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Nexus Tools // Nutrient-Energy-Water/NEW Nexus Toolkit
The Nutrient-Energy-Water/NEW Nexus Toolkit is aiming to help public and private-sector professionals find resources on onsite water reuse systems.…
Programa Diálogo Regional Nexo para América Latina y el Caribe// Diálogos Regionales del Agua en América Latina y El Caribe 2023: Hacia la Conferencia del Agua de Naciones Unidas
La Comisión Económica de las Naciones Unidas para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) organizó la tercera edición de los Diálogos Regionales del Agua…
Call for Proposals // Launched: third call with South Africa on integrating health approaches and the WEF nexus
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa launched their third call on the WEF nexus, this time…
Report // The State of Food and Agriculture 2021: Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks and stresses
Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). To ensure food security our agrifood systems have to be made more…
Research Article // Maximizing Water Use Efficiency in Rice Farming: A Comprehensive Review of Innovative Irrigation Management Technologies
By Maduri Mallareddy and colleagues. In this article, the suitability of different water-saving rice production methods is reviewed based on factors…
News // Managing the Water and Energy Nexus – What’s needed in a water utility for the future
By Hassan Aboelnga (Middle East Water Forum) and Dragan Savić (KWR Water Research Institute, Netherlands). Water utilities provide access to safe…
Article // Marginal-quality waters for irrigation in water-scarce areas
As rainfall, river runoff and snowfall in water-scarce areas are becoming insufficient to meet the water demands, this article argues that there is a…
Research Article // A systematic approach for assessing water, energy and food security during the COVID‑19 pandemic: case study of Mexico
By Alma Yunuen Raya-Tapia and collegues. In this study, a new WEF Global Index is developed to assess the availability, accessibility and regional…
Research Article // Infrastructure Shaming and Consequences for Management of Urban WEF Security Nexus in China and India
By Daphne Gondhalekar and Jörg E. Drewes. This study demonstrates that even when water stress and awareness are high as in Shaxi and Leh, it is not a…
The Water Blog // Wastewater Treatment: A Critical Component of a Circular Economy
By Diego Juan Rodriguez. Worldwide, the majority of wastewater is neither collected nor teated. Wastewater is a valuable resource, but is often seen…
Research Article // A Feminist Analysis of Women Farmers Navigating Groundwater Qualities in Maharashtra, India
By Irene Leonardelli and colleagues. This paper presents the findings of an ethnographic study of a relatively recent irrigation scheme that brings…
Discussion Paper // SMART IRRIGATION SMART WASH: Solutions in Response to the Pandemic Crisis in Africa
By Maher Salman, Eva Pek, and Waqas Ahmad. Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Well aware of the…
Publication // Becoming FEW Conscious: A Conceptual Typology of Household Behavior Change Interventions Targeting the Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Nexus
By Berman, H., Shwom, R., & Cuite, C. (2019). This paper proposes a conceptual typology that synthesises interdisciplinary analytic traditions to…
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…
Video // A Water Secure Future for All
Water is a vital resource. Access to water and sanitation are human rights. Yet, more than 2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water and…