Governance (of the Nexus)
Policy Brief // Realizing Africa's water-energy-food-ecosystem-health nexus: a resilient future for nature and people
By K. Akpoti and colleagues. As Africa navigates the impacts of climate change and other socioeconomic challenges, its sustainable development is…
Podcast // Unveiling Synergies - The Global WEF Nexus Community Podcast
This podcast series offers discussions with experts, policymakers, and thought leaders and aims to open up dialogue at the intersection of water,…
NEXUS Gains // Learning resources for water–energy–food–ecosystems (WEFE) nexus capacity development
A suite of learning resources to support capacity development on the WEFE nexus for a wide range of actors. The contents focuses on technical as well…
Blog // Cooperative Strategies for Central Asian Transboundary Water Management
This side event of the "Third International High-Level Conference on Water for Sustainable Development” (2018-2028), organized on June 11, 2024 in…
Blog // Strengthening Cooperation Through the WEFE Nexus in Central Asia
On June 12, 2024, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, IWMI organized a pivotal side event titled “Strengthening Benefit Sharing in Central Asia: Role of…
Call for Proposals // UNU-FLORES - Nexus Dresden Conference
From April 8th to April 10th, 2025, the global Resource Nexus community will come together in Dresden, Germany, to discuss the future of integrated…
Research Article // Advancing the resource nexus concept for research and practice
By Flour Brouwer and colleagues. This paper aims to test the validity of the nexus construct for research and practice. Based on a systematic review…
Research Article // Introducing GoNEXUS SEF: a solutions evaluation framework for the joint governance of water, energy, and food resources
By Adrián González‑Rosell, Imen Arfa & Maria Blanco. In this paper, GoNEXUS SEF, an evaluation framework for co-designing and evaluating nexus…
Research Article // WEF-CAP White Paper No. 1: Towards the Adoption of an Integrated Water-Energy-Food Nexus approach in Jordan: Challenges & Opportunities
This white paper addresses core challenges in Jordan, highlights national initiatives and demonstrates the importance of adopting a Water-Energy-Food…
Research Article // WEF-CAP White Paper No 2: Technology, Research and Development and Innovation: Towards the adoption of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Egypt
This white paper calls for the need to carry out legal reforms related to knowledge and innovation, to develop and restructure the knowledge and…
Research Article // The water–energy–food–land–climate nexus: Policy coherence for sustainable resource management in Sweden
By Malgorzata Blicharska, Richard J. Smithers, Magdalena Kuchler, Stefania Munaretto, Lotte den Heuvel, Claudia Teutschbein. Thisstudy analyses…
Webinar Recording // The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus: How to improve governance and accountability
The Bonn Water Network and the Water Integrity Network (WIN) are hosting a webinar to discuss best practises and remaining challenges in WEFE-Nexus…
Research Article // WEF-CAP Policy Brief No 2: Opportunities for an Integrated Water-Energy-Food Nexus approach in the MENA region: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon & Tunisia
This brief first presents an overview of the Water-Energy-Food Challenges in the South Mediterranean region, then examines the challenges and…
Research Article // Sustainable energy-water-food nexus integration and carbon management in eco-industrial parks
By Jamileh Fouladi and colleagues. Designing optimised and integrated Energy-Water-Food-Carbon nexus networks is increasingly essential. The…
Report // Institutionalisation of the WEFE Nexus in the Niger Basin
By Ousmane Seidou and colleagues. In less than one year the Niger Basin Authority, an intergovernmental body tasked with the sustainable development…