nexus Archives

This figure maps the water resources of Morocco's Souss Massa River Basin, indicating the dams, rivers and aquifers in the region

From participatory process to robust decision-making: an agriculture-water-energy nexus analysis for the Souss-Massa basin in Morocco

Journal article / SEI scientists used a stakeholder-driven method to explore solutions to a Moroccan river basin's water scarcity through the lens of the water-energy-food nexus.

17 August 2022 / About Adaptation, Business, Climate policy, Energy access, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Participation, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Renewables, Sustainable Development Goals, Water resources and Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Sunset in Leticia, Colombia under purple sky. Village of indigenous huts during rainy season in Amazon. Houses are built on stilts because of rising levels of river

The water-energy-food nexus: an ecosystems and anthropocentric perspective

Other publication / This book chapter explores the importance of the water-energy-food nexus tool to provide possible future climate adaptation strategies in the Global South.

21 May 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster Risk, Ecosystems, Energy access, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Household energy, Land use, Mitigation, Planning and modelling, Pollution, Public policy, Sanitation, Sustainable lifestyles, Water resources, Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Wellbeing

Chickens graze in a field of green grass

Sustainable development matters for animals too

Perspective / More experts agree that human, nonhuman and environmental health are linked. Yet nations largely neglect animal welfare in sustainable development governance.

1 June 2022 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Climate services, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests, Geopolitics, Land use, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals and Wellbeing

Open letter: Experts call on governments to include animal welfare in sustainable development governance

Journal article / Ahead of Stockholm+50, more than 200 experts call for governments to account for animal welfare as part of a holistic sustainable development policy.

25 May 2022 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable lifestyles and Wellbeing

Farmer in pointed hat on green field with mountains and controlled burning in background, Viet Nam

Building business, human rights and climate change synergies in Southeast Asia: what the Philippines’ National Inquiry on Climate Change could mean for ASEAN

Journal article / This article considers the nexus between business, human rights and climate change in the ASEAN context.

8 April 2022 / About Climate policy

Aerial view of terraced rice paddies, Tegallalang Rice Terrace, Indonesia

Investing in agricultural water management: Pathways to a sustainable future

Other publication / International financing institutions must learn from past mistakes in agricultural water investment and direct their money to key promising approaches.

1 December 2021 / About Adaptation, Disaster Risk, Ecosystems, Finance, Food and agriculture, Mitigation, Sustainable Development Goals, Water resources and Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Water level of June Lake loop at Grant Lake in California appears particularly low due to drought conditions and low snowpack

Exploring the Water-Energy Nexus in California via an Integrative Modeling Approach

Journal article / This article discusses how different climate scenarios affect the water-energy nexus in California, employing the WEAP modelling tool.

29 September 2021 / About Adaptation, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Water resources and Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Technical tour in Honduras: promising sites for water harvesting in Nacaome

Climate change as a subjacent factor of migration and mobility

Perspective / What is the nexus between migration and climate change? Why is it important to understand it?

4 November 2021 / About Climate policy, Disaster Risk and Public policy

Passengers riding half-empty bus in daytime with dark blue seats, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

To bus or not to bus: unpacking the nexus between public health, disaster risk reduction and urban planning

Perspective / On the occasion of World Cities Day, SEI Research Associate Minh Tran reflects on urban planning from a health emergency and risk reduction perspective.

31 October 2021 / About Cities, Climate policy, Disaster Risk, Pollution and Transport