Water
Vacancy // PhD on the Global Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus under Climate Extremes
The Faculty of Geoscience at Utrecht University is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher interested in global-scale hydrology and water resources…
Article // Thinking Hydrologically - An Interview with Oyture Anarbekov, IWMI Country Manager – Uzbekistan
By Clara Colton Symmes, Princeton in Asia Fellow, IWMI. Water is running out in Central Asia. New approaches to water regulation, energy production,…
Publication // The water-energy-food nexus at home: New opportunities for policy
By Foden, M., Browne, A. L., Evans, D. M., Sharp, L., & Watson, M. (2019). This paper introduces the “Nexus at Home” as a starting point for…
Nexus News // Phase II of the Nexus Assessment in the Drina river basin is launched
The ad-hoc Steering Committee for the Nexus activities in the Drina River Basin under the SEE Nexus Project, supported by the Austrian Development…
Project // Water & Energy For Food (WE4F): A Grand Challenge For Development
WE4F is a joint international initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Ministry of Foreign…
News // How water shortages are brewing wars
By Sandy Milne. Unprecedented levels of dam building and water extraction by nations on great rivers are leaving countries further downstream…
Energy-Water Nexus // Viability of Wind Turbine to Desalinate Water for Drinking
By Ngwamah Hyelda Moses. This study aims at assessing the viability of wind energy in Burutu, Nigeria, to desalinate water through reverse osmosis…
Nexus Blog // Resultados del Séptimo Foro Virtual Nexo “Integración de la Biodiversidad en el enfoque del Nexo entre agua, energía y alimentación”
El objetivo de este encuentro virtual se centró en la exposición de los resultados de dos estudios donde la biodiversidad era el centro del enfoque…
Vacancy// Director, Freshwater & Food Transformation at WWF in Washington, DC
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Director for the Freshwater & Food Transformation team. The…
Publication // The traded water footprint of global energy from 2010 to 2018
By Christopher M. Chini and Rebecca A. M. Peer. In this article, a new database identifying the virtual water footprints for the trade of eleven…
Blog // Groundwater depletion in Punjab and Haryana through the lense of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
By Harnoor Kaur. Despite receiving normal precipitation levels, north-western India has emerged as a hotspot for groundwater depletion. This…
Research article // Long term relationship between food, energy and water inflation in South Africa
By Saul Ngarava. South Africa is a water scarce country, with limited irrigable land and an energy sector that is coal-based and water intensive. The…
Commentary // Energy Has a Role to Play in Achieving Universal Access to Clean Water and Sanitation
By Molly A. Walton. The linkages between water and energy are increasingly recognised across businesses, governments and the public – and have been a…
Publication // Nature-based Solutions in agriculture: The case and pathway for adoption
By F. Miralles-Wilhelm and T. Iseman. To sustain the future of food systems, producers around the globe must lead a transition to agricultural…
News // Water and (in-)security in Afghanistan as the Taliban take over
By the Water, Peace and Security (WPS) team The takeover by the Taliban not only affects people’s immediate lives and security, but will also have…