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Food Production

Agricultural decisions about food, feed or energy crop selection, food waste composting, extensive versus intensive agriculture, irrigation practices that limit the amount of energy and water needed for crops, deforestation for agricultural purposes, and the energy and water demands of animal husbandry or fisheries all require careful analysis to ensure increases in global food production can meet demand.

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Energy Technology Perspectives 2024

IEA’s Energy Technology Perspectives 2024 report builds upon previous analysis, discussing the intersection of energy, manufacturing, and trade in regard…

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International Energy Agency

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1 October 2024

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Assessing the Feasibility of Using Produced Water for Irrigation in Colorado

This research explores which counties in Colorado may be best suited to reusing produced water for agriculture based on a…

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Science of the Total Environment

Date:

1 November 2018

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Energy-Water Nexus Crosscut

The Energy-Water Nexus Crosscut Team (originally called the Water-Energy Tech Team) was formed in late 2012 to address these issues.…

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U.S. Department of Energy

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Grace Communications Foundation: Nexus Food, Water and Energy

This website examines the “nexus” of where food, water and energy systems intersect. It takes water (lots of it) to…

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Grace Communications Foundation

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Pacific Institute: Water-Energy Nexus

The Pacific Institute is a global water think tank that combines science-based thought leadership with active outreach to influence local,…

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Pacific Institute

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PV Water Pumping for Carbon Sequestration in Dry Land Agriculture

This paper is inspired by theory related to the water-food-energy-climate nexus and suggests a novel model, suited for analyzing carbon…

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Energy Procedia

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Reusing Oil and Gas Produced Water for Irrigation of Food Crops in Drylands

Water scarcity affects drylands, threatening their food security, while the oil and gas industry produces significant and increasing volumes of…

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Agricultural Water Management

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30 July 2018

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U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)-Key Issues: Energy-Water Nexus

This website provides resources on water and energy. Water is needed for energy development and generation, and energy is required…

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U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

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Node and Regime: Interdisciplinary Analysis of Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Mekong Region

This report re-examines the findings and recommendations of a major nexus research-for-development project in the Mekong region. It shows that…

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Water Alternatives

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Multi-objective Optimization for Analysis of Changing Trade-offs in the Nepalese Water-Energy-Food Nexus with Hydropower Development

This report proposes a spatially explicit framework that couples two well-established water and power system models to develop a decision…

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Water (journal)

Date:

24 February 2017

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Water and Wastewater Companies for Climate Mitigation

The Water and Wastewater Companies for Climate Mitigation (WaCCliM) project is demonstrating that the water sector can reduce greenhouse gas…

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Water and Wastewater Companies for Climate Mitigation (WaCCliM)

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Implementation and Case Studies

The Water, Energy & Food Security Resource Platform is an independent information and facilitating platform. Highlighting the interdependencies between achieving…

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Nexus- The Water

Energy & Food Security Platform

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Water-Energy Nexus in Saudi Arabia

This work provides a comprehensive analysis of the interdependence of water and energy in Saudi Arabia, including collecting data to…

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Energy Procedia

Date:

1 May 2017

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Water, Energy, and Food Security in the Asia Pacific Region

Security measures of three resources; water, energy and food are analyzed for thirty two countries in the Asia Pacific region…

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Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies

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1 June 2017

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Water, Energy, and Food Security in the Asia Pacific Region

Security measures of three resources; water, energy and food are analyzed for thirty two countries in the Asia Pacific region…

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Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies

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1 June 2017

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The Water–Energy Nexus in Middle East and North Africa

This paper performs a country-level quantitative assessment of this nexus in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The…

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Energy Policy

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The Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus through the Lenses of the Value Chain and the Institutional Analysis and Development Frameworks

A number of frameworks have been used to study the water-food-energy nexus without consideration of the role of institutions in…

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Water Alternatives

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Life Cycle Water Use of Ford Focus Gasoline and Ford Focus Electric Vehicles

To place future discussions of sustainable mobility on a firmer technical basis, this report discusses the results of a cradle-to-grave…

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Journal of Industrial Ecology

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27 August 2017