Research article // Long term relationship between food, energy and water inflation in South Africa
By Saul Ngarava. South Africa is a water scarce country, with limited irrigable land and an energy sector that is coal-based and water intensive. The…
Article // Thinking Hydrologically - An Interview with Oyture Anarbekov, IWMI Country Manager – Uzbekistan
By Clara Colton Symmes, Princeton in Asia Fellow, IWMI. Water is running out in Central Asia. New approaches to water regulation, energy production,…
Report // Investing in nature for development: do nature-based interventions deliver local development outcomes
By Dilys Roe, Beth Turner, Alexandre Chausson, Emma Hemmerle and Nathalie Seddon. This project report shows how interventions that protect, manage,…
Online conference // Food Systems for New Realities - Agri4D 2021
To progress towards sustainable and just food systems, Agri4D will bring together researchers, policymakers and practitioners to engage actively with…
Research article // Evaluation and Scenario Prediction of the Water-Energy-Food System Security in the Yangtze River Economic Belt Based on the RF-Haken Model
By Yan Chen and Lifan Xu. Based on the actual situation of Yangtze River Economic Belt, this paper constructed a water-energy-food evaluation index…
Stockholm World Water Week session // From forecast to prevention – acting on resource-related conflict risks
This event asks how national and international policy makers can take effective actions to prevent conflicts relating to water, food and energy…
Webinar // Strengthening Water-EnergyFood Nexus to expand smallscale farmer-led irrigation solutions for climate-friendly and more resilient food systems
On the occasion of the UNFSS 2021 Pre-Summit, International Initiative Water and Energy for Food (WE4F), the International Water Management Institute…
Stockholm World Water Week session // From risks to returns: WEFE Nexus solutions for climate resilience
Join this open session in the frame of the Stockholm World Water Week 2021 for behind-the-scenes conversations between policy-makers, public, private…
Report // Guidance on realizing real water savings with crop water productivity interventions
By Jonna van Opstal, Peter Droogers and Alexander Kaune, FutureWater, with Pasquale Steduto, and Chris Perry, Food and Agriculture Organization of…
Vacancy // Senior Research Fellow on Water, Food and Ecosystems at SEI in Thailand
The Stockholm Environment Institute Asia, based in Bangkok, is looking for a Senior Research Fellow on Water, Food and Ecosystems to join its Water…
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…
News // Research shifts policy from energy subsidy to water savings in Uzbekistan's irrigated heartland
In Uzbekistan, most agricultural land is irrigated with water pumped from two rivers, the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya. This pumping consumes 20% of…
News // Mapping tool helps private sector identify high-potential locations for solar irrigation pumps
By Mansoor Leh. As climate change threatens to exacerbate water scarcity and food insecurity in many parts of Africa, solar water pumps combined with…
Master thesis // The impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissances Dam on the Water-Energy-Food security nexus in Sudan
By Mugahid Elnour. Ethiopia is constructing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile River near the Sudanese borders. This…
News // Six key principles for improving agricultural water productivity
By Stefan Uhlenbrook, Winston Yu, Nicola Lamaddalena and Sasha Koo-Oshima. Water resources are being placed under an unprecedented amount of stress…