CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) | Bhaduri Anik et al., 'Sustainability in the water–energy–food nexus', Water International 40, IFPRI, 2015

Jonathan N. Woolley et al., 'Integrated food and water research for development', 2014

"This book is the first comprehensive effort to bring together Water, Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) in a way that goes beyond the traditional focus on irrigated agriculture. Apart from looking at the role of water and sanitation for human wellbeing, it proposes alternative and more locally appropriate ways to address complex water management and governance challenges from the local to global levels against a backdrop of growing uncertainties. The authors challenge mainstream supply-oriented and neo-Malthusian visions that argue for the need to increase the amount of land under irrigation in order to feed the world's growing population. Instead, they argue for a reframing of the debate concerning production processes, waste, food consumption and dietary patterns whilst proposing alternative strategies to improve water and land productivity, putting the interests of marginalised and disenfranchised groups upfront. The book highlights how accessing water for FSN can be challenging for small holders, vulnerable and marginalized women and men, and how water allocation systems and reform processes can negatively affect local people's informal rights. The book argues for the need to improve policy coherence across water, land and food and is original in making a case for strengthening the relationship between the human rights to water and food, especially for marginalised women and men. It will be of great interest to practitioners, students and researchers working on water and food issues"--

CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) | Mehta Lyla et al., 'Water for Food Security, Nutrition and Social Justice', , IFPRI, 2019

CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) | Ringler Claudia et al., 'Research guide for water-energy-food nexus analysis', , IFPRI, 2018

CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) | Conway Declan et al., 'Climate and southern Africa's water–energy–food nexus', Nature Climate Change 5, IFPRI, 2015

CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) | Rosegrant Mark W. et al., 'Water for agriculture Maintaining food security under growing scarcity', In Food Security, Volume Two – Producing enough food, Part Two – Water, land, and climate change, ed. Mark W. Rosegrant, IFPRI, 2014

Emerging interdisciplinary science efforts are providing new understanding of the interdependence of food, energy, and water (FEW) systems. These science advances, in turn, provide critical information for coordinated management to improve the affordability, reliability, and environmental sustainability of FEW systems. Here we describe the current state of the FEW nexus and approaches to managing resource conflicts through reducing demand and increasing supplies, storage, and transport. Despite significant advances within the past decade, there are still many challenges for the scientific community. Key challenges are the need for interdisciplinary science related to the FEW nexus; ground‐based monitoring and modeling at local‐to‐regional scales; incorporating human and institutional behavior in models; partnerships among universities, industry, and government to develop policy relevant data; and systems modeling to evaluate trade‐offs associated with FEW decisions.

CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) | Rosegrant Mark W., 'Challenges and Policies for Global Water and Food Security', Economic Review Special issue 2016: 5 - 20, IFPRI, 2016