Governance (of the 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…
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…
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…
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 // Biotechnological Applications of Mushrooms under the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Crucial Aspects and Prospects from Farm to Pharmacy
By Xhensila Llanaj and colleagues. Mushrooms have always been an important source of food, with high nutritional value and medicinal attributes. With…
Study // Lessons Learned Study: Insights gained from the Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme
The Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme, which ran from 2016 to 2023, sought to identify the most effective institutional arrangements, methodologies…
Research Article // Financial feasibility of developing solar irrigation in Mali
By Hua Xie and Claudia Ringler. This study finds that solar-powered groundwater irrigation is a financially viable energy solution across most…
FREXUS Project // Success stories from Mali, Chad and Niger
The Frexus project (2019-2023) has been designed to support the peaceful resolution of social tensions and conflicts between population groups,…
Research Article // Financial feasibility of developing solar groundwater irrigation in Ghana
By Hua Xie and Claudia Ringler. This study finds that solar-powered groundwater irrigation is a financially viable energy solution across most…
Frexus Project // Training materials for security actors
Discover the training materials (available in French only) for security actors, developed throughout the Frexus Project. The latter aimed to improve…
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…
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…