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Kjellen, M.Vairavamoorthy, KalanithyDonoso, G.[Stockholm World Water Week 2016: 'Water for sustainable growth']Stockholm World Water Week 2016: 'Water for sustainable growth'

The resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 25 September 2015 is symptomatic of the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus. It postulates goals and related targets for 2030 that include (1) End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agricu...


Ringler, ClaudiaWillenbockel, DirkPérez, N.Rosegrant, Mark W.Zhu, T.Matthews, Nathaniel[Global linkages among energy, food and water: an economic assessment]Global linkages among energy, food and water: an economic assessment

Small reservoirs (SRs) development, as a strategy to enhance food and water security in water-scarce regions, has long attracted the interests of governments and development agents. The main argument put forward was that by providing water for small-scale agriculture, they can cushion the impacts...


Balana, Bedru B.[Trade-offs or synergies?: assessment of ecosystem services in multi-use small reservoirs in Burkina Faso [Abstract only]]Trade-offs or synergies?: assessment of ecosystem services in multi-use small reservoirs in Burkina Faso [Abstract only]

Freshwater ecosystems are central to the global water cycle, in local generation of freshwater flows, and the healthy functioning and resilience of other ecosystems. Freshwater security depends on healthy ecosystems. Current human threats to freshwater ecosystems include rapid infrastructure deve...


Matthews, Nathaniel[People and fresh water ecosystems: pressures, responses and resilience]People and fresh water ecosystems: pressures, responses and resilience
Liebe, J.Mateo-Sagasta, Javier[Desarrollo de capacidades para un uso mas seguro y productivo de aguas residuales en agricultura en America Latina y el Caribe. In Spanish]Desarrollo de capacidades para un uso mas seguro y productivo de aguas residuales en agricultura en America Latina y el Caribe. In Spanish

In recent decades, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have pursued national water permit systems, derived from the colonial era and reinforced by “global best practice.” These systems have proved logistically impossible to manage and have worsened inequality in water access. A new study conduct...


Koppen, Barbara C.M. vanSchreiner, B.[A hybrid approach to decolonize formal water law in Africa]A hybrid approach to decolonize formal water law in Africa

In this study, we focus on water quality as a vehicle to illustrate the role that the water, energy, and food (WEF) Nexus perspective may have in promoting ecosystem services in agriculture. The mediation of water quality by terrestrial systems is a key ecosystem service for a range of actors (mu...


Bell, A.R.Matthews, NathanielZhang, W.[Opportunities for improved promotion of ecosystem services in agriculture under the Water-Energy-Food Nexus]Opportunities for improved promotion of ecosystem services in agriculture under the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Pastakia, A.[Penury to prosperity: the SFPF [Small Farmer, Prosperous Farmer] journey of tribal farmers in Dahod, Gujarat]Penury to prosperity: the SFPF [Small Farmer, Prosperous Farmer] journey of tribal farmers in Dahod, Gujarat

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