Ecosystems
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.…
Times of Oman // Forum // Oman's reed beds create wetlands to support ecology
The article reports main points discussed on the Shell Powering Progress Together Forum in Manila, The Philippines. Shell executives pointed out,…
Chicago Tribune // China's water squeeze worsens as wetlands shrink 9%
China's wetlands are shrinking, and with increasing infrastructure and urbanization projects, the situation is likely to worsen
The Hindu // "Drain it, lose it," says new wetlands economics report
A major report that will help countries understand the economic value of inland wetlands, which cover a vast area of the earth's land surface and…
Research Article // Integrated assessment of the sustainable water-energy-food nexus in China: Case studies on multi-regional sustainability and multi-sectoral synergy
By Lijie Sun and colleagues. This paper introduced the current status of WEF nexus in China and constructed a comprehensive indicator system for…
News // A field trip to Greece's agricultural heartland uncovers WEFE Nexus challenges and opportunities
Organised within the framework of the Horizon 2020 REXUS project, whereby GWP-Med is leading the Communication and Dissemination Component, the…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme // Workshop: Towards WEFE Nexus bankability - Integrity readiness to improve cross-sector performance and attract investment
A virtual workshop was held on the 28th of September and conducted within the framework of the initiative "Identifying Integrity Risks and Developing…
Research Article // Resource Nexus Perspectives in the Blue Economy of India - The case of sand mining in Kerala
By Matovu Baker and colleagues. This report is a result of a desktop review to document the impacts of sand mining on the Blue Economy resources. It…
News // Integrating ecosystems in the Water-Food-Energy Nexus for greater sustainability
Sasha Koo-Oshima & Virginie Gillet from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/ UN-Water, reveal their thoughts on integrating…
Research Article // Elevating the role of water resilience in food system dialogues
By Nathanial Matthews and colleagues. Good governance for resilient water resources is a necessary precursor to ensuring resilient food systems and…
Book // Water Interactions – A Systemic View: Why we Need to Comprehend the Water-Climate-Energy-Food-Economics-Lifestyle Connections
By Gustaf Olsson. During the last two decades, the interrelationship between water and energy, and the couplings to food and agriculture have become…
Call for Abstracts // European Geoscience Union General Assembly 2023
The Università degli Studi di Firenze is organising a session on ‘Impacts of land use and land cover changes on water resources and water-related…
Projet Frexus // Atelier pour la cartographie participative des couloirs de passage d’animaux dans la commune de Bellen
Dans la commune de Bellen au Mali, des anciens couloirs de passages d’animaux ne sont plus utilisables dû à l’expansion incontrôlée des parcelles de…
Frexus Project // Workshop for the mapping of animal corridors in the municipality of Bellen
In the municipality of Bellen in Mali, old animal crossing corridors are no longer usable due to the uncontrolled expansion of cultivation plots. A…
Research Article // Placing Ecosystem Services within the Water–Food–Energy–Climate Nexus: A Case Study in Mediterranean Mixed Orchards
By Sotiroula Ioannidou and colleagues. This paper used Cyprus as a model to link the Water–Energy–Food–Climate (WEFC) nexus indicators (e.g., carbon…