Book // Water Interactions – A Systemic View: Why we Need to Comprehend the Water-Climate-Energy-Food-Economics-Lifestyle Connections
By Gustaf Olsson. During the last two decades, the interrelationship between water and energy, and the couplings to food and agriculture have become…
Webinar // The Crucial Value of Approaching SDG Targets through a Nexus Lens
On 22 November 2022, UNU will host “The Crucial Value of Approaching SDG Targets through a Nexus Lens”, a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Professor Edeltraud…
Research Article // Feasibility of energy generation with biogas at the household level: assessing the impact of anaerobic co-digestion of waste activated sludge and food waste taking a Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus approach
By Gabriel Hernandez-Robles & Daphne Gondhalekar. In this paper, the effects of anaerobic co-digestion at household level with waste activated sludge…
COP27 // RES4Africa Foundation and the RCREEE discussed approaches to uptake the Water-Energy-Food Nexus solutions in Africa during COP27
14th November 2022, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt - RES4Africa Foundation in collaboration with the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy…
Research Article // Agricultural water use efficiency and spatial spillover effect considering undesired output in China
By Dong Rui and colleagues. In order to balance the relationship between agricultural water efficiency and regional economic size, this study…
WaPOR Hackathon 2022
Are you a hackathon expert? Or maybe you want to attend your first one? From 30 November until 16 December 2022 the “WaPOR Hackathon: Monitoring and…
Research Article // Sustainability-Focused Excellence: A Novel Model Integrating the Water–Energy–Food Nexus for Agro-Industrial Companies
By Fernando Caixeta and colleagues. The agro-industrial sector lacks the novel tools needed to integrate sustainability in their businesses, such as…
Research Article // An assessment of strategies for sustainability priority challenges in Jordan using a water–energy–food Nexus approach
By Camilo Ramirez and colleagues. This study aimed at supporting robust decision-making for planning and management of water–energy–food Nexus…
Research Article // Adaptive Responses to Water, Energy, and Food Challenges and Implications on the Environment: An Exploratory Study of Harare
By Crecentia Pamidzai Gandidzanwa and Muchaiteyi Togo. In southern Africa, the scarcity of the resources has escalated due to increased pressure from…
Research Article // Elevating the role of water resilience in food system dialogues
By Nathanial Matthews and colleagues. Good governance for resilient water resources is a necessary precursor to ensuring resilient food systems and…
Research Article // From participatory process to robust decision-making: An Agriculture-water-energy nexus analysis for the Souss-Massa basin in Morocco
By Youssef Almulla and colleagues. In this study, a stakeholder-driven and model-supported robust nexus decision-making framework is introduced. This…
Research Article // Energy efficient cooling and heating of aquaponics facilities based on regional climate
By Ammar Alkhalidi and colleagues. In this study, an already existing aquaponics facility in Jordan, named Khodra, will be used to evaluate the…
COP27 // Water-Energy-Food-Climate Nexus session at the Egypt Pavilion
At COP 27, Heads of State, ministers and negotiators, as well as climate activists, civil society and economy representatives will meet in Sharm…
COP27 // Nexus solutions for climate-resilient water, energy, food and environment security: Lessons learned from the ground
At COP 27, countries come together in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt for the largest annual gathering on climate action. This session will feature…
Call for Applications // LATAM4WEF launches search for youth innovators and SMEs solving the regions’ water, energy, and food security issues
The LATAM4WEF Innovation Lab is opening applications for youth innovators and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)s in Latin America and the…