Water resource management
Conference // Cairo Water Week 2020
For the 3rd time the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Arab Republic of Egypt is organizing the Cairo Water Week. This year's event…
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…
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…
Policy Brief // Outcomes of the EU Horizon 2020 DAFNE PROJECT: The Zambezi River Basin Integrated Cooperation for a Vital Resource
This policy brief is derived from research conducted under €5.5M four-year EU Horizon 2020 and Swiss funded ‘DAFNE’ project which concerns the…
Nexus Blog // SDC supports sustainable water and pasture management in Ethiopia
Drought, fodder scarcity and conflicts over natural resources make life difficult for pastoralists in southern Ethiopia. Swiss Development…
Nexus Blog // Multiple ways to finance transboundary water cooperation exist but significant gaps remain, concludes a high-level workshop convened by UNECE and partners
There are multiple ways to finance transboundary water cooperation exist but significant gaps remain, concluded a high-level workshop convened by…
Nexus Blog // La DDC supporte une gestion durable de l'eau et des pâturages en Éthiopie
Les sécheresses, le manque de fourrage et les conflits autour des ressources naturelles rendent la vie difficile aux éleveurs de bétail du sud de…
Presentation // How can water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus investments be an opportunity to finance transboundary water projects?
The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention), serviced by UNECE, organized the…
Master Thesis // Water, Energy, and Food Nexus in the Amu-Darya River Basin: Analysis of Water Demand and Supply Management Infrastructure Development at Transboundary Level
By Aminjon Abdulloev, Oregon State University. This paper proposes a Nexus sustainability assessment approach for the Amu-Darya River Basin. The…
Project // Support to the Integrated Management of Water Resources of Lake Kivu and Ruzizi River
This project aims at improving the hydrological and operational management of Lake Kivu and the Ruzizi River, bordering the Democratic Republic of…
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 // Water, Energy and Food Supply Security in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries—A Risk Perspective
by Mohammad Al-Saidi and Sally Saliba (2019). This paper proposes a view of the water, energy and food resource supply security based on the systems’…
Nexus Blog // Addressing complex risks - on the ROAD to sustainable resource planning in West Africa
At the beginning of May, a webinar took place for members of the two projects Nexus Regional Dialogue in the Niger Basin and Improving Climate…
Call for Innovations // Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region - Water and Energy for Food (WE4F)
Are you a MENA-based innovator with a proven solution tackling water and/or energy issues in urban or rural food production? This Call for…
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…