Policy
Nexus Blog // Powering Sustainable Food Systems
By Agnes Kalibata and Kristina Skierka. As world leaders mark Earth Day at a climate summit hosted by US President Joe Biden, they must remember…
Book // New Elsevier publication re-imagines the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
The book by Mathew Kurian and Yu Kojima is titled 'Boundary Science: Re-imagining Water-Energy-Food Interactions in the Context of the…
Nexus Blog // UNECE launches methodology to evaluate the sustainability of infrastructure projects and guidelines on Waste-to-Energy projects for the circular economy
As countries all over the world aim at ‘building back better’ from the COVID-19 pandemic, the recently-launched UNECE People-first PPP Evaluation…
Policy Brief // Outcomes of the EU Horizon 2020 DAFNE PROJECT: The Zambezi River Basin Integrated Cooperation for a Vital Resource
This policy brief is derived from research conducted under €5.5M four-year EU Horizon 2020 and Swiss funded ‘DAFNE’ project which concerns the…
Publication // Implementing International Watercourses Law through the WEF Nexus and SDGs: an Integrated Approach Illustrated in the Zambezi River Basin
By Zeray Yihdego and Julie Gibson. The authors present how policy frameworks, like the Water-Energy-Food Nexus (WEF) and the global development…
Nexus Blog // Is it crunch time for the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus? 3 recommendations to move the needle
In this article Jonathan Lautze, Dr. Stefan Uhlenbrook and Dr. Luna Bharati succinctly present three recommendations to take the WEF nexus to the…
Video // Recording of the Webinar: Modeling the Water-Energy-Food Nexus; bridging Science and Policy Making
Watch the recorded webinar on 'Modeling the Water-Energy-Food Nexus | bridging Science and Policy' Making with guest speaker Dr. Ali Karnib,…
Publication // Towards sustainable renewable energy investment and deployment; Trade-offs and opportunities with water resources and the environment
By United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). This report offers a non-comprehensive “toolkit” to enable policy-makers to identify,…
Policy Brief // Integrated Policies to Improve the Energy-Water-Food System Nexus to Achieve the SDGs
By Carlo Andrea Bollino, Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Suresh Babu, Yamaji Eiji, Marzio Galeotti. This Policy Brief focusses on an integrated approach…
Policy Brief // Promoting Human-Centric Technologies and the Urban Nexus to address the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Sustainability Challenges of Smart Cities
By Ghadah Aldabbagh, Nikos Dimitriou, Jauad el Kharraz, Hammou Laamrani, Kamal Tumi, Daniela Diegelmann, Majed Mohammed Mustafa Hallawani, Abdullah M…
Policy Paper // Towards sustainable renewable energy investment and deployment: Trade-offs and opportunities with water resources and the environment
This “tool-kit” publication by UNECE - a joint effort of the Environment and Sustainable Energy Divisions - proposes a pragmatic approach to support…
Transboundary Rivers // Fostering Cooperation on Transboundary Waters: Success Stories from SDC’s Transboundary Waters Program
By Annika Kramer, Lukas Rüttinger and Paola Adriázola. The Global Programme Water (GPW) of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)…
Job posting // Postdoctoral research position on the Governance of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Cape Town metropolitan region
The Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning at Utrecht University is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the research project…
Toolbox // Solar-powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS)
Solar-powered irrigation systems have earned a reputation for contributing to multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a single technology.…
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 Eschborn office for six months, starting Ocotober 7, 2022.…