Irrigation
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…
Research Article // Sustainable irrigation technologies: a water-energy-food (WEF) nexus perspective towards achieving more crop per drop per joule per hectare
By Taguta Cuthbert and colleagues. This study firstly assessed the performance of irrigation technologies in different agro-climatic regions and in…
Research Article // Towards an operational irrigation management system for Sweden with a water–food–energy nexus perspective
By Pietro Campana and colleagues. This study applies a water–food–energy nexus modelling framework to evaluate drought impacts on irrigation and…
Research Article // Bioenergy Potential of Crop Residues in the Senegal River Basin: A Cropland–Energy–Water-Environment Nexus Approach
By M. Pastori and colleagues. This study developed a methodological approach by taking into consideration the context-specific land management…
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…
Research Article // The perspective of a smart city by endorsing the nexus Bermuda triangle with the risk assessment of polluted water reuse in integrated water and food security management: the case of Semnan, Iran
By M. R. Safaeian and colleagues. In the paradigm of a circular economy, the reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture is currently regarded as a…
Policy Brief // Excessive use of natural resources and sectoral over-reliance are behind Central Asia's vulnerability to compound climate challenges
By Atabek Umirbekov and colleagues. Climate change may have significant implications for water resources in Central Asia, by altering its…
Article // Creating Food Security in Angola
By Agricultiva& Owini professionals. The Samba Caju farm is empowering the people of Angola to achieve ‘Zero Hunger,’ even while the world and its…
Publication // Assessing River Basin Development Given Water-Energy-Food-Environment Interdependencies
By Robel Geressu, Christian Siderius, Julien J. Harou, Japhet Kashaigili, Laetitia Pettinotti and Declan Conway. The authors apply a multisector…
Working Paper // Identifying energy solutions to support development of irrigated agriculture in Ethiopia
By Hua Xie and Dawit Mekonnen. This working paper presents early findings from a country-level planning analysis that aims at identifying energy…
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…
Research Article // Challenges to Iraq’s Environment: Applying the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Framework
By Bassam Yousif and colleagues. This paper utilises research on Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus to study the relationships between Iraq’s water…
Research Article // Sustainable WEF Nexus Management: A Conceptual Framework to Integrate Models of Social, Economic, Policy, and Institutional Developments
By Ebun Akinsete and colleagues. With the inefficient management of natural resources recognized as the biggest obstacle to achieving sustainable WEF…
News // A Water Conservation Journey Spanning Valleys and Plains
Save every Drop Series: In the last interview of the series, Aditi Mukherji talks about the water-energy-food nexus and saving the Himalayan springs.…
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…