Water
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…
The Oxford Handbook of Food, Water and Society
Edited by Tony Allan, Brendan Bromwich, Anthony Colman, and Martin Keulertz. This book considers the interconnected issues of real water in the…
Policy brief // An adaptive and context-driven approach to the water, energy and food nexus
By Alfonso Medinilla. This paper discusses the often difficult operationalisation of the water-food-energy nexus thinking, focusing particularly on…
Article // Marginal-quality waters for irrigation in water-scarce areas
As rainfall, river runoff and snowfall in water-scarce areas are becoming insufficient to meet the water demands, this article argues that there is a…
White Paper // Impact Investing for Water - Innovative Finance for Scaling-up “Water, Sanitation and Hygiene” (WASH) Market-based Solutions
This white paper by Waterpreneurs aims at being a tool for: Impact investors who want to improve their understanding of the current state of the…
Research article // Water, energy and food nexus of Indus Water Treaty: Water governance
By Ali Raza Kalair, Naeem Abas, Qadeer Ul Hasan, Esmat Kalair, Anam Kalair and Nasrullah Khan. In this paper, the authors report global water…
Nexus Blog // Desalination Outlook for MENA
By Salman Zafar. This article discusses how renewable energy-powered desalination could be a sustainable opportunity to increase supply of potable…
Vacancy // Postdoctoral Researcher on Social Justice of Water, Energy and Food Governance in South Africa
The Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the research project…
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…
Article // Creating Food Security in Angola
By Agricultiva& Owini professionals. The Samba Caju farm is empowering the people of Angola to achieve ‘Zero Hunger,’ even while the world and its…
Publication // Structure Dynamics and Risk Assessment of Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A Water Footprint Approach
By Zhang, P., Xu, Z., Fan, W., Ren, J., Liu, R., & Dong, X. (2019). This article looks at the water footprint of the WEF-Nexus in several arid areas,…
Vacancy // Director, Land and Water Division at FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, is currently looking for a Director, who is responsbile for the…
Publication // The consumptive water footprint of electricity and heat: a global assessment
By Mesfin M. Mekonnen, P. W. Gerbens-Leenes and Arjen Y. Hoekstra. This study assesses the consumptive water footprint (WF) of electricity and heat…
Nexus Blog // Faire face aux risques complexes - sur la “ROAD” de la planification durable des ressources en Afrique de l'Ouest
Début mai, un webinaire a été organisé à l'intention des partenaires des projets ‘Dialogue régional Nexus dans le bassin du Niger’, ‘Améliorer la…
Research article // Evaluation and Scenario Prediction of the Water-Energy-Food System Security in the Yangtze River Economic Belt Based on the RF-Haken Model
By Yan Chen and Lifan Xu. Based on the actual situation of Yangtze River Economic Belt, this paper constructed a water-energy-food evaluation index…