Wastewater
News // Hong Kong’s Water-Energy-Climate Synergies
By Robert C. Brears. The Hong Kong Drainage Services Department (DSD) is actively implementing a range of renewable energy initiatives to mitigate…
Nouvelles // Sud-Kivu/ESU : l’UOB lance officiellement les activités du projet de gestion des déchets au lac Kivu et sur la rivière Ruzizi
Dans le but de réduire sensiblement les menaces de pollution qui pèsent actuellement sur la zone littorale du lac Kivu et de la rivière Ruzizi à…
News // Searching for inefficiencies in the food–energy–water nexus
The future facing humanity is one of climate change, dramatic population growth, and rapid urbanisation. This has thrust a spotlight on sustainable…
Publication // Roadmap to Energy in the Water and Wastewater Industry
By R. Neal Elliot. This report summarizes the discussions of an American Council for Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) expert group exploring…
Research Article // Bringing WASH into the Water–Energy–Food Nexus in Humanitarian Settings
By Shilpi Srivastava, Jeremy Allouche, Roz Price and Tina Nelis. WASH intersects with all SDGs – this publication is part of an IDS Working Paper…
Call for Offers // DEADLINE EXTENDED-Call: Construction of 3 wetlands to treat the water coming out from Wadi Al-Arroub Wastewater Treatment Plant and 3 solar systems to provide energy for the irrigation pumping systems in 3 farms
Global Water Partnership - Mediteranean has extended the deadline for the Call for Offers within the framework of the Project: MENA Water Matchmaker…
Video // A Water Secure Future for All
Water is a vital resource. Access to water and sanitation are human rights. Yet, more than 2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water and…
Research Article // Infrastructure Shaming and Consequences for Management of Urban WEF Security Nexus in China and India
By Daphne Gondhalekar and Jörg E. Drewes. This study demonstrates that even when water stress and awareness are high as in Shaxi and Leh, it is not a…
Research Article // Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Centralized and Decentralized Water Reclamation with Resource Recovery Strategies in Leh Town, Ladakh, India, and Potential for Their Reduction in Context of the Water–Energy–Food Nexus
By Mounia Lahmouri, Jörg E. Drewes and Daphne Gondhalekar. This study compared the carbon footprint of the operation of the current and future water…
Report // Water-Energy Nexus: Excerpt from the World Energy Outlook 2016
This excerpt from the World Energy Outlook 2016 looks at the critical interplay between water and energy, with an emphasis on the stress points that…
Discussion Paper // SMART IRRIGATION SMART WASH: Solutions in Response to the Pandemic Crisis in Africa
By Maher Salman, Eva Pek, and Waqas Ahmad. Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Well aware of the…
News // Managing the Water and Energy Nexus – What’s needed in a water utility for the future
By Hassan Aboelnga (Middle East Water Forum) and Dragan Savić (KWR Water Research Institute, Netherlands). Water utilities provide access to safe…
Research Article // Prospects for Rooftop Farming System Dynamics: An Action to Stimulate Water-Energy-Food Nexus Synergies toward Green Cities of Tomorrow
By Angela Huang and Fi-John Chang. This study contributes to urban planning by exploring in-depth the practicability and worthiness of urban rooftop…
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…
Research article // Cooling water use in thermoelectric power generation and its associated challenges for addressing water-energy nexus
By Shu-Yuan Pan, Seth W. Snyder, Aaron I. Packman, Yupo J. Lin and Pen-Chi Chiang. In this review, the authors provide an overview of the…