Sanitation
Research Article // Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Centralized and Decentralized Water Reclamation with Resource Recovery Strategies in Leh Town, Ladakh, India, and Potential for Their Reduction in Context of the Water–Energy–Food Nexus
By Mounia Lahmouri, Jörg E. Drewes and Daphne Gondhalekar. This study compared the carbon footprint of the operation of the current and future water…
Opinion // How to Strengthen Cooperation for a Water Secure South Asia
By Jyotiraj Patra. South Asia is witnessing unprecedented water challenges and risks. Most of these risks are multi-dimensional, dynamic, complex and…
Research // Wastewater As a Resource: The Water-Waste-Energy Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Paul Gremillion and Tamara Avellán. A Nexus Approach centred on wastewater treatment and recovery can link cycles of water, waste, and energy.…
Research Article // A GIS-Based Model to Assess the Potential of Wastewater Treatment Plants for Enhancing Bioenergy Production within the Context of the Water–Energy Nexus
By Francesca Valenti and Attilio Toscano. The study, developed by taking into account both collected data and GIS-based analyses, allowed elaborating…
Publication // Roadmap to Energy in the Water and Wastewater Industry
By R. Neal Elliot. This report summarizes the discussions of an American Council for Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) expert group exploring…
Research Article // Infrastructure Shaming and Consequences for Management of Urban WEF Security Nexus in China and India
By Daphne Gondhalekar and Jörg E. Drewes. This study demonstrates that even when water stress and awareness are high as in Shaxi and Leh, it is not a…
The Urban Water-Energy-Food Nexus // Three Mini Case Studies
By Robert C. Brears. With rising demand for water, energy, and food, leading cities and water utilities have created synergies between the…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme LAC// Regional Water Dialogues 2023 of Latin America and the Caribbean: Towards the UN 2023 Water Conference
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) organised the third edition of the 2023 Regional Water Dialogues.…
Research Article // Prospects for Rooftop Farming System Dynamics: An Action to Stimulate Water-Energy-Food Nexus Synergies toward Green Cities of Tomorrow
By Angela Huang and Fi-John Chang. This study contributes to urban planning by exploring in-depth the practicability and worthiness of urban rooftop…
Publication // Water-energy-food security nexus based selection of energy recovery from wastewater treatment technologies
By Abdolvahhab Fetanat, Mohsen Tayebi and Hossein Mofid. This study looks at decision making for energy recovery from wastewater treatment…
Video // A Water Secure Future for All
Water is a vital resource. Access to water and sanitation are human rights. Yet, more than 2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water and…
UN ESCWA // Water-Energy Nexus Operational Toolkit: Renewable Energy Module
This module was prepared as part of the United Nations Development Account project on developing the capacity of ESCWA Member Countries to address…
Programa Diálogo Regional Nexo para América Latina y el Caribe// Diálogos Regionales del Agua en América Latina y El Caribe 2023: Hacia la Conferencia del Agua de Naciones Unidas
La Comisión Económica de las Naciones Unidas para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) organizó la tercera edición de los Diálogos Regionales del Agua…
News // Managing the Water and Energy Nexus – What’s needed in a water utility for the future
By Hassan Aboelnga (Middle East Water Forum) and Dragan Savić (KWR Water Research Institute, Netherlands). Water utilities provide access to safe…
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…