Food and Agriculture
Research Article // Sustainability-Focused Excellence: A Novel Model Integrating the Water–Energy–Food Nexus for Agro-Industrial Companies
By Fernando Caixeta and colleagues. The agro-industrial sector lacks the novel tools needed to integrate sustainability in their businesses, such as…
Research Article // Agricultural water use efficiency and spatial spillover effect considering undesired output in China
By Dong Rui and colleagues. In order to balance the relationship between agricultural water efficiency and regional economic size, this study…
COP27 // RES4Africa Foundation and the RCREEE discussed approaches to uptake the Water-Energy-Food Nexus solutions in Africa during COP27
14th November 2022, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt - RES4Africa Foundation in collaboration with the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy…
Book // Water Interactions – A Systemic View: Why we Need to Comprehend the Water-Climate-Energy-Food-Economics-Lifestyle Connections
By Gustaf Olsson. During the last two decades, the interrelationship between water and energy, and the couplings to food and agriculture have become…
Research Article // Evaluation of the Utilization Efficiency of Water Resources in China Based on ZSG-DEA: A Perspective of Water–Energy–Food Nexus
By Tianming Zhang and colleagues. As the simple models cannot study the correlation among the resources of the WEF nexus; the methods of WEF nexus…
Guidelines // FAO Guidelines for the calculation of the agriculture water use efficiency for global reporting
These guidelines are intended to assist countries in understanding the agronomic parameters involved in the computation of the agricultural…
Call for Applications // LATAM4WEF launches search for youth innovators and SMEs solving the regions’ water, energy, and food security issues
The LATAM4WEF Innovation Lab is opening applications for youth innovators and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)s in Latin America and the…
Convocatoria de Aplicaciones // LATAM4WEF lanza convocatoria para jóvenes innovadores y PYMES que resuelvan los problemas de agua, energía y seguridad alimentaria de la región
El Laboratorio de Innovación de LATAM4WEF abrió aplicaciones para jóvenes innovadores y pequeñas y medianas empresas (PYMES) en América Latina y el…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme MENA // A WEF Nexus training for Jordanian municipalities
As part of the Nexus Dialogue in the MENA region and the MINARET II Project in Jordan, a WEF Nexus training took place with municipality…
Niger Basin Nexus Acceleration Programme // Article Series No. 3: Winning startup completes immersion course
The winner of the final bootcamp of the WEF Nexus acceleration programme, Zakari Idrissa Abdou, promoter of the Green Business and Consulting…
Programme d'accélération Nexus dans le Bassin du Niger // Série d'articles n°3: La startup gagnante termine son cours d'immersion
Le gagnant du Bootcamp du Programme d’accélération des startups NEXUS Eau-Energie-Sécurité Alimentaire (EESA), Zakari Idrissa Abdou, promoteur de…
Job posting // Intern (m/f/d) for the Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme
The Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme at GIZ is looking for a full-time intern at its Bonn office for six months, starting January 24, 2023. Apply…
Nexus Interview Series // Cecilia Vey, Junior Advisor Global Nexus Secretariat, Communications and Outreach
The interview series aims to provide a better picture of the people within the Nexus team and their perspectives on Water Energy Food (WEF) Nexus…
FREXUS Project // Riding out the Multicrisis – the Paris Peace Forum 2022 Tackles Global Governance Challenges in a Polarized World
By Shinta Sander & Ronja Grimmer, GIZ. Under the headline “Riding out the multicrisis”, the Paris Peace Forum (PPF) took place from 11-12 November in…
Report // The State of Food and Agriculture 2022: Leveraging agricultural automation for transforming agrifood systems
Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The State of Food and Agriculture 2022 looks into the drivers of…