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Texas // Understanding a Water, Energy, and Food Hotspot in San Antonio, Texas
By Bassel Daher. San Antonio, Texas, is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. The region surrounding the city includes major areas…
The New York Times // The $3 Billion Plan to Turn Hoover Dam Into a Giant Battery
By Ivan Penn. The Hoover Dam is now the focus of a distinctly 21st-century challenge: turning the dam into a vast reservoir of excess electricity,…
Latin America and the Caribbean // The WEF-Nexus in planning processes
The training workshop on “The Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus in Planning Processes” introduced the WEF Nexus concept as an integrated solution for…
Sistemas de Riego con Energía Solar // Naciones Unidas Anima a Extender los Sistemas de Riego con Energía Solar
Par Pilar Sánchez Molina. La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) orienta en su nuevo informe sobre cómo…
Sistemas de Riego con Energía Solar // Chile Destina USA $ 1,8 Millones para Sistemas de Riego Fotovoltaico
Par Pilar Sánchez Molina. Se ha destinado una inversión público – privada de más de $1.165 millones de pesos (1,8 millones de dólares) a obras de…
Taller Lima, Peru // Importancia de interconexión de la gestión sostenida del agua con la seguridad agraria, alimentaria y energética
Con el fin de fortalecer la gestión sostenible del agua, el gobierno peruano, a través del Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego (Minagri), ha invitado a…
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…
WWF8 Session Report // Reflections and Discussions on the WEF-Nexus at the WWF8 from a Latin American Perspective
By Isabel Pasternack, Susanne Schmeier and Reinaldo Penailillo. President Michel Temer highlighted in his inauguration speech, the importance of the…
Taller // Aportes para el alineamiento de políticas hídricas con las políticas nacionales y de desarrollo bajo la perspectiva Nexo
La cuenca del río Santa Eulalia constituye un territorio importante. Produce el 50 % del agua y el 70% de la energía utilizada en Lima, ciudad…
Workshop // Contributions for the Alignment of Water Policies with National and Development Policies under the Nexus Perspective
The basin of the Santa Eulalia River represents an important territory. It produces 50% of the water and 70% of the energy used in Lima, capital city…
Second Nexus Executive Steering Committee Meeting // Supporting Regions, Countries and Cities
By Isabel Pasternack, Susanne Schmeier and Tina Schmiers. The second Executive Steering Committee Meeting of the Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme…
Taller // Toolbox en Sistemas de Irrigación con Energía Solar (SPIS) en Santiago de Chile
El Programa Diálogo Regional Nexo BMZ/UE en colaboración con la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y con el apoyo del…
Workshop // Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) in Santiago, Chile
The BMZ / EU Nexus Regional Dialogue Programme in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and with the…
Fraunhofer Chile presentó beneficios de combinar energía solar y agricultura
Tres plantas fotovoltaicas se instalaron sobre cultivos agrícolas de la Región Metropolitana, con el propósito de contribuir al uso eficiente del…
Amazonia // Applying the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Amazon
By Helen Bellfield and David Sabogal. Deforestation in the Amazon has a ripple effect through the region disrupting ecosystem services and…
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