Raconteur // Life-and-death struggle for energy efficiency
By: Jim Mcclelland. In the tangled relationship with water resources and food production, energy efficiency is saving livelihoods and lives. If we…
Resource Accounting for Sustainability Assessment // The Nexus Between Energy, Food, Water and Land Use
By Mario Giampietro, Richard J. Aspinall, Jesus Ramos-Martin, Sandra G. F. Bukkens. The demands placed on land, water, energy and other natural…
Interview // Quentin Grafton on Insights from the Global Food and Water Nexus
Quentin Grafton, Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian…
The Food-Water-Energy Nexus // Using Gravity Drainage to Intensify Production Systems in the Coastal Zone of Bangladesh
By: Manoranjan Mondal and Sudhir Yadav. Sustained economic growth, the quality of life, and the social stability of a rapidly growing Bangladesh…
Tax Policy // From Dragon to Janus: Exploring Tax Policy for the Water-Energy Nexus
By: Deborah Jarvie. This article presents a proposal from a substantial Canadian study that tax law holds the potential to play a major role in…
Energy-Water Nexus // Head-On Collision or Near Miss?
By Kristen Averyt. Energy production requires water, and clean water requires energy. How will we overcome this feedback loop in a warming,…
Thirsty Energy // A Five-year Journey to Address Water-Energy Nexus Challenges
By Anna Delgado Martin and Diego Juan Rodriguez. About 5 years ago we embarked on a global initiative titled “Thirsty Energy” to respond to…
Water for Food // What if healthy diets had a hidden cost?
By Violeta Cabello and Tarik Serrano. Europe consumes around 200 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables (F&V) annually, which is about 12% of the…
The Water-Energy-Food Nexus // Climate Risks and Opportunities in Southern Africa
The discourse on the need for water, energy, and food security has dominated the development agenda of southern African countries, centred on…
SWWW 2018 Session // Parched Power: Water Challenges and Solutions for India's Power Sector
India’s demand for water will continue to grow, despite being an already water-stressed nation. Freshwater resources are already scarce in most parts…
SWWW 2018 Event // Towards the Circularization of Hydroelectricity using the Existing Hydraulic Infrastructure
Synergistic approaches to respond to both food and energy needs and an integrated management of water are essential to respond to the WEF Nexus, in…
SWWW 2018 Session // Share, Conserve, Develop! How do we do it all in Transboundary Basins?
Bridging Conservation and Development through Stakeholder Inclusive Transboundary Water Governance: How do the imperatives of water-related ecosystem…
SWWW 2018 Event // Donors’ Water Strategies under the 2030 Agenda
The rising importance of water in the development agenda is proven by a dedicated SDG on water as well as by the fact that water is integrated into…
SWWW 2018 Event // Understanding the Forest-Water Nexus: Redefining the Narrative?
This event will discuss the prevailing narratives surrounding forests and water: the myths, the complex truths and the implications our understanding…
SWWW 2018 Session // Asia Focus - Tackling the Water-Energy-Ecosystems-Food Nexus
This session will examine all four aspects of the Nexus and attempt to uncover the complex nature of the Water, Energy, Ecosystems, Food Nexus. Each…