Irrigation
Blog // Groundwater depletion in Punjab and Haryana through the lense of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
By Harnoor Kaur. Despite receiving normal precipitation levels, north-western India has emerged as a hotspot for groundwater depletion. This…
Publication // Reusing wastewater for agricultural irrigation: a water-energy-food Nexus assessment in the North Western Sahara Aquifer System
By C Ramirez, Y Almulla and F Fuso Nerini. Wastewater reclaim, treatment and reuse, has a great potential to alleviate water stress in the North…
Video // Use of alternative water sources for agriculture
Are alternative water sources a viable solution to the problem of irrigation in European regions with water scarcity? An investigation into the…
Nexus Blog // Outcomes of the Sixth Nexus Virtual Forum "Diagnosis and Proposal for irrigation development in Central America under the Nexus Approach"
The Sixth Nexus Virtual Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean, titled "Diagnosis and Proposal for irrigation development in Central America under…
Nexus Blog // From Torrents to Trickles: The Future of Irrigation?
By Claudia Ringler. Globally, irrigation has contributed to increased food production, lower food prices, higher rural employment and overall…
Research Article // The Future of Water for Food
By Rabi H. Mohtar and Ali Fares. This article explores the current relationship between food production and water resources. It attempts to better…
Research Article // Analysis of the Complexities in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Ghana's Bui Dam Experience
By Pius Siakwah and Obodai Torto. In this study the authors argue that the WEF Nexus is prominently embedded in complex historical systems that tend…
Job posting // Vacancy: Senior Agricultural Water Expert
FutureWater is looking for an experienced agricultural water expert to join their team in Wageningen, The Netherlands. The vacancy is open until a…
Call for Papers // International Workshop on “The Water-Energy-Food-Nexus: Implementation and Examples of Applications”
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) has issued a call for papers for an international workshop on the WEF Nexus. The…
Research Article // Are multiscale water–energy–land–food nexus studies effective in assessing agricultural sustainability?
By Sai Jagadeesh Gaddam and Prasanna Venkatesh Sampath. This study represents a systematic attempt to evaluate the efficacy of multiscale WELF nexus…
News // Empowering female farmers through improved access to water technologies
By Manohara Khadka, Country Representative – Nepal, IWMI. Solar irrigation technology has the potential to empower more than 12 million women farmers…
Job Vacancy // Associate Professor within Aquaculture management, sustainability, and farming technology
Do you want to develop the aquaculture industry in a sustainable way? Apply for this Associate Professor position at the Norwegian University of Life…
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…
Vacancy // Undergraduate Summer Internship Program: A Collaborative Initiative of the CONSERVE Center and the DAWN Project
CONSERVE Center is partnering with the DAWN project (also funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture)…
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…