Modelling and assessment
Publication // A Bibliometric Analysis of Food–Energy–Water Nexus: Progress and Prospects
By Jing Zhu, Shenghong Kang, Wenwu Zhao, Qiujie Li, Xinyuan Xie and Xiangping Hu. This study uses co-citation analysis and aims to map the knowledge…
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…
MAXUS // Synergizing water, food and energy policy
By Rogier E. A. Burger. In this study an optimization model framework is proposed, titled ‘MAXUS’, specifically designed to address the shortfalls of…
Research Article // From participatory process to robust decision-making: An Agriculture-water-energy nexus analysis for the Souss-Massa basin in Morocco
By Youssef Almulla and colleagues. In this study, a stakeholder-driven and model-supported robust nexus decision-making framework is introduced. This…
Job posting // Senior Research Assistant: Resource Nexus Analytics, Informatics and Data (AID)
UNU-FLORES is looking for a senior research assistant to join their team in Dresden, Germany. The successful candidate will be working on…
Call for Applications // WEF Nexus Masterclass & Winter School for Southern Africa
Apply now to join the WEF Nexus Masterclass (13-15 June 2022) and Winter School (8-12 August 2022) for Southern Africa. Apply before April 30, 2022.
Research Article // Quantifying the Sustainability of Water Availability for the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystem Nexus in the Niger River Basin
By Jie Yang and colleagues. Meeting the growing demands for fresh water, food, and energy while maintaining the sustainability of eco-systems is a…
Publication // The nexus of water-energy-food in China's tourism industry
The tourism industry contributes significantly to the growth of the global economy and is considered to be strongly associated with a large amounts…
Nexus Modelling // Involving the Water–Energy–Food Nexus in Integrating Low-Income and Isolated Communities
By Brenda Cansino-Loeza and José María Ponce-Ortega. This work presents a general mathematical programming model for satisfying water, energy, and…
Research Article // A computational modelling approach based on the ‘Energy - Water - Food nexus node’ to support decision-making for sustainable and resilient food security
By Maryam Haji, Rajesh Govindan and Tareq Al-Ansari. The enhanced EWF nexus nodal method was applied to represent various farming industries having…
Research Article // Future runoff assessment under climate change and land-cover alteration scenarios: a case study of the Zayandeh-Roud dam upstream watershed
By Azadeh Ahmadi and colleagues. In this study, hydrological responses to climate change and land-cover alteration on future runoff in the…
Call for tenders // Innovative analyses on Agri-Solar business models in the MENA region and Niger Basin
RES4Africa opens tender for innovative analyses on Agri-Solar business models in the MENA region and Niger Basin. RES4Africa's Project aims at…
Research Article // A novel modelling toolkit for unpacking the Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) nexus of agricultural development
By M.E. Correa-Cano and colleagues. An integrated WEFE Nexus modelling toolkit that covers the biophysical and socioeconomic aspects of agricultural…
Publication // Spatiotemporal Differences and Spatial Convergence of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecology Nexus in Northwest China
By Min Wang, Yi-fei Zhu, Si-wen Gong and Chang-yu Ni. This paper analyzed the dynamic change trend, spatial evolution characteristics, and spatial…
Nexus Blog // Quantifying and visualising inter-dependencies in the water–energy–food nexus
By Declan Conway and Christian Siderius. In this commentary, the authors demonstrate how the physical links between each WEF Nexus element can be…