This course examines the concept, principles, and application of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus and their implications for sustainable development. The course explores contemporary and historical issues related to each of the water, energy, and food sectors, their interconnections, and opportunities for positively reinforcing policy decisions based on a nexus approach. Students will learn how the nexus concept developed in conjunction with ideas around international development; explore emerging technological solutions to nexus issues; and analyze specific problems and case studies of the nexus drawn from local, national, and international levels.
