Food and Agriculture
Research Article // The nexus across water, energy and food (WEF): Learning from research, building on evidence,strengthening practice
By B. Holmatov and colleagues. While water-energy-food (WEF) Nexus is one of themost important, and widely investigated, environmental topics of our…
Nexus Regional Dialogue Central Asia // Promoting innovative partnerships and science-based solutions for water-energy-food security in Central Asia
DUSHANBE, 6 June 2022 – Decision makers, technical and academia professionals from five Central Asian countries discussed the experience to address…
Report // Water governance for climate resilient food systems
To mark the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit a group of 31 globally diverse practitioners and researchers, sound a clarion call for water…
Research article // Irrigation of biomass plantations may globally increase water stress more than climate change
By Fabian Stenzel, Peter Greve, Wolfgang Lucht, Sylvia Tramberend, Yoshihide Wada and Dieter Gerten. To corroborate findings from one earlier…
Research Article // Optimization of agricultural resources in water-energy-food nexus in complex environment: A perspective on multienergy coordination
By Mo Li and colleagues. This study provides an optimization pathway for the sustainable development of WEFN systems in irrigated agricultural areas.…
SPIS Toolbox App // Solar Powered Irrigation System (SPIS) Toolbox App launched
Powering Agriculture (PA) as well as the successor project Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) launched the new SPIS App based on the Toolbox which…
News // Mapping tool helps private sector identify high-potential locations for solar irrigation pumps
By Mansoor Leh. As climate change threatens to exacerbate water scarcity and food insecurity in many parts of Africa, solar water pumps combined with…
Study // Solarising Groundwater Irrigation in India: A Growing Debate
By Nitin Bassi. India’s carbon footprint in agriculture is on the rise. Heavy subsidies for electricity and diesel to pump groundwater for irrigated…
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…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme MENA // Policy Dialogue Session with financial institutions took place in Cairo
The second session of the Policy Dialogue Series on the upscaling of the Nexus farms project took place in Cairo on 24th October. This dialogue was…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme MENA // WEF Nexus Training under the framework of UNESCWA initiative for Capacity Building of Syrian Experts
On 29th Nov -1st Dec, NRD MENA contributed to the UNESCWA initiative for Capacity Building of Syrian Experts by providing a Water-Energy-Food Nexus…
Research Article // Climate Change and Nutrition: Implications for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
By Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh and colleagues. This review paper aims at (1) characterizing climate change in countries of the EMR; (2) examining the potential…
Programa Diálogo Regional Nexo para América Latina y el Caribe // IIGE y GIZ desarrollaron la segunda edición del Diálogo Nexo Agua, Energía y Alimentación en el Ecuador
El pasado 11 de abril se celebró en Ecuador la segunda edición del Diálogo Regional Nexo que tuvo como objetivo principal contribuir al Dialogo…
Research Article // Future drought propagation through the water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus – A Nordic perspective
By Claudia Teutschbein and colleagues. This manuscript demonstrates a novel approach to assess future drought conditions through the lens of the…
Nexus Regional Dialogue Central Asia // Ensuring food security through improved efficiency of pumping stations in Sughd province of Tajikistan
Part of the country is located at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters above sea level. In this regard, over 50% of the irrigated lands of…