Modelling and assessment
Research article // Assessing to act: A water-energy-food-ecosystem (WEFE) nexus governance assessment for the Inkomati-Usuthu river basin in South Africa
By Eva Sievers and colleagues. This paper presents a WEFE nexus governance assessment for the Inkomati-Usuthu river basin in South Africa. The…
Research article // Research on the synergy of the water–energy–food composite system in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region
By Jing Wang and colleagues. Taking the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region as an example, this study adopts the composite system synergy degree model to…
Research article // Causal Loop Diagrams for bridging the gap between Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus thinking and Nexus doing: Evidence from two case studies
By Raffaele Giordano and colleagues. Despite its success, the actual implementation of the Nexus holistic approach is still hampered by several…
Research article // Catalyzing sustainable development goals through the water-energy-food nexus
By Luxon Nhamo and colleagues. This mixed transdisciplinary study developed a WEF nexus-based framework to guide strategic policy decisions to…
Webinar // Global FEWture Alliance Webinar Series
The Global FEWture Alliance Webinar Series provides insight into a range of topics related to the WEFE-Nexus.
Research Article // Looking at the Water-Energy-Food nexus through the lens of Ecosystem Services: a new perspective
By Beatrice Sambo and colleagues. This perspective paper argues that a truly integrated nexus approach necessitates placing ecosystem services at the…
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…
Research article // Participatory Selection of Nature-Based Solutions and Bioeconomy Solutions for WEFE Nexus Implementation: Applications on Tinos Island, Greece
By Andriani Galani and colleagues. This study presents the development and application of a participatory, and cross-sectoral multi-criteria…
Research article // Integrating “nature” in the water-energy-food Nexus: Current perspectives and future directions
By Enrico Lucca and colleagues. Although not initially included as a component of the Nexus, the role of nature in sustaining the water, energy, and…
Research article // Water–energy–food–ecosystem nexus: how to frame and how to govern
By Caro Eline Mooren and colleagues. based on an in-depth analysis of WEFE nexus interlinkages, associated governance challenges, and practical…
Research article // Towards a common understanding of water-energy-food nexus research: A view of the European nexus community and beyond
By Nairomi Eriksson and colleagues. To better understand the broad landscape of nexus views and chart a path of where the community intends to go, we…
Webinar // Co-designing WEFE nexus scenarios (Session 1)
The first GoNexus webinar took place on 22 October for an hour-long session focused on the co-construction of the WEFE (Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems)…
Research article // An integrated participatory framework for WEFE nexus strategic planning: The Jordan Valley case study
By Nikolaos P. Nikolaidis and colleagues. The article presents a participatory framework for strategic planning within the WEFE nexus, using the…
Research Article // A Methodological Framework for Assessing the Coherence of WEFE Nexus Policies: Illustration and Application at the River Basin Level
By Mooren et al. This paper presents a novel framework to assess policy coherence across the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem nexus, highlighting how…
Research Article // Integrating ecosystem services into the WEFE nexus for informed conservation strategies and planning in the Upper White Nile basin
By Schlemm et al. This study explores the integration of ecosystem services within the WEFE nexus framework to inform conservation and development…