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Energy-Water Nexus // Head-On Collision or Near Miss?
By Kristen Averyt. Energy production requires water, and clean water requires energy. How will we overcome this feedback loop in a warming,…
The Water-Energy-Food Nexus // Climate Risks and Opportunities in Southern Africa
The discourse on the need for water, energy, and food security has dominated the development agenda of southern African countries, centred on…
Prioridades del nexo agua, energía y alimentación en Costa Rica y políticas para su manejo, con énfasis en la cuenca del río Reventazón
Por Maureen Ballestero y Tania López. El estudio del NEXO considera necesariamente por un análisis de las organizaciones que tienen que ver con estos…
Linking the Economics of Water, Energy, and Food // A Nexus Modeling Approach
By Perrihan Al-Riffai, Clemens Breisinger, Md. Hossain Alam Mondal, Claudia Ringler, Manfred Wiebelt and Tingju Zhu. The authors use an innovative…
The Nexus: Reconsidering Environmental Security and Adaptive Capacity
By R. de Grenade, L.House-Peters, C.A. Scott, B. Thapa, M. Mills-Novoa, A. Gerlak and K. Verbist. The water–energy–food nexus has emerged as a…
Research Overview // The Energy-Water-Food Nexus
By D.L. Keairns, R.C. Darton, and A. Irabien. As the global population grows in size and increasingly lives in cities, and with lifestyles based on…
Modelling // Modeling the Nexus across Water Supply, Power Generation and Environment Systems using the System Dynamics Approach: Hehuang Region, China
This paper aims to model the WPE nexus in the China’s Hehuang Region by using the system dynamics approach. Six nonlinear ordinary differential…
Implementation // Challenges in Operationalizing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
By J. Liu, H. Yang, C. Cudennec, A.K. Gain, H. Hoff, R. Lawford, J. Qi, L. de Strasser, P.T. Yillia and C. Zheng. Concerns about the…
Climate Change and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus // Insights from Policy and Practice in Tanzania
By Joanna Pardoe, Declan Conway, Emilinah Namaganda, Katharine Vincent, Andrew J. Dougill and Japhet J. Kashaigili. The threat of climate change is…
SPIS // Solar Pumping: The Basics
By the World Bank. Solar photovoltaic water pumping (SWP) uses energy from solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to power an electric water pump. The entire…
Solar-powered Irrigation Systems // The Benefits and Risks of Solar-powered Irrigation - A Global Overview
By Hans Hartung and Lucie Pluschke. This report takes stock of the experiences with SPIS around the world. What are the real costs and benefits of…
Nexus in the MENA Region // Assessment of the Water-Energy Nexus in the Municipal Water Sector in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
By Homoud Al-Mutrafi, Waleed Al-Zubari, Alaa El-Sadek and Ibrahim Abdel Gelil. This paper performs an assessment of the water-energy nexus in the…
Towards a Relational Understanding of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus // Analysis of Embeddedness and Governance in the Upper Blue Nile Region of Ethiopia
By Christian Stein, Claudia Pahl-Wostl, Jennie Barron. Given the need for transformative changes towards more sustainable, integrated management of…
Membrane Distillation at the Water-Energy Nexus // Limits, Opportunities, and Challenges
By Akshay Deshmukh, Chanhee Boo, Vasiliki Karanikola, et al. Energy-efficient desalination and water treatment technologies play a critical role in…
Getting to Grips with the Water-Energy-Food Nexus?
By Alexandra Howe. Global demand for food, energy and water is increasing and these resources cannot be considered in isolation. Chemical engineers…
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