Food and Agriculture
Research Article // A review of the water-energy-food nexus in Central Asia’s transboundary basins: trends, gaps and applications assessments
By Bamgboye et al. This review synthesizes 58 publications to evaluate how the WEFE nexus has been conceptualized and applied in Central Asia’s…
Research Article // Integrating Health in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A Comprehensive Review of Interdependencies, Challenges, and Future Research Opportunities
By Albatayneh et al. This review reconceptualizes the WEF nexus by integrating health as a core, dynamic component, demonstrating that public health…
Research Article // Achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 through sustainable groundwater use in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus perspective in arid areas
By Rossetto et al. This study shows that a groundwater-based WEF Nexus strategy can sustainably achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 in arid,…
Research Article // Towards sustainability and circular economy: conceptual design model for the water‑energy‑food nexus in Ferdaws Village, Western Desert, Egypt
By Mashaal et al. This study proposes an integrated conceptual design for a pilot ecovillage in Egypt’s Western Desert that applies the WEF nexus to…
Research Article // Drivers of the water–energy–food nexus in Cameroon and implications for sustainable development
By Zama et al. This study examines the interactions between water, energy, and food systems in Cameroon using national data from 2000 to 2021,…
Research Article // Site-tailored configuration of integrated water-energy-food-environment systems using open software - case study of two Colombian sites
By Fleischmann et al. This study introduces the WEFEConfigurator, an open-source, multi-objective optimization tool that enables site-tailored…
Report // Water-Agriculture Nexus: Forefront of Climate Adaptation
By the Project Mizu - an independent research group led by Agriculture and Water industry professionals studying at Stanford Graduate Schools of…
Research Policy Paper // Promoting Peace Through Climate Resilient Food Security Initiatives
This SIPRI Research Policy Paper examines the interconnectedness of food insecurity, climate and environmental pressures, and violent conflict,…
Research Article // An inclusive approach for integrated systems: Incorporation of climate in the water-food-energy-land nexus index
By Haseeb Akbar and colleagues. This study aims to incorporate climate as an indicator in the already existing water-food-energy-land nexus…
Research Article // The water-energy-food nexus in biodiversity conservation: A systematic review around sustainability transitions of agricultural systems
By Diana C. Moreno Vargas and colleagues. The Water Energy Food nexus is a powerful topic in agricultural systems to elucidate threats to…
Research Article // Role of water-energy-food nexus in environmental management and climate action
By Lalawmpuii, Prabhat Kumar Rai. This article investigates the methodological paradigm and application of WEF Nexus in an inter-related framework…
Toolkit // Nexus Impact Assessment (NIA) Toolkit
The Nexus Impact Assessment (NIA) Toolkit provides a comprehensive methodology and user-friendly tools which address the potential impacts on other…
WEF Nexus Training Material // New training module on Gender equity and social inclusion
We are pleased to announce a new training module on Gender equity and social inclusion in the WEFE-Nexus training material! This new module provides…
Research Article // Decoupling Economic Growth from Embodied Water–Energy–Food Consumption Based on a Modified MRIO Model: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta Region in China
By Yinwen Huang and colleagues. Water, energy, and food are indispensable resources for socioeconomic development, and are highly interwoven in urban…
Research Article // A Sustainability Approach between the Water–Energy–Food Nexus and Clean Energy
By Gricelda Herrera-Franco and colleagues. This article aims to analyse the relationship between the WEF nexus and clean energy through a statistical…