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Water Technology // Solar-powered water recycling’s benefits in food and beverage processing
By Vincent Paolucci and Al Colanero. Changing to solar power and implementing water recycling systems provide effective ways for companies in the…
MIT News // How engineering students are seeking to solve major food and water security problems
By Carolyn Schmitt. Food and water are two necessities for survival, but what happens when a changing climate in key agricultural regions threatens…
The Express // Government reviews potential for water energy
If the independent review, conducted by former UK energy minister Charles Hendry, backs the technology, it could provide a boost to a “world first”…
Water Efficiency // How nanotechnology can help us grow more food using less energy and water
By Ramesh Raliya and Pratim Biswas. With the world’s population expected to exceed nine billion by 2050, scientists are working to develop new ways…
The Guardian // Water-energy-food: can leaders at Davos solve this global conundrum?
By Dominic Waughray. Huge demands for water present complicated challenges, but leaders will not resolve these kinds of interconnected risks without…
NEXUS Platform now on Facebook
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The Free Press Journal // Integrated sustainable solutions required to solve water crisis
Industrialists, scientists, spiritual leaders and noted experts in the field of water conservancy have stressed the need to bring about integrated…
Job Vacancy // Research Project Manager Water for Food Institute at University of Nebraska
The Robert B Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute (WFI) works collaboratively with the University of Nebraska faculty, administrators, and…
Beyond the "WEF Nexus" // A Critical Nexus: Water, Development And Security
By Ion Jinga, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations. An ancient Chinese proverb says: “Not only can water float a…
National Geographic // As Groundwater Dwindles, a Global Food Shock Looms
By Cheryl Katz. By mid-century, says a new study, some of the biggest grain-producing regions could run dry.
GreenMedia // Understanding the Water-Energy Nexus
The Water-Energy Nexus refers to the interconnectedness of our water and energy systems. Energy is required to extract, convey and deliver water of…
Open Network of India-UK Water Scientists // Call for Proposals for Nexus Workshop and Researcher Exchanges
India-UK Water Centre is inviting the members of the Open Network of Water Scientists to submit proposals for a nexus-related workshop and…
Water-Energy Nexus // Why Water Utilities Need an Energy Plan – and How Texas is Making Progress
By Kate Zerrenner. When you prepare the Thanksgiving meal, do you ask each person to make a dish of their choosing, with no coordination for an…
PhD Studentship // Stakeholder involvement in policy evaluation in Institute for Agri-Food Research and Innovation (IAFRI)
The studentship is linked to the ESRC CECAN Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity across the Nexus. Award is worth £16,805 per year, contributing…
Call for Papers // Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Environmental Sustainability: Choices, Compromises and Priorities
The European Society of International Law (ESIL) Interest Group on International Environmental Law intends to submit an Agora proposal on the Nexus…
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