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Urban Nexus Policy Development Workshop // Applying the Urban Nexus Concept to Implementing Global Agendas
By Ruth Erlbeck, Ralph Trosse and Rashane Sala-Ngarm. The GIZ “Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: The Urban Nexus” project conducted an…
Nexus Blog // Four Reasons Small Farms are running out of Water – and how we can fix it
By Meredith Giordano, Olcay Ünver and Jennie Barron | International Water Management Institute (IWMI). In this opinion piece the authors argue how…
Nexus Blog // Reconciling Growth with Nature’s Gifts - Toward an Improved Decision-Making Framework for Two of Africa’s Transboundary Basins
By Patience Mukuyu, Researcher, IWMI. Africa’s Omo-Turkana and Zambezi River Basins, like other transboundary systems across the developing world,…
Nexus Blog // Water-Migration Nexus and the Human Displacement Discourse
By Nidhi Nagabhatla. The author discusses the complex relationship between the WEF nexus and human migration – and its importance in relation to…
Nexus Blog // Solar Fields of Green: Researchers Find Symbiosis at the Food-Water-Energy Nexus
By Andrew Burger. Researchers around the world are discovering a variety of benefits resulting from installation of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy…
Nexus Blog // Resource Nexus Approaches Can Inform Policy Choices
By Stacy D. VanDeveer, Raimund Bleischwitz and Catalina Spataru. The unabated growth of natural resource consumption raises risks that we will…
Nexus Blog // Interdisciplinary Research Proves Essential when Working on Food-Energy-Water
By Kevin Sliman and Grace Lifsted. Penn State researchers from all disciplines are getting involved in the Food-Energy-Water (FEW) nexus. Considering…
Nexus Blog // How Agricultural Research can navigate the perfect Storm
By Claudia Ringler, Adam Hunt and Izabella Koziell. In their article, the authors discuss the challenges and opportunities of implementing the Nexus…
Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the US // How Farms Can Tend to the Energy-water Nexus, Reduce Costs and Help Their Communities
By Kate Zerrenner (EDF) and Dylan Dupre (CalCom Energy). Across the US, farmers face unrelenting pressure to conserve both water and energy. From…
World Bank Blog // Water, Food and Energy in the Arab World: A Collective Challenge
By Anders Jägerskog. Groundwater is fast disappearing in the Middle East and North Africa region. Under a business-as-usual approach to the use of…
The Water Blog // Wastewater Treatment: A Critical Component of a Circular Economy
By Diego Juan Rodriguez. Worldwide, the majority of wastewater is neither collected nor teated. Wastewater is a valuable resource, but is often seen…
Rethinking the Nexus // Why a Systemic Approach is Necessary
"I do not think we need to abandon the Nexus concept," says Oliver Taherzadeh. "The Nexus agenda has sparked an interesting and necessary discussion…
Water-Energy Nexus // How a 300-year-old City is Leading on US Solar, Energy-water, and Climate Action
By Kate Zerrenner and Jaclyn Rambarran. San Antonio is a unique place that should be honored in Texas and beyond. In addition to its strong Hispanic…
Water-Energy Nexus // The Energy Reality behind Cape Town's Water Crisis – and why the U.S. Should Care
By Kate Zerrenner. In Cape Town, South Africa, the countdown is on for Day Zero when water taps in the city of 4 million people are expected to run…
It’s Time to Rely on Water-smart Power // If We Don’t Talk about Water, are We Really Talking about Resiliency?
By Kate Zerrenner. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is trying to prop up coal and nuclear companies under the guise of enhanced “resiliency.” The…