Ecosystems
White Paper // Building with Nature: a future proof strategy for coping with a changing and uncertain world
By Amrit Cado van der Lelya, Erik van Eekelend,Dorien, Honinghb, Jakolien Leendersb, Sadie McEvoya, Ellis Penninga, Marjolein Sterkc, Ilse Voskampc,…
Nexus Blog // Exploring the water, energy, food, and ecosystems nexus in the Ganges Basin
By Aakriti Maya Aryal (IWMI-Consultant). This article presents six key takeaways from the official launch event “NEXUS Gains: Realizing Multiple…
Nexus Blog // De riesgos a beneficios: El nexo en la Semana Mundial del Agua 2021
¿Cómo se puede aprovechar la financiación para proyectos integrados de recursos naturales? ¿Y puede el enfoque del nexo del agua, energía y la…
Publication // Land degradation neutrality for water security and combating drought
This is an excerpt of a paper originally published by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Food and Agriculture…
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…
Report // Nature-based solutions and payment for environmental services in Colombia, Mexico and Peru
To identify public policies promoting nature based solutions (NbS) and payments for environmental services (PES) with a Nexus approach (water energy…
The Lake Kivu and Ruzizi River Project // WEFE Nexus project partners met in Rutsiro district for a physical evaluation of the project
Publication // Shaping the water–energy–food nexus for resilient mountain livelihoods
By Susanne Wymann von Dach and Renate Fleiner. The aim of the Issue Brief is to reflect on how a Nexus approach can work for mountain communities and…
Research Article // Sustainable agriculture supply chain network design considering water-energy-food Nexus using queuing system: A hybrid robust possibilistic programming
By Komeyl Baghizadeh, Naoufel Cheikhrouhou, Kannan Govindan and Mahboubeh Ziyarati. This article proposes a mathematical Mixed-Integer Nonlinear…
Report // Water–Energy–Food Security–Ecosystems in Africa. Science Behind the Debate
By the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service. In the technical report 'Water–Energy–Food…
Nexus Workshop // Outcomes of the Cairo Water Week 2019 Side Event: Promoting Urban Nexus in the MENA Region
This article summarizes the main outcomes and discussion points of the workshop "Promoting Urban Nexus in the MENA Region - A Side Event at Cairo…
Research Article // Placing Ecosystem Services within the Water–Food–Energy–Climate Nexus: A Case Study in Mediterranean Mixed Orchards
By Sotiroula Ioannidou and colleagues. This paper used Cyprus as a model to link the Water–Energy–Food–Climate (WEFC) nexus indicators (e.g., carbon…
Video // NEXOGENESIS Project Presentation
NEXOGENESIS is funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 programme and aims to support the development of policies for effective resource…
Programa Diálogo Regional Nexo para América Latina y el Caribe // Se realizó el Seminario “Iniciativa Nexo agua - energía - alimentación para la planificación territorial” organizado por INTA y GIZ.
En el marco de la estrategia de sensibilización y motivación de enfoques y perspectivas emergentes se organizó el Seminario “Iniciativa Nexo agua -…
News // ARCOS launches a new transboundary project in Rwanda and DR Congo aiming to enhance water-energy-food-ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus
Water, energy and food are essential for human life, but they face constant pressure from economic development, climate change and other global…