Urban Nexus
Nexus Regional Dialogue Programme // Training Workshop: "Urban Nexus in the MENA Region"
The Nexus Regional Dialogue in the MENA Region as part of the Nexus Regional Dialogue Programme conduced the training in in collaboration with the…
Workshop at the World Resources Forum 2017 // Rural Urban Nexus – Governance for Sustainable Land Use through City Region Food Strategies
This workshop aims to: Provide an overview of relevant aspects of the rural-urban nexus and the need for integrated development and the opportunities…
Urban Nexus // Building a Resilient, Smart and Sustainable City: The Energy-Water Nexus
Energy and water are the world’s two most critical resources, yet their vital interconnections and vulnerabilities are less often recognized. Smart,…
Workshop // Third Regional Workshop on Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: the Urban Nexus
The Third Regional Workshop was organized from 25 June to 27 June 2014 in Viet Nam in the context of the project "Integrated Resource Management in…
Regional Workshop // "Resource Efficiency in Asian Cities: The Urban Nexus", Bangkok/Thailand
The workshop will review the progress made so far in designing Nexus project initiatives in participating countries and share experiences and ideas.
The Urban Water-Energy-Food Nexus // Three Mini Case Studies
By Robert C. Brears. With rising demand for water, energy, and food, leading cities and water utilities have created synergies between the…
Publication // A 40-year review of food–energy–water nexus literature and its application to the urban scale
By Newell, J. P., Goldstein, B., & Foster, A. (2019). What research exists to date on the FEW nexus? How have scholars conceptualized these…
Project // CRUNCH: Climate Resilient Urban Nexus CHoices: Operationalising the Food-Water-Energy Nexus
CRUNCH will demonstrate how the urban Food-Water-Energy Nexus can strengthen urban resilience through creating an interconnected knowledge platform…
Water Supply in Southeast Asia // "Water is life, contaminated water might mean death"
By Ruth Erlbeck. 2.1 billion (3 in 10) people worldwide lack access to safe, readily available water, 4.5 billion (6 in 10) people worldwide lack…
Policy Brief // Promoting Human-Centric Technologies and the Urban Nexus to address the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Sustainability Challenges of Smart Cities
By Ghadah Aldabbagh, Nikos Dimitriou, Jauad el Kharraz, Hammou Laamrani, Kamal Tumi, Daniela Diegelmann, Majed Mohammed Mustafa Hallawani, Abdullah M…
News // Water-food-energy nexus vital in poverty
By Cai Ordinario. Eradicating hunger and poverty will require governments to explore ways to merge its initiatives in water, food, and energy,…
Making Sense of the Urban Nexus // An Integrated Approach to Intersecting Challenges
By Giulia Salvaterra and Michael Woodbridge. Cities are sites of complex and intersecting challenges which threaten the success of the global…
Job Vacancy // Postdoctoral Position: Resilience and vulnerability at the urban nexus of food, water, energy and the environment
A postdoctoral candidate with strong social science background and proven training and research interests in urban studies, social practices or…
Project // Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: The Urban Nexus
In the framework of this project up to ten selected cities in six Asian countries will be supported with a view to nexus-compliant integrated…
Special Issue // Rethinking the Urban Nexus
Introduction by Patience Mguni & Bas J.M. van Vliet. This Special Issue of the Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences brings together three…