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Raw Water

Raw water refers to untreated, natural water sources, including rivers, streams, lakes, reservoirs, oceans, rainwater and groundwater used for ecosystems, drinking water, energy generation and food production. Raw water is central to the energy-water-food nexus through factors such as development density, deforestationfertilizer and pesticide use. These factors impact raw water quality, creating the need to use more energy-intensive treatment technologies to bring water to potable levels. These factors also affect the health of ecosystems and the associated goods and services they provide.

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Onsite Food Waste Processing as an Opportunity to Conserve Water in a Medical Facility Case Study, Abu Dhabi

This paper presents the case for soil and water conservation combined with waste recycling strategies in a desert type climate…

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Energy Procedia

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1 March 2017

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On The Waterfront

This report describes how USAID is partnering with Jordan to tackle issues arising from the water-energy-food security nexus.

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USAID

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18 March 2014

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Optimal Crop Choice, Irrigation Allocation, and the Impact of Contract Farming

The changing climate and concerns over food security are prompting a new look at the supply chain reliability of products…

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Production and Operations Management

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22 February 2013

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Overcoming Food Security Challenges within an Energy/Water/Food Nexus (EWFN) Approach

Energy Water Food Nexus (EWFN) presents a valuable approach to achieving food security with a particular focus on sustainably balancing…

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Sustainability

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21 January 2016

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Understanding Pakistan's Water-Security Nexus

This report provides a preliminary analysis of water management within a critical national context. Pakistan’s Water-Security Nexus is the focus…

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United States Institute of Peace

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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)

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24 February 2017

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Modeling the Hydropower-Food Nexus in Large River Basins: A Mekong Case Study

The hydropower-food supply nexus in the Mekong River basins is assessed here in an influence model. This shows how altering…

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Water (journal)

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28 September 2016

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Millennium Villages Project-Mali

This paper discusses the Columbia Water Center’s (in conjunction with the Millennium Villages Project in Mali), the developed and tested…

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Columbia Water Center

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Mapping Water Provisioning Services to Support the Ecosystem–Water–Food–Energy Nexus in the Danube River Basin

The authors of this study aim to map and assess water provisioning services and associated benefits to support the ecosystem–water–food–energy…

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Ecosystem Services

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1 February 2016

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Mapping The Energy-Water Nexus around the Pacific Rim

In efforts to better inform the energy-water nexus dialogue, this paper builds on and extends the previously noted work in…

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Sandia National Laboratories

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Managing the Food, Water, and Energy Nexus for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in South Asia

A framework is suggested for cross-sectoral coordination and managing the nexus challenges in South Asia.

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Environmental Development

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1 April 2016

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Making Sustainable Energy Choices

Economics, energy markets and policies, system performance, environmental regulations, carbon emissions, and social impacts are all important components of the…

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

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1 October 2014

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The Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Arid Regions: The Politics of Problemsheds

This paper analyzes institutional “problem sheds” that shape the implementation of nexus initiatives in arid regions of the United States,…

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The Oxford Handbook of Water Politics and Policy

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1 December 2016

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Renewable Energy in the Water, Energy & Food Nexus

Providing the broad analysis that has been lacking on the interactions of renewables within water and food sectors. Building on…

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International Renewable Energy Agency

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1 January 2015

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Hydropower Versus Irrigation: An Analysis of Global Patterns

While reservoir operations for hydroelectricity production might support irrigation, there are also well-known cases where hydroelectricity production reduces water availability…

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Environmental Research Letters

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28 February 2017

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Food, Fracking, and Freshwater: The Potential for Markets and Cross-sectoral Investments to Enable Water Conservation

This analysis employs an original water and cost model to evaluate the water market in Texas and the potential for…

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Water

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30 January 2016