The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is a useful framework for addressing complex transdisciplinary natural resource and environmental challenges in integrated, innovative ways. This webinar series explores using and operationalizing WEF nexus approaches for finding solutions to these challenges. The series focuses on examples and solutions by linking and using WEF nexus approaches to timely interventions, technologies, […]

A CityGML based shared urban platform development to maximize synergies in the food, water, and energy sectors is the focus of the FWE IN-SOURCE project. Coordinated at the HFT Stuttgart, teams in Vienna, New York City, and Stuttgart work jointly on technological and socioeconomic research questions. In this final event, the project team would like […]

The UN Food Systems Summit has confirmed that the Summit will take place on Thursday, September 23, 2021. The event will be held during the UN General Assembly in New York and will take the form of a virtual event. The Summit will follow the three-day Pre-Summit gathering in Rome last week (July 26-28), during which Amina […]

About the series: The Sustainable Futures speaker series stimulates interdisciplinary collaboration around issues related to energy, the environment, and society. These lectures are sponsored by the Schatz Center, the Environment & Community graduate program, and the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences at Humboldt State. View our list of previous talks and available recordings below. To learn about […]

Delivery type: Online from Nicosia (Cyprus) Background: Living within the budget of Nature requires reviewing the supply chains that nourish Mediterranean societies and economies. Yet, such a transformation of the rules of the game is still far from commonly accepted, especially when the proposed changes impinge on people’s lifestyle and challenge the current economic models. […]

This is a side event on the WEFE nexus and transboundary collaboration ahead of the Ninth Session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Water Convention, on September 27. Stories from practitioners and a panel discussion will illustrate field experience regarding the potentials in using the nexus approach to operationalize solutions for advancing […]

Join us for three days of dynamic conversations at the virtual Agri4D conference 2021 to advance agriculture research for development. Every two years, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative (SIANI) bring together researchers and professionals dedicated to agriculture research for develop­ment in the Agri4D conference. With the […]

The Energy and Resources Institute will co-host the Adaptation Futures 2020 with the World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP) in Delhi from 4 - 8 October 2021. It is the sixth in the Adaptation Futures international conference series on global adaptation and the first to be held in Asia. Adaptation Futures is the flagship event of the […]

The 2021 UNC Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy, and Practice will be held October 4 – 8, 2021 virtually from the comfort of your home or office. The Conference will explore drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene, and water resources in both developing and developed countries with a strong public health emphasis. Click here to […]

About the webinar series: Informed by the experience and insights of WLE and its partners, and the solutions the program has developed and refined over the past decade, eight webinars will promote promising scientific innovations designed to protect climate-vulnerable ecosystems, communities, and livelihoods. The tools and approaches to be discussed – which also prioritize the […]