Governance (of the Nexus)
Policy Brief // Lessons from 5 case studies to scale-up smart WEFE Nexus Policies for a green and digital world
The Policy Brief emphasizes that achieving long-term water resilience in Europe requires the integration of AI-driven decision tools, interoperable…
Research Article // Managing the water-energy-food nexus in the adige river basin: impacts of climate and land use change on ecosystem services bundles
By Sambo et al. The analysis of the Adige River Basin shows how climate and land use changes reshape the WEF nexus by altering ecosystem services…
Research Article // The potential of the water-energy-food nexus approach in advancing the sustainable development goals: A PRISMA-based systematic review
Blog // Harnessing Glacier Science for Resilient Water, Energy, and Food Systems in Central Asia
The article underscores the vital role of glaciers as lifelines for regional water security, emphasizing that integrating glacier monitoring into…
Research Article // Impact of explicit consent to data protection rules on the stakeholder landscape in transdisciplinary Nexus research projects
By Avellán et al.This paper demonstrates that the requirement for explicit consent in GDPR-compliant transdisciplinary Nexus projects systematically…
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…
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 // Diverse values of nature can drive transformative change in the WEFE nexus governance in Mediterranean countries
By Garau et al. This study demonstrates that integrating diverse values of nature and human-nature connectedness into WEFE nexus governance reveals…
Research Article // A review of the water-energy-food nexus in Central Asia’s transboundary basins: trends, gaps and applications assessments
By Bamgboye et al. This review synthesizes 58 publications to evaluate how the WEFE nexus has been conceptualized and applied in Central Asia’s…
Research Article // Towards sustainability and circular economy: conceptual design model for the water‑energy‑food nexus in Ferdaws Village, Western Desert, Egypt
By Mashaal et al. This study proposes an integrated conceptual design for a pilot ecovillage in Egypt’s Western Desert that applies the WEF nexus to…
Research Article // Achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 through sustainable groundwater use in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus perspective in arid areas
By Rossetto et al. This study shows that a groundwater-based WEF Nexus strategy can sustainably achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 in arid,…
Research Article // Integrating Health in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A Comprehensive Review of Interdependencies, Challenges, and Future Research Opportunities
By Albatayneh et al. This review reconceptualizes the WEF nexus by integrating health as a core, dynamic component, demonstrating that public health…
Research Article // Energy, water and food nexus in the west region of Cameroon: Case of the Tchouadeng watershed
By Ngoune et al. This study analyzes the WEF-nexus in the Tchouadeng watershed of western Cameroon, showing that sectoral resource management limits…
Research Article // Water, Food and Ecosystem Nexus in the Coastal Zone of Northeast Pará, Eastern Amazon, Brazil
By Dutra et al. This study applies a WFE Nexus framework to coastal river basins in Northeastern Pará, revealing how water security, food production,…
Research Article // Drivers of the water–energy–food nexus in Cameroon and implications for sustainable development
By Zama et al. This study examines the interactions between water, energy, and food systems in Cameroon using national data from 2000 to 2021,…