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Water-Energy Nexus // No Water, No Power
By Xiaotian Fu, Leah Schleifer and Lijin Zhong, World Resources Institute (WRI). Drought in Kenya and neighboring countries became so severe earlier…
Info Médiaire // Morocco launches world-largest project for desalination of shared seawater for irrigation and drinking water fueled by renewable energies
The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fishing, Rural Development, Water and Forests…
Wastewater // The Best Hidden Energy Source You’ve Never Heard Of
By Xiaotian Fu, Leah Schleifer and Lijin Zhong, World Resources Institute (WRI). It’s no secret that the world’s need for energy is increasing—but…
Nexus Interview // Dr. Rabi Mohtar: The Nexus-demand is there, but science is lagging behind practical solutions
Dr. Rabi Mohtar is one of the key researchers in the field of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus. His primary research priority is the development of a…
Phys.org // Sheffield bioenergy experts collaborate with Egyptian partners to produce drinking water
Seawater in Egypt could be turned into drinking water using biomass energy as a source of heat in a new collaborative project from academics at the…
Regional Nexus Dialogue Central Asia // First National Nexus Consultations in Kazakhstan
On June 15, 2017, The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) conducted a national consultative meeting in Astana/Kazakhstan on…
Water-Energy Nexus // Three Energy-Water Nexus Lessons from the State of Texas
By Kate Zerrenner. With summer just around the corner, I – like many Texans – intend to spend as much time as possible in or near water when it’s…
Nexus Capacity Building // First Joint Field Study within the APPEAR Project CapNex
Students and scientists from the Technical University of Kenya (TU-K), Makerere University and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences,…
Central Asian International Environmental Forum (CAIEF) // Assessing the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus
The side-event “Lessons learned from assessing the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus: approaches, findings and possible responses and contribution”…
SADC-EU Water-Energy-Food Nexus Project Inception Workshop rouses interest among key partners in the region
National Development Plans of African Countries set ambitious targets in a variety of sectors including water, food and energy. In order to avoid…
The Wire // The ‘Water-Employment-Migration’ Explosive Nexus
By Baher Kamal. A Global Water Partnership-led forum in December 2016 found a dangerous nexus between water insecurity, enduring unemployment and…
Southeastern Europe // UNECE’s Drina Nexus Project Points to Untapped Cooperation Potential in Hydropower
Synchronised operation of power plants along the Drina and its tributaries could markedly increase production downstream, according to an integrated…
Capitalising Nature? // The Nexus Approach for a Green Economy
By Haeun Kim. Many politicians and economists would agree with quantifying the value of nature. Decision making at every level of society would be…
MENA // Water Energy Food Nexus as a Key Driver for Achieving the SDGs in the Arab Region
By Nisreen Lahham. Under the auspices of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the General…
SDGs // New report from scientific experts provides a guide to translate Sustainable Development Goals into reality
Supporting positive interactions, minimizing tradeoffs, increasing cross-sector cooperation should be priorities for policymakers.
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