SDGs
Research Article // Integrated assessment of the sustainable water-energy-food nexus in China: Case studies on multi-regional sustainability and multi-sectoral synergy
By Lijie Sun and colleagues. This paper introduced the current status of WEF nexus in China and constructed a comprehensive indicator system for…
Research Article // A systematic approach for assessing water, energy and food security during the COVID‑19 pandemic: case study of Mexico
By Alma Yunuen Raya-Tapia and collegues. In this study, a new WEF Global Index is developed to assess the availability, accessibility and regional…
Niger Basin Nexus Acceleration Programme // WEF Nexus Accelerator Bootcamp for Niger Basin start-ups
A Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus Bootcamp took place between 26 June and 2 July, at the 2iE campus in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It was…
Research Article // Quantifying the water-energy-food Nexus in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao regions
By Pan Zhan and colleagues. This study quantified the WEF Nexus in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao by constructing an environmentally extended…
News // A youth perspective on tackling Water-Food-Energy Summit challenges
Conclusions and Recommendations of the WEF serious game for the Water, Food, Energy High-Level Summit 2022.
Publication // From dialogues to results: Recommendations for accelerating cross-sectoral SDG 6 implementation
Together with other UN member states, representatives of the UN Major Groups and international organisations, the Federal Ministry for the…
Nexus Blog // UNECE launches methodology to evaluate the sustainability of infrastructure projects and guidelines on Waste-to-Energy projects for the circular economy
As countries all over the world aim at ‘building back better’ from the COVID-19 pandemic, the recently-launched UNECE People-first PPP Evaluation…
Science Forum 2018 Background Paper // Water-Energy-Food Nexus Interactions and Agriculture Research for Development
By Dr. Mathew Kurian. The impact of Agriculture Research for Development (ARD) is key to justifying investments in technologies and management models…
Frexus at Stockholm WWW 2022 // Improving security and climate resilience with participatory processes
This year’s Stockholm World Water Week is centred around the topic of “Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water”. The Frexus session explored how local…
Research Article // Circularity in the Urban Water-Energy-Nutrients-Food nexus
By M.C.G. Haitsma Mulier and colleagues. During WEF Nexus research at urban farms, two types of ‘food’ were indicated to be relevant for urban…
Nexus Regional Dialogue Central Asia // Nexus approach stimulates collaborative academic and research initiatives in Central Asia
TADJIKISTAN, DUSHANBE – Members of the Network of Academic Societies (NAS) and representatives of scientific institutes in Central Asia discussed…
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…
Publication // Renewables 2021. Global Status Report
Key findings of REN21's Renewables Global Status Report are the record addition of electricity capacity despite the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic…
Policy Brief // Integrated Policies to Improve the Energy-Water-Food System Nexus to Achieve the SDGs
By Carlo Andrea Bollino, Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Suresh Babu, Yamaji Eiji, Marzio Galeotti. This Policy Brief focusses on an integrated approach…
Project // S-MultiStor: Sustainable Hydropower and Multipurpose Storage to Meet the Water, Food and Energy SDG's
This project is a 3-year program to investigate and demonstrate improved approaches to sustainable multipurpose water storage, including both gray…