Food and Agriculture
Webinar // Webinar on Catalysing SDGS through the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
This webinar, held on April 24, 2025, explores how integrating water, energy, and food systems underpin sustainable development, addressing SDG…
Blog // Revisiting transboundary water allocation in the Incomati: emerging evidence from a CGIAR modelling effort
This article presents a transboundary water modeling initiative in the Incomati River Basin, engaging stakeholders from South Africa, Eswatini, and…
Research Article // Next-Generation Water-Saving Strategies for Greenhouses Using a Nexus Approach with Modern Technologies
By Zou et al. This work presents an integrated approach to greenhouse water conservation, combining advanced technologies such as atmospheric water…
Policy Brief // Effective Stakeholder Engagement to Operationalise the WEFE Nexus
By Mueller. This policy brief offers concrete, practice-oriented recommendations for effectively engaging stakeholders in operationalising the WEFE…
Research Article // WEFE nexus management plan for sustainable development and gender equity in the Matmata region, SE Tunisia
By Besser et al. This paper introduces a gender-sensitive WEFE nexus management plan that empowers women as agents of change in Tunisia’s Matmata…
Research Article // Implementing interdisciplinary sustainability education with the food-energy-water nexus
By Romulo et al. This paper explores how the food-energy-water nexus can serve as a powerful framework for interdisciplinary sustainability…
Research Article // Optimizing crop configuration with genetic algorithm to improve water-energy-food-economy nexus in Southern Xinjiang
By Duan et al. By employing a multi-objective genetic algorithm within the WEFE Nexus framework, this study demonstrates how optimizing crop…
Research Article // Sustainable hydroponic production using solar energy and treated greywater within the water-energy-food-environment nexus
By integrating photovoltaic solar energy with treated greywater in a hydroponic system, this study demonstrates a scalable solution that not only…
Research Article // Are farmers willing to adopt climate-smart Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus designs? A case of olive producers in Crete using a participatory choice experiment
This paper investigates olive producers’ preferences for adopting climate-smart WEFE Nexus strategies in Crete, revealing that farmers tend to favor…
WEFE4MED Nexus Awards // Call for Practical Demonstrations of the WEFE Nexus in the Mediterranean
The WEFE4MED Nexus Award invites demonstration projects in the Mediterranean region that integrate water, energy, food and ecosystem solutions to…
Research Article // Simulation of regional green development policies under the nexus of water-energy-food-ecology: A case study of the Yangtze River economic Belt
By Liu et al. This study constructs a system dynamics model of the water–energy–food–ecology (WEFE) nexus for the Yangtze River Economic Belt to…
Fact Sheet Series // Advancing Nexus Thinking for Sustainable Resource Management in the Mediterranean
The BONEX Fact Sheet Series presents practical tools, demonstration pilots, and lessons learned to support the implementation of integrated WEFE…
Research Article // Assessing vineyard sustainability through a Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus indicator using System Dynamics Modelling
Rhouma et al. This paper presents an integrated framework that combines a composite Water–Energy–Food–Ecosystems Nexus Indicator with System Dynamics…
Research Article // A Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems nexus coherence assessment of solutions in the Danube River Basin
By González-Rosell et al. The study demonstrates that jointly increasing ecological flows and expanding wastewater reuse can moderate cross-sectoral…
Research Article // Coupling coordination and driving factors of the water-energy-food nexus in China: A sustainable development perspective
By Lu et al., This study evaluates the spatiotemporal evolution, coupling coordination degree, and driving mechanisms of China’s water–energy–food…