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SEI examines the links between water, energy and food production, and enables people to govern and manage these resources and systems to sustainably meet human aspirations.

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How can agricultural research translation projects targeting smallholder production systems be strengthened by using Theory of Change?

This article examines how best to bridge science-based evidence with agricultural practices and policy development in order to improve food security.

Journal articles
Land
Water
Air
Gender
Health
15 December 2020

Woman dairy farmer speaking at a stakeholder meeting, Uganda, showing the importance of stakeholder engagement

Supporting policies and practices for SDG2 in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia

Agriculture for Food Security 2030, AgriFoSe2030, is launching a new phase of programme activities.

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Sahara desert

Assessing the implications of water harvesting intensification on upstream–downstream ecosystem services: A case study in the Lake Tana basin

Journal articles
Water
27 October 2015
Ethiopia

Traffic congestion in Bangkok contributes to poor air quality. Flickr / ADB

The SEI Initiative on the Water, Energy and Food Nexus

SEI briefs
Water
26 August 2015

Rural road

Rapid Appraisal of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Zambia

Rwanda

Using Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus to Promote Climate Resilient Decisions and Model Actions in Selected Landscapes along Akagera Basin

Project
Energy
Land
Water
2015 - 2018
Rwanda

SEI Initiative on Sustainable Sanitation

Initiative
Water
Health
Gender
Land
2015 - 2019

Tiny plants

A nexus approach to the post-2015 agenda: formulating integrated water, energy, and food SDGs

Journal articles
Governance
Water
13 December 2014

Ethiopia

Applying the nexus – meeting Ethiopia’s development goals by addressing links between water, energy and food

SEI policy briefs
Energy
Water
12 December 2014
Ethiopia

Wind Energy

Governance of the nexus: from buzz words to a strategic action perspective

SEI reports
Water
10 December 2014

Treated wastewater from the Amman-Zarqa area flows through the Zarqa River to the Jordan Valley, where it is used for irrigation

Beating water and land shortages in the Middle East and North Africa

Waterfall

Advancing the water-energy-food nexus: social networks and institutional interplay in the Blue Nile

Other publications
Water
9 September 2014
Ethiopia

a leaf on a tree stump

Food security in the Sustainable Development Goals: Where is the process heading?

SEI briefs
Governance
Water
12 July 2014

Watermelon farmers in Ningxia

A nexus approach for sustainable development in Ningxia, China

SEI briefs
Water
13 May 2014
China

A girl taking water from an irrigation scheme fed by the Koga dam in the Lake Tana basin.

Using a Nexus Approach to Support Development and Environmental Planning in Ethiopia

SEI briefs
Water
13 May 2014
Ethiopia

Synergy

SEI Research Synthesis: The water-energy-food nexus

Other publications
Water
7 April 2014

Landscape from above

Connecting the dots: can a ‘nexus’ approach help produce better SDGs?

Perspective
Governance
Water
18 March 2014