources: the ecosystem perspective on the nexus approach
By Hülsmann, S., Sušnik, J., Rinke, K., Langan, S., van Wijk, D., Janssen, A. B., & Mooij, W. M. (2019). This publication was developed by the…
Policy Brief // Soil as the ‘missing link’ for the Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus
This is a policy brief that was originally published by Magic Nexus (www.magic-nexus.eu) and has been reposted here with their friendly permission.…
Publication // Land degradation neutrality for water security and combating drought
This is an excerpt of a paper originally published by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Food and Agriculture…
Journal Paper // A Decision Support Tool to Enhance Agricultural Growth in the Mékrou River Basin (West Africa)
By Angel Udiasa, Marco Pastoria, Céline Dondeynaza, Cesar Carmona Moreno, Abdou Ali, Luigi Cattaneo, Javier Cano. This paper describes the…
Nexus Workshop // Outcomes of the Cairo Water Week 2019 Side Event: Promoting Urban Nexus in the MENA Region
This article summarizes the main outcomes and discussion points of the workshop "Promoting Urban Nexus in the MENA Region - A Side Event at Cairo…
Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus Atlas for the Mediterranean // Seeking Examples of Best Practices
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Global Water Partnership for the Mediterranean…
Scholarship // Graduate Research Assistants (Food-energy-water systems (FEWS))
The Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) has openings for two graduate students…
Publication // The Development of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus as a Framework for Achieving Resource Security: A Review
By Gareth B. Simpson and Graham P. W. Jewitt. This paper presents a study of the evolution of the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus since its rise to…
What on Earth are Ecosystem Services? // Nexus Seminar on the Concepts, Methods, and Challenges
The idea that nature provides benefits supporting human well-being has been there since time immemorial. With the growing awareness that these…
Water Convention // Methodology for Assessing the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus in Transboundary Basins and Experiences from its Application: Synthesis
This Synthesis publication covers lessons on interlinkages, trade-offs and benefits in managing water, energy and land/agriculture, as well as on…
Article // The FE²W Network - Review and Outlook
This is a summary of a prospectus by the Food Energy Environment Water Network (www.fe2wnetwork.org) which has been reposted here with their friendly…