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Vacancy // Creative Junior Quantitative Economist with Strong Modelling Skills and an Interest in Climate and Food Security Nexus
Are you interested in applied quantitative economic analysis? Do you have experience with computable general equilibrium (CGE) models and are you…
Opinion // How to Strengthen Cooperation for a Water Secure South Asia
By Jyotiraj Patra. South Asia is witnessing unprecedented water challenges and risks. Most of these risks are multi-dimensional, dynamic, complex and…
Vacancy // Research Assistant at TU Berlin in SUGI Programme
Technical University (TU) Berlin, Faculty VI - Institute of Ecology/Ecohydrology and Landscape Evaluation, is looking for a research assistant for…
The Urban Water-Energy-Food Nexus // Three Mini Case Studies
By Robert C. Brears. With rising demand for water, energy, and food, leading cities and water utilities have created synergies between the…
Call for Applications // Data to Motivate Synthesis in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus
SESYNC has developed a platform and a facilitated process oriented around data discovery to motivate synthesis research in the food-energy-water…
PhD Opportunity // Food-Energy-Water Nexus in Drylands at the University of Arizona
Prof. Greg Barron-Gafford is looking for a PhD student to start in the Fall of 2019 to work at the Food-Energy-Water Nexus in Drylands.…
Hydropower // Is the Consideration of a Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus a Solution on the Search for Greener Hydropower?
By Miroslav Marence and Mário Franca. Hydropower is accountable for approximately 16% of world electrical energy production and it is the largest…
Assessment // The Transboundary Basin Nexus Assessment (TBNA) Methodology
Interview with the authors of the UNECE Synthesis Report on the TBNA Methodology Mario Roidt and Lucia de Strasser. What are insights and lessons…
Opinion // Governing the "Nexus"
By Zora Kovacic. The “Nexus” is a popular term because it opens the possibility to form policy alliances. Speaking of the Nexus makes it possible to…
SPIS // Kickstarting India’s Multi-billion Dollar Solar Irrigation Scheme
By Shehnab Sahin, CCAFS South Asia. A multi-stakeholder policy consultation assesses the best way forward for implementing a scheme to promote solar…
Opinion // The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A Guiding Light or a Continuation of Power Relations?
By Micaela Edelson. Water is complex. It’s defined as either an economic or social good, varies across time and space, and is increasingly scarce. As…
Implementation // SADC’s Draft WEF Nexus Operational Framework Reviewed at Transboundary River Basin Level
The SADC Secretariat is leading the development of a SADC WEF Nexus Operational Framework through the European Union (EU) supported WEF nexus…
Transboundary Basins // UNECE Publishes Assessment Methodology to Reconcile Competing Interests in Managing Shared Basins
Understanding the interactions between water, food, energy and water-related ecosystems in river basins can be vital in ensuring different and often…
Aquaponics in Small-Scale Farming // Effishent - The Social Startup Using 90% Less Water
The Nexus Resource Platform is widening its scope to include a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. In this regard, NRP spoke with the social…
Water Utilities for Climate Mitigation // Energy-efficient Pumps for Climate Mitigation in Madaba, Jordan
By Mohammad Almalla. The governorate of Madaba, Jordan receives its drinking water from the Hidaan wells which are more than 400m lower located that…
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