Ecosystems
Journal Paper // A Decision Support Tool to Enhance Agricultural Growth in the Mékrou River Basin (West Africa)
By Angel Udiasa, Marco Pastoria, Céline Dondeynaza, Cesar Carmona Moreno, Abdou Ali, Luigi Cattaneo, Javier Cano. This paper describes the…
What on Earth are Ecosystem Services? // Nexus Seminar on the Concepts, Methods, and Challenges
The idea that nature provides benefits supporting human well-being has been there since time immemorial. With the growing awareness that these…
Water Convention // Methodology for Assessing the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus in Transboundary Basins and Experiences from its Application: Synthesis
This Synthesis publication covers lessons on interlinkages, trade-offs and benefits in managing water, energy and land/agriculture, as well as on…
Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus Atlas for the Mediterranean // Seeking Examples of Best Practices
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Global Water Partnership for the Mediterranean…
Nexus Blog // World Wetlands Day 2021: Not excited about dry wetlands? Us neither!
Today we are celebrating the World Wetlands Day to make more people aware of the value of wetlands. Even though we can't win the fight against…
Constructed Wetlands // The Role of Constructed Wetlands for Biomass Production within the Water-Soil-Waste Nexus
By Tamara Avellán, Reza Ardakanian, Paul Gremillion. The use of constructed wetlands for water pollution control has a long standing tradition in…
Water-Food Nexus // Agriculture holds the key to tackling water scarcity
By Rimma Dankova. Agriculture is both a victim and a cause of water scarcity. Water of appropriate quality and quantity is essential for the…
Research // Wastewater As a Resource: The Water-Waste-Energy Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Paul Gremillion and Tamara Avellán. A Nexus Approach centred on wastewater treatment and recovery can link cycles of water, waste, and energy.…
Times of Oman // Forum // Oman's reed beds create wetlands to support ecology
The article reports main points discussed on the Shell Powering Progress Together Forum in Manila, The Philippines. Shell executives pointed out,…
Chicago Tribune // China's water squeeze worsens as wetlands shrink 9%
China's wetlands are shrinking, and with increasing infrastructure and urbanization projects, the situation is likely to worsen
The Hindu // "Drain it, lose it," says new wetlands economics report
A major report that will help countries understand the economic value of inland wetlands, which cover a vast area of the earth's land surface and…
Research Article // Integrated assessment of the sustainable water-energy-food nexus in China: Case studies on multi-regional sustainability and multi-sectoral synergy
By Lijie Sun and colleagues. This paper introduced the current status of WEF nexus in China and constructed a comprehensive indicator system for…
News // A field trip to Greece's agricultural heartland uncovers WEFE Nexus challenges and opportunities
Organised within the framework of the Horizon 2020 REXUS project, whereby GWP-Med is leading the Communication and Dissemination Component, the…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme // Workshop: Towards WEFE Nexus bankability - Integrity readiness to improve cross-sector performance and attract investment
A virtual workshop was held on the 28th of September and conducted within the framework of the initiative "Identifying Integrity Risks and Developing…
Research Article // Resource Nexus Perspectives in the Blue Economy of India - The case of sand mining in Kerala
By Matovu Baker and colleagues. This report is a result of a desktop review to document the impacts of sand mining on the Blue Economy resources. It…