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The Water Blog // Wastewater Treatment: A Critical Component of a Circular Economy
By Diego Juan Rodriguez. Worldwide, the majority of wastewater is neither collected nor teated. Wastewater is a valuable resource, but is often seen…
Nexus Blog // Supplying water to remote, drought-plagued areas in Angola - When creativity meets innovation in Africa
Owini, a company in the Mitrelli Group, implemented an innovative water desalination system based entirely on solar energy, within the village Ombala…
Vacancy // Research position for study of soils in Po Plain and of their ecosystem services for nature restoration of areas in Italy
The Università di Bologna in Italy is offering a temporal research position for a study of soils in Po Plain and of their ecosystem services for…
Publication // Investigation and Assessment of the Management of Natural Resources in the State of California Using the Conceptual Framework of Water–Energy–Food Nexus
By Georgia Manou, Georgios Bariamis, Evangelos Baltas. This article identifies the interlinkages of water, energy and food in California and stresses…
Publication // Virtual water: its implications on agriculture and trade
By Chittaranjan Ray, David McInnes and Matthew Sanderson. This article considers questions of gaps in knowledge, why sustainability matters, and the…
Publication // Reusing wastewater for agricultural irrigation: a water-energy-food Nexus assessment in the North Western Sahara Aquifer System
By C Ramirez, Y Almulla and F Fuso Nerini. Wastewater reclaim, treatment and reuse, has a great potential to alleviate water stress in the North…
Report // Climate Resilience in Cities of the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood: Opportunities for the EU Green Deal
By Hannah Abdullah, Karim Elgendy, and Hanne Knaepen. This CASCADES Spotlight Study examines climate vulnerabilities in urban areas in countries to…
Entrevista con Mirbel Alberto Epiquién Rivera // "Desde SUNASS Promovemos los Mecanismos de Retribución por Servicios Ecosistémicos"
En esta entrevista Mirbel Alberto Epiquién Rivera, Jefe de Gestión Ambiental y Servicios Ecosistémicos de la Empresa de Agua y Alcantarillado de Lima…
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…
Publication // Accounting for livestock water productivity: How and why?
This Discussion Paper is the result of a renewed collaboration between the Land and Water Division and the Animal Production and Health Division of…
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…
Factsheet // Bassin du lac Kivu et de la rivière Ruzizi/Rusizi
L'étude de référence du bassin fournit des informations sur l'état actuel des ressources en eau et de l'environnement naturel du bassin, tout en…
Water-Energy Nexus // A Pre-feasibility Study for Mid-east Water-renewable Energy Exchanges
By David Katz and Arkadiy Shafran. In the face of strong population growth, the region’s countries are in need of long-term strategic planning in the…
Research article // Sustainability Considerations in Water–Energy–Food Nexus Research in Irrigated Agriculture
By Ahmad Hamidov and Katharina Helming. Irrigated agriculture is a key example of the water-energy–food (WEF) nexus, due to the strong competition…
Job Vacancy // Director - Water Resources Cooperation Department
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is searching for a Director of its Water Resources Cooperation Department. Apply by January 24, 2022.