Modelling and assessment
Research Article // Environmental Policy to Develop a Conceptual Design for the Water–Energy–Food Nexus: A Case Study in Wadi-Dara on the Red Sea Coast, Egypt
By M. A. Abdelzaher and colleagues. This paper develops a conceptual design of the new technologies in the field of water–energy–food in order to…
Research Article // Household water-energy-food security nexus: Empirical evidence from Hamburg and Melani communities in South Africa
By Thulani Ningi, Amon Taruvinga, Leocadia Zhou, and Saul Ngarava. This paper concludes that water security is one of the major issues from the study…
Research Article // A Review of the Water–Energy–Food Nexus Research in Africa
By Joel O. Botai and colleagues. In the present study, a bibliometric, as well as content, analysis of WEF Nexus research in the African continent…
From forecast to prevention: Acting on resource-related conflict risks at World Water Week 2021
On August 26, 2021, the GIZ Frexus project, together with the Government of the Netherlands, the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education and the…
Publication // Challenges and Opportunities in the Operationalization of the Water-Environment-Energy-Food (WE2F) Nexus: Case Study of the Upper Niger Basin and Inner Niger Delta, West Africa
By Ousmane Seidou, Fatoumata Maiga, Claudia Ringler, Spela Kalcic, Luca Ferrini. The authors identify the benefits of applying the nexus approach in…
Assessment // The Transboundary Basin Nexus Assessment (TBNA) Methodology
Interview with the authors of the UNECE Synthesis Report on the TBNA Methodology Mario Roidt and Lucia de Strasser. What are insights and lessons…
Frexus Project // Atelier de validation de l’étude portant sur l’analyse systémique des conflits
Un atelier de validation du rapport de l’étude portant sur l’analyse systémique des conflits dans certaines zones du Delta du Niger en dressant…
Research Article // Small-Scale Solar-Powered Desalination Plants: A Sustainable Alternative Water-Energy Nexus to Obtain Water for Chile’s Coastal Areas
By Lorena Cornejo-Ponce and colleagues. The natural potential of Chile make the implementation of small-scale reverse osmosis desalination plants…
Research article // Review of water–energy–food nexus applications in the Global South
By Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi and colleagues. The study reviews the applications of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus for knowledge generation and…
The Frexus project // A response to resource conflict in the Sahel region
This article highlights the Frexus project’s ambition to improve security and climate resilience within the Sahel region through the use of a global…
Tool // NexSym – a tool for simulating the Water, Energy and Food nexus
NexSym is a Nexus Simulation System which can be used to assess the sustainability of a local production system for food, energy, water and possibly…
Publication // Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Critical Review, Practical Applications, and Prospects for Future Research
By Aries Purwanto, Janez Sušnik, Franciscus X. Suryadi and Charlotte de Fraiture. This paper presents knowledge gaps and critiques on the…
Publication // Sustainability Indicators and Indices for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus for Performance Assessment: WEF Nexus in Practice – South Africa Case Study
By Nhamo, L., Mabhaudhi, T., Mpandeli, S., Nhemachena, C., Senzanje, A., Naidoo, D., Liphadzi, S. & Modi, A. T. (2019). This paper develops a…
Bridging Science and Policy in Water-Energy-Food Nexus // Using the Q-Nexus Model for Informing Policy Making
By Ali Karnib. Water, energy and food (WEF) systems are highly interconnected and they directly and indirectly affect one another. Science based…
The Lake Kivu and Ruzizi River Project // GIZ Hosts Training of Key stakeholders to Ensure Data Sustainability for the Lake Kivu and Ruzizi/Rusizi River Basin Project
This article presents the results of the training workshop for key basin stakeholders to ensure data sustainability for the project co-financed by…