Modelling and assessment
Research Article // Exploring the challenges and opportunities in the Water, Energy, Food nexus for Arid Region
By Sameh Al-Muqdadi and colleauges. This investigation was able to identify the nexus for power supply, water availability and food security chosen a…
Publication // Embedding the United Nations sustainable development goals into energy systems analysis: expanding the food–energy–water nexus
By Taco Niet, Nastaran Arianpoo, Kamaria Kuling & Andrew S. Wright. The paper shows that the nexus of climate, land, energy and water needs to be…
Policy Brief // Reconciling resource uses in transboundary basins: assessment of the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus
This paper delivers an introduction towards the different stages and benefits given by an assessment of the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus, with…
Tools // New Version of the Nexus Tools Platform 2.0
The Nexus Tools Platform aims at facilitating the application of a cross-sectoral Nexus Approach to environmental resources management. This requires…
Research Article // Resource Nexus Perspectives in the Blue Economy of India - The case of sand mining in Kerala
By Matovu Baker and colleagues. This report is a result of a desktop review to document the impacts of sand mining on the Blue Economy resources. It…
WEF Nexus Tool // Transboundary Nexus Assessment (TBNA) Methodology Interactive Infographic
In transboundary settings, Nexus related issues can result in painful trade-offs and friction between countries. The TBNA Methodology is a…
Research Article // Water, Energy and Carbon Tradeoffs of Groundwater Irrigation-Based Food Production: Case Studies from Fergana Valley, Central Asia
By Akmal Kh. Karimov and colleagues. This study results suggest that when carbon emissions become the main factor of environmental and agricultural…
E-learning Course // Introduction to CLEWs
OpenLearn Create is offering an e-learning course introducing the climate, land use, energy and water (CLEWs) models as tools to simulate WEF…
Research Article // Growing Spatial Overlap Between Dam-Related Flooding, Cropland and Domestic Water Points: A Water–Energy–Food Nexus Management Challenge in Malawi and Ghana
By Chengxiu Li, Weiyu Yu, Mawuli Dzodzomenyo, Moses Asamoah, Catherine Tlotlo Kerapetse, Matt Kandel, and Jim Wright. This study synthesised…
Publication // Reconciling resource uses: Assessment of the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus in the North Western Sahara Aquifer System Part A - "Nexus Challenges and Solutions"
This report highlights the main results of a participatory assessment of the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus in the North Western Sahara Aquifer…
WEF Nexus and SDGs // Toward an Understanding of Synergies and Trade-Offs Between Water, Energy, and Food SDG Targets
By Marianela Fader, Colleen Cranmer, Richard Lawford and Jill Engel-Cox. This paper introduces the results of an assessment, which identified the…
Research Article // Energy-food nexus scarcity risk and the synergic impact of climate policy: A global production network perspective
By Yan Xia and Bingqian Yan. By combining multi-regional input-output analysis and network control analysis, this paper investigated the dependence…
Research Article // A sustainable network design of a hybrid biomass supply chain by considering the water–energy–carbon nexus
By Abolfazl Rasekh and colleagues. In this study, a multiobjective multiperiod model for designing a sustainable supply chain network based on hybrid…
Review Papers // Hidden gems: Highlighting underrepresented but valuable knowledge in the water-energy-food nexus
By Caitlin Grady and colleagues. By using a reverse citation systematic review method, this paper highlights lesser known works and perspectives in…