Irrigation
Research Article // Analysis of the Complexities in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Ghana's Bui Dam Experience
By Pius Siakwah and Obodai Torto. In this study the authors argue that the WEF Nexus is prominently embedded in complex historical systems that tend…
Research Article // Investment priorities for research and innovation in urban agri-food systems: Toward more resilient cities in the Global South
By Gordon Prain and colleagues. Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) is widely distributed throughout the Global South. Despite urban population…
Report // Sustainable Agriculture in India 2021: What we know and how to scale up
By Niti Gupta, Shanal Pradhan, Abhishek Jain and Nayha Patel. Published in April 2021. This report explores the current state of sustainable…
Vacancy // Undergraduate Summer Internship Program: A Collaborative Initiative of the CONSERVE Center and the DAWN Project
CONSERVE Center is partnering with the DAWN project (also funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture)…
Book // Integrated Wastewater Management for Health and Valorization: A Design Manual for Resource Challenged Cities
By Stewart M. Oakley. This book incorporates the new paradigm of integrated wastewater management for valorization without surface water discharge.…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme LAC // Nexus Dialogue: United to face water, energy and food crises.
On Tuesday, August 23, the main actors of the water sector in Peru met at the Nexus Dialogue event "Water-Energy-Food", organized by AQUAFONDO, in…
Research Article // Conjunctive Use of Canal Water and Groundwater: An Analysis Based on Farmers’ Practices in Ravangaon, Maharashtra
By Sneha Bhat and colleagues. This article examines what happens when canal water is combined with groundwater by documenting the complex web of…
Job Posting // Technical Adviser (Irrigation System Development)
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is searching for a technical advisor (irrigation system development) at the FAO Office in…
Job posting // Vacancy: Senior Agricultural Water Expert
FutureWater is looking for an experienced agricultural water expert to join their team in Wageningen, The Netherlands. The vacancy is open until a…
Research Article // Analyzing the water-energy-environment nexus of irrigated wheat and maize production in Albania
By Kledja Canaja and Andi Mehmeti. This paper analyzed the water-energy-environmental interactions in conventional wheat and maize production on a…
Nexus Blog // In a remote Andean village in Peru, Nexus connects an ancestral lagoon, guinea pigs and solar energy
This article presents a demonstration project of the Nexus Regional Dialogue in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), co-financed by the European…
SPIS Toolbox App // Solar Powered Irrigation System (SPIS) Toolbox App launched
Powering Agriculture (PA) as well as the successor project Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) launched the new SPIS App based on the Toolbox which…
Report // Living Customary Water Tenure in Rights-based Water Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Barbara van Koppen. Based on literature, this IWMI research report seeks to develop a grounded understanding of the ways in which rural people…
Blog // Groundwater depletion in Punjab and Haryana through the lense of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
By Harnoor Kaur. Despite receiving normal precipitation levels, north-western India has emerged as a hotspot for groundwater depletion. This…
Research Article // Sustainable Groundwater Management in India Needs a Water-Energy-Food Nexus Approach
By Aditi Mukherji. This paper traces the historical evolution of WEF policies in the post Green Revolution period and weaves a narrative of how these…