Policy
News // Nexus study to identify needs and investment opportunities in Guinea-Bissau to support a greener post-COVID-19 recovery
Published by UNDP Guinea-Bissau. This article reflects on UNDP Guinea-Bissau's preparation of a national analysis that includes a needs assessment on…
News // Research shifts policy from energy subsidy to water savings in Uzbekistan's irrigated heartland
In Uzbekistan, most agricultural land is irrigated with water pumped from two rivers, the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya. This pumping consumes 20% of…
Policy Paper // Sustainable Solar-Powered Irrigation Systems
Solar-powered irrigation systems have earned a reputation for contributing to multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a single technology.…
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…
Research Article // Watermelons in the Desert in Morocco: Struggles Around a Groundwater Commons-in-the-Making
By Lisa Bossenbroek and colleagues. Groundwater is essential for early-season agriculture in many arid regions. In such regions, however,…
Research Article // Examining Lebanon's Resilience Through a Water-Energy-Food Nexus Lens
By Bassel Daher, Silva Hamie, Konstantinos Pappas and Julie Roth. This study concludes that considering the case of Lebanon through a…
Research Article // The Water-Energy-Food Nexus Index: A Tool to Support Integrated Resource Planning, Management and Security
By Gareth B. Simpson and colleagues. Based on the constituent indicators, the WEF Nexus Index is a function of the national resource base (e.g.,…
Nexus Regional Dialogue Central Asia // European Union promotes regional water and energy cooperation in the Amu Darya river basin
CENTRAL ASIA – The European Union (EU) continues its efforts to address the issue of siltation at the Tuyamuyun Hydroelectric Complex (THC) that…
Nexus Regional Dialogue Central Asia // National ministries of Tajikstan discussed projects to promote water, energy, and food security
The project "Nexus Dialogue in Central Asia" aims to promote joint water, energy, and food security. National ministries of Tajikstan met at the 8th…
Nexus Regional Dialogue Niger Basin // The Niger Basin Authority adopts its first transboundary guidelines on Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus
On December 7, 2022, in the capital of Chad, N’Djamena, the Council of Ministers of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) adopted formal guidelines on the…
Research Article // Conjunctive Use of Canal Water and Groundwater: An Analysis Based on Farmers’ Practices in Ravangaon, Maharashtra
By Sneha Bhat and colleagues. This article examines what happens when canal water is combined with groundwater by documenting the complex web of…
Policy Briefing // The Climate–Conflict Nexus in Africa: A Conflict-Sensitive Approach
By Julia Freedberg. This policy briefing recommends that the Global North needs to deliver more climate finance commitments and for African countries…
Нексус в Центральной Азии // ЕС ОКАЗЫВАЕТ ПОДДЕРЖКУ ЦЕНТРАЛЬНОЙ АЗИИ В РАЗРАБОТКЕ ТЕХНИЧЕСКИХ РЕШЕНИЙ ПРОБЛЕМЫ ЗАИЛИВАНИЯ ВОДОХРАНИЛИЩ
ЦЕНТРАЛЬНАЯ АЗИЯ – Третье заседание технической рабочей группы, созданной в рамках проекта Европейского Союза (ЕС) «Нексус Диалог в Центральной Азии»…
Report // Water-Energy Nexus: Excerpt from the World Energy Outlook 2016
This excerpt from the World Energy Outlook 2016 looks at the critical interplay between water and energy, with an emphasis on the stress points that…
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…