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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…
Texas CEO Magazine // Water-Energy Nexus // The Cost of Water vs. The Cost of Energy - Which is getting much cheaper, which is getting more expensive?
Because energy and water are key inputs for any business, reliable power and water drive the Texas economy. However, the price dynamics of these two…
Africa Utility Week // The Nexus Perspective: a useful Instrument for Delivering Realistic and Lasting Solutions for Africa
The strong focus on rapid economic growth and the growing need to provide energy, water and food for a rapidly growing population on the continent is…
Water-Energy Nexus in Australia // The Energy-Water Nexus and Urban Metabolism
Water demand of Australian cities is growing. A lack of quantitative information regarding water-energy links has constrained the motivation and…
Study // Important Water-Energy Nexus Considerations
This study examines the energy consumption of the different supply sources to Tossa de Mar and Lloret de Mar. The goal of the report was to evaluate…
breakingenergy.com // Water-Energy Nexus: Common Misconceptions about 'Produced Water' in Oil and Gas Production
In a recent report titled "Produced Water: Asset or Waste?" — part of the Atlantic Council's Energy and Water Nexus Initiative series —…
Publication // WBCSD Report Describes Advantages of Addressing the Water, Food and Energy Nexus
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has released a report on the water, food and energy nexus, titled "Co-optimizing…
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