Governance
SWWW 2018 Session // Water and Security: Assessing Risks and Mitigation Options in Hotspots
Since ancient times, water has played a key role in security and conflict. This role is expected to increase, as pressures over water are growing due…
HLP 2018 Side Event // Addressing Resilience through the Nexus of Water-Food-Energy – Cities as SDG Laboratories
The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can only be achieved if they are pursued in an integrated manner. The way cities and…
SDGs // High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2018
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is convened in New York on 9-18 July 2018. The HLPF is the principal UN body…
Kick Off Meeting // The Sustainable Urbanisation Global Initiative (SUGI)
JPI Urban Europe and Belmont Forum invite all projects funded in the SUGI (Sustainable Urbanisation Global Initiatives) Food-Water-Energy Nexus call…
Water Youth Network Webinar // The Water-Energy-Food Nexus
As part of the Water Youth Network's role as Global Focal Point for SDG 6 within UN-MGCY, the Network will organise a second webinar on…
Nexus Regional Dialogue Programme // Training Workshop: "Urban Nexus in the MENA Region"
The Nexus Regional Dialogue in the MENA Region as part of the Nexus Regional Dialogue Programme conduced the training in in collaboration with the…
HLPF 2018 // Expert Group Meeting on Advancing the 2030 Agenda: Interlinkages and Common Themes at the HLPF 2018
UN-DESA organized an expert group meeting entitled "Advancing the 2030 Agenda: Interlinkages and Common Themes at the HLPF 2018" to look specifically…
Workshop at the World Resources Forum 2017 // Rural Urban Nexus – Governance for Sustainable Land Use through City Region Food Strategies
This workshop aims to: Provide an overview of relevant aspects of the rural-urban nexus and the need for integrated development and the opportunities…
Urban Nexus // Building a Resilient, Smart and Sustainable City: The Energy-Water Nexus
Energy and water are the world’s two most critical resources, yet their vital interconnections and vulnerabilities are less often recognized. Smart,…
Workshop // Third Regional Workshop on Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: the Urban Nexus
The Third Regional Workshop was organized from 25 June to 27 June 2014 in Viet Nam in the context of the project "Integrated Resource Management in…
Regional Workshop // "Resource Efficiency in Asian Cities: The Urban Nexus", Bangkok/Thailand
The workshop will review the progress made so far in designing Nexus project initiatives in participating countries and share experiences and ideas.
Publication // Mainstreaming the Water-Energy-Food Nexus through nationally determined contributions (NDCs): the case of Brazil
By Paim, M. A., Salas, P., Lindner, S., Pollitt, H., Mercure, J. F., Edwards, N. R., & Viñuales, J. E. (2020). This article gives insight into what…
Policy Brief // Multi-stakeholder Dialogue: Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus and Implementing the SDGs
By Bassel Daher, Rabi H. Mohtar et al. This policy brief is a summary of the high-level WEF Nexus session at the World Water Forum in Brazil. This…
Research // The Nexus across Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF): Potential for Improved Resource Use Efficiency?
By Claudia Ringler, Anik Bhaduri and Richard Lawford. Water, land and energy resources are all crucial contributors to food security. As a result of…
Project // CRUNCH: Climate Resilient Urban Nexus CHoices: Operationalising the Food-Water-Energy Nexus
CRUNCH will demonstrate how the urban Food-Water-Energy Nexus can strengthen urban resilience through creating an interconnected knowledge platform…