Explore how the WEFE Nexus can transform the world!
Be part of the Nexus world and contribute with your resource.
The Nexus Resource Platform is subject to ongoing strategic and technical development.
Research article // Energy, environment, water, and land-use nexus based evaluation of the global green building standards
By Nima Norouzi and Mona Soori. This paper intends to investigate different building assessment standards in the world. The evaluative methods and…
Research article // Wastewater resources management for energy recovery from circular economy perspective
By Mohanna Zarei. This article provides an overview of wastewater treatment and management for energy production from a circular economy point of…
Research article // Critical review on improving irrigation water use efficiency: Advances, challenges, and opportunities in the Ethiopia context
By Daniel G., Eshete, Berhanu G., Sinshaw, Kassaye G. Legese. The objective of this paper is to review and put together issues related to advances,…
Research article // Integration of green and gray infrastructures for sponge city: Water and energy nexus
By Yongjun Sun, Li Deng, Shu-Yuan Pan, Pen-Chi Chiang, Shailesh S. Sable, Kinjal J. Shah. This paper introduces the concepts of gray infrastructure,…
Research article // Impacts of climatic change and database information design on the water-energy-food nexus in water-scarce regions
By Alaba Boluwade. So far, no studies in Oman have attempted to provide quantitative indicators or metrics from the standpoint of the impacts of…
Research article //The water-energy-food nexus: A holistic approach for resource security in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey
By Mohanna Zarei. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of water conflicts in the Middle East region specifically in Iran, Iraq, and…
Research article // Long term relationship between food, energy and water inflation in South Africa
By Saul Ngarava. South Africa is a water scarce country, with limited irrigable land and an energy sector that is coal-based and water intensive. The…
Research article // Evaluation and Scenario Prediction of the Water-Energy-Food System Security in the Yangtze River Economic Belt Based on the RF-Haken Model
By Yan Chen and Lifan Xu. Based on the actual situation of Yangtze River Economic Belt, this paper constructed a water-energy-food evaluation index…
Research article // Irrigation of biomass plantations may globally increase water stress more than climate change
By Fabian Stenzel, Peter Greve, Wolfgang Lucht, Sylvia Tramberend, Yoshihide Wada and Dieter Gerten. To corroborate findings from one earlier…
Master thesis // The impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissances Dam on the Water-Energy-Food security nexus in Sudan
By Mugahid Elnour. Ethiopia is constructing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile River near the Sudanese borders. This…
Research article // Operationalising the water-energy-food nexus through the theory of change
By Dhesigen Naidoo, Luxon Nhamo, Sylveste Mpandeli, Nafisa Sobratee, Aidan Senzanje, Stanley Liphadzi, Rob Slotow, Michael Jacobson, Albert T Modi…
Policy brief // Enhanced water security and energy access: Key investments for Sub Saharan Africa
By C. Ringler, A. M. Alqarawy, W. Brent, G. Collins, P. Orengoh, B. Scanlon, L. Yaseen. The Think20 task force on Sustainable Energy, Food, and…
Research article // The Water-Energy-Food Nexus as an Adaptation Strategy for Achieving Sustainable Livelihoods at a Local Level
By Luxon Nhamo, Bekithemba Ndlela, Sylvester Mpandeli and Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi. The authors of the study developed a conceptual framework to…
Research article // Sustainability Considerations in Water–Energy–Food Nexus Research in Irrigated Agriculture
By Ahmad Hamidov and Katharina Helming. Irrigated agriculture is a key example of the water-energy–food (WEF) nexus, due to the strong competition…
Publication // Understanding the conceptual frameworks and methods of the WEF Nexus at the household level for development-oriented policy support: a systematic review
By Leonard Chirenje Itayi, Geetha Mohan and Osamu Saito. Food, energy, and water are vital components for human well-being. Conceptualizing the Nexus…
Be part of the Nexus world and contribute with your resource
We actively invite Nexus activists to engage and contribute to the Nexus knowledge hub. Fill in this form, upload your article and assign the appropriate tags. Thank you for contributing to the knowledge hub and to the dissemination of Nexus resources.