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Water-Energy Research // Water/Energy Nexus: what renewable options for small-holder irrigation?
This question is answered by two new publications by SNV which analyse how biogas and renewable energy can be used by smallholder farmers for their…
nature // The parched planet: Water on tap
Researchers are exploring unconventional sources of fresh water to quench the globe's growing thirst.
Water-Energy Nexus // U.S. Department of Energy Releases Water-Energy Nexus Report
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report that frames an integrated challenge and opportunity space around the water-energy nexus for…
// Blog Oil for Food // The Water Energy Food Nexus in Drylands
By Eckart Woertz. Nowhere else the nexus is as evident as in dry lands and in the MENA region in particular. Energy will be required to pump, treat…
Slides // A global View of Managing Water Ressources in Tunisia
By Jamel Chahed, ENIT Tunis, held at the International Conference on Water-Food-Energy Nexus in Drylands: Bridging Science and Policy in Rabat,…
Nexus Conference // Call for Nexus Papers
Aiming to interlink scientific understanding and progress with policy and decision making to implement WEP nexus for sustainable development, an…
Watershed Connect // News&Analysis // This Week In Water: Breaking Down Nexus Silos
Building sustainability in any business is difficult. It involves conserving natural resources like water and energy, which means altering the…
Popular Science // Q&A // Q&A: To Solve The Water Problem, We Need To Solve Energy
Answers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Michael Knotekon on the "water-energy nexus"
The Guardian // A nexus approach to global challenges
The dramatic spike in resource use over the last two decades, particularly in the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China, has…
Research Funding // First Call for Nexus Think Pieces and Short Working Papers
The Nexus Network has initially committed GBP 500,000 to provide grants for pilot projects, blue-sky ideas, working papers and placements which can…
The Guardian // Disciplinary dilemma: working across research silos is harder than it looks
The 'nexus' is the latest buzzword intended to lure researchers out of their disciplinary comfort zones and get them working together on the big…
Forbes // Fracking: Could Mexico's Water Scarcity Render It's Energy Sector Reforms Self-Defeating?
In many countries, including the U.S., France, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands and Australia, fracking has been partially banned or delayed on…
Research // UK's ESRC launches The Nexus Network to foster new connections across food, energy, water and the environment
To better coordinate UK research efforts on the nexus, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is launching The Nexus Network. The ESRC has…
The Guardian // Navigating the nexus of food, energy, water and the environment
The UK's Economic and Social Research Council is launching a GBP 1.8m network to join up research, policy and practice on environmental challenges.…
The Water-Energy Nexus // A Sustainability Assessment of Water Supply in Costa Brava, Spain
The Costa Brava in the Northeastern Mediterranean region of Catalunya, Spain is a hotspot for tourism during the summer months. For Tossa de Mar and…
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