What “Nexus”? Towards Resource Nexus standardization (Policy Brief No. 1). United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES).
Following the Dresden Nexus Conference in 2025, which also marked its 10th anniversary, a policy brief was developed by researchers from the Nexus community. The development of the Policy Brief was led by UNU-FLORES and PRIMA. The policy brief is titled “What ‘Nexus’? Towards Resource Nexus Standardization.” Read full policy brief: What “Nexus”? Towards Resource Nexus […]
What “Nexus”? Towards Resource Nexus Standardization
“Nexus”-based management of environmental and natural resources has emerged as a promising approach to address the interconnected dynamics between environmental and socio-economic systems. It was introduced at the 2008 World Economic Forum in Davos and the 2011 Bonn Conference, on “the Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus – Solutions for a Green Economy”. However, despite […]
Farmer field schools: cultivating collaborative innovation for synergies in water, energy and food security in Uganda
In the specific context of Uganda, this report highlights the key benefits of farmer field schools and provides recommendations for policymakers to support and scale up initiatives at the district level. A district-level focus is valuable because it aligns with existing governance structures and facilitates integration into broader development plans, which can accelerate sustainable development […]
Farmer field schools: cultivating collaborative innovation for synergies in water, energy and food security in Uganda
In the specific context of Uganda, this report highlights the key benefits of farmer field schools and provides recommendations for policymakers to support and scale up initiatives at the district level. A district-level focus is valuable because it aligns with existing governance structures and facilitates integration into broader development plans, which can accelerate sustainable development […]
Building resilience in fragile and conflict-affected agrifood systems through a water-energy-food nexus approach
Fragility has become a prevailing reality in an increasing number of countries in various areas, including Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) [1]. The concept of fragility encompasses a range of dimensions, including armed conflict, migration, economic and political instability, erosion of the social fabric, and scarcity, depletion, and contamination of natural resources […]
Addressing Food Security Challenges in Lebanon: A Water-Energy-Food-Health Nexus Approach
As Lebanon faces compound challenges including a pandemic, economic, financial and political failure, a looming food security crisis is rapidly approaching. Much of this crisis could be attributed to the lack of long-term planning and investment in the sustainability of the agricultural sector. Another challenge lies in the existing disconnect between decision making between the […]
Evaluating farmer priorities and readiness to adopt new water, energy, and agricultural solutions in Lebanon
As Lebanon faces compound challenges including a pandemic, economic, financial and political failure, a looming food security crisis is rapidly approaching. Much of this crisis could be attributed to the lack of long-term planning and investment in the sustainability of the agricultural sector. Another challenge lies in the existing disconnect between decision-making between the agricultural […]
Multi-stakeholder Dialogue: Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus and Implementing the SDGs
Building on the strong policy messages and momentum established through a growing coalition of global partners at the Stockholm World Water Week (2016) and the XVI World Water Congress in Cancun (2017), the World Water Forum in Brasilia (2018) hosted a High Level Panel (HLP) linked to the theme of Development (Water for Sustainable Development), […]
Sustainability in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Bridging Science and Policy Making
Water, energy, and food security underpin nations’ well-being, and global sustainability. Awareness of the tight interconnections between these three resource systems is not new. Nevertheless, a combination of intensifying demands on resources, increasing uncertainty of external pressures, and resource scarcity have intensified the interlinkages and amplified the cost of inaction and mismanagement. Policy decisions made […]
MENA Policy Brief Series // The WEF Nexus in the Arab Region
The WEF Nexus in the Arab Region Series is published by the League of Arab States (LAS), with technical and financial support from the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The series comprises 6 policy briefs with different focus areas on the implementation of the WEF Nexus in the MENA region. All policy briefs are […]