Policies and Plans
Integrated policies and plans are required to promote sustainable development in a manner that considers the needs and impacts of the energy, water and food sectors. These policies and plans provide a framework and supportive guidance to ensure the interests of each sector are met. Strong policies and plans help ensure adequate voice is given to each sector and that development is performed in a manner that supports sustainable resource use and addresses competing resource demands.
Resources CESC
Publication
Agrivoltaic Potential on Grape Farms in India
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Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
Date:
1 October 2017
Publication
Agrivoltaic Systems to Optimise Land Use for Electric Energy Production
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Applied Energy
Date:
15 June 2018
Publication
Cities and “Budget‐based” Management of the Energy‐Water‐Climate Nexus: Case Studies in Transportation Policy, Infrastructure Systems, and Urban Utility Risk Management
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Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy (AlChE)
Date:
3 November 2017
Publication
Climate and Water Resource Change Impacts and Adaptation Potential for US Power Supply
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Nature International Journey of Science
University of New York
The City College of New York
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratory
Date:
30 October 2017
Publication
Energy Modelling and the Nexus Concept
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Energy Strategy Reviews
Date:
31 October 2017
Publication
Evaluation of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE): Volume 1, Evaluation Report
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CGIAR
Independent Evaluation Arrangement (IEA) of CGIAR
Date:
27 March 2018
Tools and Websites
Faces of Energy
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Energia
Tools and Websites
Grace Communications Foundation: Nexus Food, Water and Energy
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Grace Communications Foundation
Publication
Identifying Critical Supply Chains and Final Products: An Input-output Approach to Exploring the Energy-Water-Food Nexus
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Applied Energy
Date:
15 January 2018
Policy Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
National Electrical Energy Conservation Program (PROCEL) (Brazil)
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World Resources Institute
Publication
Opportunities For Knowledge Co-Production Across The Energy-Food-Water Nexus: Making Interdisciplinary Approaches Work For Better Climate Decision Making
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Environmental Science & Policy
Date:
1 September 2017
Tools and Websites
Pacific Institute: Water-Energy Nexus
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Pacific Institute
Publication
Pathways to Improved Water Security - Reflections
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Aquatic Procedia
Publication
Reconciling Food Security and Bioenergy: Priorities for Action
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GCB Bioenergy
Publication
Resource Recovery and Recycling in Sanitation is Key to Health, Water and Food Security
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Procedia Technology
Publication
Scale Dependence of Controls on Groundwater Vulnerability in the Water–Energy–Food Nexus, California Coastal Basin Aquifer System
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Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Date:
1 June 2017
Publication
Securitizing Sustainability? Questioning the 'Water, Energy and Food-Security Nexus'
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Water Alternatives
Tools and Websites
Texas A&M: Water Energy Food (WEF) Nexus
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Texas A&M