Policy
Water Issue Brief 38 // The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus approach to water infrastructure in Africa: Integrated planning, climate resilience, and inclusive growth
By Zemadim et al. This issue brief examines how the WEFE Nexus approach can support integrated water infrastructure planning in Africa by enhancing…
Research Article // A tool for optimizing the water, energy, food and ecosystem service nexus amidst diverse stakeholder interests
By Verbist et al. This study applies the Stakeholder WEFE Efficiency Evaluation Tool (SWEET) to optimize the water–energy–food–ecosystem (WEFE) nexus…
Research Article // Nexus approach to enhance water energy-food security and ecosystems resilience under climate change in the Mediterranean
By Drobinski et al. This study examines how climate change intensifies interconnected WEFE challenges in the Mediterranean Basin and highlights…
Nexus Regional Dialogue Southern Africa // WEF Nexus Dialogue held in Zimbabwe
The Nexus Dialogue in Zimbabwe has successfully been organised under the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) WEF Nexus Regional Dialogue…
Research Article // Mapping the evolution of the water-energy-food-ecosystem (WEFE) nexus: A comprehensive review of the methods, scales, and sustainability challenges
By Wang et al. This study systematically reviews the evolution of the WEFE nexus, highlighting a shift toward integrated, multi-scale frameworks and…
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 // 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 // Examining Lebanon's Resilience Through a Water-Energy-Food Nexus Lens
By Bassel Daher, Silva Hamie, Konstantinos Pappas and Julie Roth. This study concludes that considering the case of Lebanon through a…
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…
Webinar // Nexus Seminar 87: Integrating WEFE Nexus Indicators for Assessing Sustainability in Farming Systems
This webinar explores how the WEFE-Nexus Indicator (WEFNI) framework can be used to systematically assess sustainability in small-scale farming…
Research Article // Financing the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus project: challenges, opportunities, and pathways for sustainable investment
By Rhouma et al. This study explores how innovative financing and governance mechanisms can unlock sustainable investment in integrated WEFE Nexus…
Research Article // Coordinated Development of Water–Energy–Food–Ecosystem Nexus in the Yellow River Basin: A Comprehensive Assessment Based on Multi-Method Integration
By Yao et al. The study develops a comprehensive, multi-method framework to assess the coordinated development of the WEFE nexus in the Yellow River…
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…
Webinar // Nexus Seminar N.86: The Development, Application, and Future of the WEF Nexus Index
This seminar introduces the WEF Nexus Index as a composite tool for evaluating and comparing national-level performance in the integrated management…