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 // 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…
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…
Project // Nexusing water, energy and food to increase resilience in the Cape Town metropolitan region
The project is part of the Merian Fund that encourages cooperation between Dutch and South Africa academic institutions and is funded by the NWO…
Publication // Smart Climate Resilient and Efficient Integrated Waste to Clean Energy System in a Developing Country: Industry 4.0
By Anthony Njuguna Matheri, Belaid Mohamed and Jane Catherine Ngila. In this chapter from the African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, edited…
Publication // The Water-Energy-Food Nexus as a Tool to Transform Rural Livelihoods and Well-Being in Southern Africa
By Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Luxon Nhamo, Sylvester Mpandeli, Charles Nhemachena, Aidan Senzanje, Nafisa Sobratee, Pauline Paidamoyo Chivenge, Rob…
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…
Fact Sheet // Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme Phase II
The Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme Phase II (2020-2023), funded by the EU and BMZ, aims to mainstream WEF Nexus approaches through increased…
Publication // Development of Water-Energy-Food Nexus Index and its Application to South Africa and the Southern African Development Community
By Water Research Commission (WRC). This report presents the development of an index with the WEF nexus as its guiding framework. It is applied to…
Publication // An integrative analytical model for the water-energy-food nexus: South Africa case study
By Luxon Nhamo, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Sylvester Mpandeli, Chris Dickens, Charles Nhemachena, Aidan Senzanje, Dhesigen Naidoo, Stanley Liphadzi,…
Publication // Competition for Land: The Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Coal Mining in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
By Simpson, G. B., Badenhorst, J., Berchner, M., Jewitt, G., & Davies, E. (2019). This paper highlights the conflict present between the WEF-Nexus…
Publication // Sustainability Indicators and Indices for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus for Performance Assessment: WEF Nexus in Practice – South Africa Case Study
By Nhamo, L., Mabhaudhi, T., Mpandeli, S., Nhemachena, C., Senzanje, A., Naidoo, D., Liphadzi, S. & Modi, A. T. (2019). This paper develops a…
Publication // What-If: An Open-Source Decision Support Tool for Water Infrastructure Investment Planning within the Water–Energy–Food–Climate Nexus
By Raphaël Payet-Burin, Mikkel Kromann, Silvio Pereira-Cardenal, Kenneth Marc Strzepek and Peter Bauer-Gottwein. This paper presents a new…
Southern Africa // Prospects for Improving Irrigated Agriculture in Southern Africa: Linking Water, Energy and Food
By Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Sylvester Mpandeli, Luxon Nhamo, Vimbayi G. P. Chimonyo, Charles Nhemachena, Aidan Senzanje, Dhesigen Naidoo and Albert T…
