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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.
India // Grappling with inequality in food, energy and water research
By Paty Romero Lankao. As the world’s cities, from Mumbai to Nairobi, grow at explosive rates, governments are struggling to provide residents with…
DNC 2017 // It Comes Down to the People
Over 400 participants and a hundred more tuning in remotely from over 50 countries discussed how the sustainable use of environmental resources can…
DNC2017 Day 2 Summary // Sessions in a nutshell
Find here a short summary of all sessions of Thursday, 18 May 2017.
DNC2017 Day 1 Summary // Sessions in a nutshell
Find here a short summary of all sessions of Wednesday, 17 May 2017.
DNC2017 Daily Conference Summary // 425 Participants, 50 Countries – Dresden Nexus Conference 2017 Opens
The Dresden Nexus Conference 2017 (DNC2017) opened on a high note at the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum in Germany today. UNU-FLORES, the Technische…
Call for Papers // Virtual Special Issue on “Food-Energy-Water Nexus”
This special issue of "Resources, Conservation and Recycling", ed. by Ming Xu, will provide an opportunity for knowledge exchange to advance our…
Tender // APEC Water-Energy Nexus Expert Workshop
The Secretariat of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has published a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a workshop on the water-energy-food…
Upcoming // Dresden Nexus Conference 2017: Over 400 International Experts Discuss the Sustainable Management of Environmental Resources
From 17 to 19 May, the United Nations University (UNU-FLORES), the Technische Universität Dresden and the Leibniz Institute for Ecological Urban and…
Food Integrity Campaign Blog // Bringing Attention to the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
The Water-Energy-Food Nexus was initially discussed at length at a conference in Bonn, Germany, in 2011, but the gist is neither dated nor technical.…
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