Food and Agriculture
Research Article// A framework for sustainable and inclusive irrigation development in Western Nepal
By Anton Urfels and colleagues. Growing water risks threaten to severely derail Nepal’s agricultural development ambitions, requiring substantial…
Research Article // The Persistent Appeal of the California Agricultural Dream in North Africa
By Marcel Kupel and colleagues. This paper shows how 'California' as a social imaginary influenced North Africa’s irrigation policies. It traces the…
Research Article // Groundwater market in water-abundant regions: determinants of farmers’ decision to buy irrigation water in Assam in North-East India
By Jitu Tamuli and colleagues. This study was carried out to unearth the factors influencing the water-buying decisions of farmers in the groundwater…
Call for Applications // Lebanon: NEX-LABS Commercialization Prize for researchers and university students
Applications are open for researchers and university students from Lebanon to apply to the NEX-LABS Commercialization Support Vouchers of 5,000 euros…
Working Paper // The link between small reservoir infrastructure and farmer-led irrigation: Case Study of Ogun Watershed in Southwestern Nigeria
By Adebayo Olubukola Oke and colleagues. Small water infrastructure in Nigeria needs to be utilized more efficiently. There are over 900 small…
Niger Basin Nexus Acceleration Programme // Article Series No. 5: Acceleration of the winning startups of the WEF Nexus bootcamp: Clean Energy Services
Clean Energy Services is a young Cameroonian startup whose mission is to develop energy and solar solutions (solar pumps, aquaponics, solar coolers)…
Programme d'accélération Nexus dans le Bassin du Niger // Série d'Article N°5: Accélération des startups lauréates du bootcamp Nexus EESA: Clean Energy Services
Clean Energy Services est une jeune startup de droit camerounais qui s’est donnée pour mission de développer des solutions énergétiques et solaires…
Research Article // WEF Nexus Policy Review of Four Mediterranean Countries
By Davide Bazzana and colleagues. As governments are required to make decisions in order to cope with increasing demands for resources, this paper…
Research Article // Conjunctive Use of Canal Water and Groundwater: An Analysis Based on Farmers’ Practices in Ravangaon, Maharashtra
By Sneha Bhat and colleagues. This article examines what happens when canal water is combined with groundwater by documenting the complex web of…
Frexus Project // Natural resources related conflicts: Regional River Basin Organizations working towards sustainable solutions
From June 2021 to February 2023, the Frexus project has been facilitating a series of three technical workshop between the two Regional Bassin…
Research Article // The Function of Money in Water–Energy–Food and Land Nexus
By G.-Fivos Sargentis and Demetris Koutsoyiannis. The water–energy–food (WEF) and land nexus is a basic element of prosperity. However, the elements…
Report // Towards Operationalising the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
By Pamela Katic and R. Quentin Grafton. This technical report examines the profound connections between food, energy and water (the Nexus) at a…
Research Article // On-farm greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of two new bioenergy crops in the UK
By Laura Cumplido-Marin and colleagues. The current study developed a model to study the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme // Sustainable Water Management at the 2nd WASAG International forum
The 2nd WASAG International forum took place in Praia, Cabo Verde between the 7-10th February 2023. It assembled partners and working groups to…
Research Article // Gender equity and social inclusion in the water-energy-food-ecosystems (WEFE) nexus: Frameworks and tools for moving from resource-centric to people-centric WEFE nexus approaches
By Riina Jalonen and colleagues. This learning module focuses on how to integrate gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) considerations in WEFE…