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GLOCULL (Globally and LOCally-sustainable food-water-energy innovation in Urban Living Labs) is an international research consortium consisting of transdisciplinary research teams from universities from seven countries across the world. GLOCULL is a Belmont Forum funded international team of researchers and stakeholders…

The Globally and Locally-sustainable food-water-energy innovation in Urban Living Labs (GLOCULL) project is a Belmont Forum funded international team of researchers and stakeholders aiming to develop an Urban Living Lab approach for innovations in the Food-Water-Energy (FWE) nexus that are…

Local governments across the world continue to struggle with the implementation of integrated projects and initiatives across multiple departments and sectors. Siloed working approaches remain a hindrance to coordinated development within city departments as well as with non-government stakeholders, including…

by Kevin Winter, University of Cape Town This is an exciting study that is starting to yield significant results in the use of nature-based processes to treat surface water runoff from an informal settlement and to safely reuse the water…

IFWEN: Understanding Innovative Initiatives for Governing Food, Water and Energy Nexus in Cities. IFWEN is a Belmont Forum funded international team of researchers and stakeholders working to advance knowledge about urban governance related to FWEN, and Green and Blue Infrastructure…

GLOCULL: Globally and LOCally-sustainable food-water-energy innovation in Urban Living Labs. GLOCULL is a Belmont Forum funded international team of researchers and stakeholders aiming to develop an Urban Living Lab approach for innovations in the FWE nexus that are locally and…

WASTE FEW ULL is a Belmont Forum funded international team of researchers and stakeholders aiming is to develop and test internationally applicable methods of identifying inefficiencies in a city- region’s food-energy-water nexus. The team consists of an international network of…

By Stellenbosch University Food, water, and energy are all fundamental resources for communities to thrive.  Megatrends such as demographic and economic growth, changing user practices and rapid urbanisation continue to increase the demand for food, energy, and water globally. This…

By ICLEI Africa It is increasingly clear that the intertwined challenges we face in approaching sustainability require greater coordination across sectors, fields and stakeholders. The IFWEN project has been exploring how to develop enabling environments in cities which promote innovation…

By Dr. Kevin Winter, Environmental & Geographical Science Department, Lead Researcher: Future Water Institute, University of Cape Town Contaminated runoff from informal settlements in South Africa poses an immediate public health risk to residents living in compact urban spaces, but…