Novel WEFE Nexus-based approaches towards agroforestry management in the Greater North African Region

Project Information

TRANS-SAHARA

Grant agreement ID: 101182176

DOI

10.3030/101182176

EC signature date 22 October 2024

Start date 1 November 2024

End date 31 October 2027

Funded under

• Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Total cost

€ 5 489 475,00

EU contribution

€ 5 489 475,00

Coordinated by

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
Germany

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Publications

Thesis and dissertations (12)

A Remote Sensing Analysis of the Influence of Land Use Types on the Water Cycle in Semiarid Tunisia

Author(s): Amelie Franklin
Published in: Master’s Thesis, 2026
Publisher: Technical University of Munich

Comparative field trial of native and exotic deciduous trees in a common-garden experiment: measurement behaviour of two porometers

Author(s): Tim Werner
Published in: Bachelor’s Thesis, 2025
Publisher: Technical University of Munich

Agroforestry Living Labs in Semi-Arid and Arid Regions: Typology Development and Analysis of Challenges and Success Factors

Author(s): Philippa Deping
Published in: Master’s Thesis, 2025
Publisher: Technical University of Munich

Investigating Biogas Potential and Resource Recovery Opportunities

Author(s): Dario Baccalaro
Published in: Master's Thesis, 2025
Publisher: Technical University of Munich

Wastewater Management in the Global South: Comparative Insights into Nature-Based Solutions

Author(s): Anjali Dev
Published in: Master's Thesis, 2026
Publisher: Technical University of Munich

Assessment of Soil Moisture Measurement Techniques under Field Conditions

Author(s): Helena Velle Myking
Published in: Study Project, 2025
Publisher: Technical University of Munich

The Course of Chlorophyll Fluorescence of Native and Exotic Tree Species in a Common-Garden-Experiment over the Diurnal Cycle and Vegetation Period 2025

Author(s): Ronja Hegler
Published in: Bachelor’s Thesis, 2025
Publisher: Technical University of Munich

Early-stage Decision Support for Tree Species Selection in Sahelian Semi-arid Conditions under Irrigated vs. Rainfed Management: A literature-based Evidence Map and Scenario-based MCDA

Author(s): Sooin Oh
Published in: Master’s Thesis, 2026

Evaluating a Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus Project in 4 Dar es Salam Village, Niger: A Statistical Analysis of Socio- 5 Economic Survey Data

Author(s): Aurelia Nömer
Published in: Master's Thesis, 2026
Publisher: Technical University of Munich

Benchmarking and integration of Water-Energy-Food Nexus approach-based software frameworks

Author(s): André Hilpert
Published in: Master's Thesis, 2025
Publisher: Technical University of Munich

A Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus-based climate-resilience framework for managing groundwater resources in data-scarce regions

Author(s): Marie Otte
Published in: Master's Thesis, 2025
Publisher: Technical University of Munich

Managed Aquifer Recharge in Africa - a comprehensive literature review

Author(s): Sophie Mäkel
Published in: Master's Thesis, 2026
Publisher: Technical University of Munich

Conference proceedings (14)

Stakeholder-informed design of the NEXSOL WEFE nexus tool for climate-resilient agroforestry planning

Author(s): Chuprikova, E., Berlanda, M., Shelegina, A., Gondhalekar, D., Spektorenko, I., Gardner, E., Yeboah Asamoah, K., Fröhlich, N., Bouguerra, S., & Monsorno, R.
Published in: TRANS-SAHARA African WEFE Nexus Summit, Kumasi, Ghana, 2026
Publisher: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Deploying the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus Approach to Operationalise Resource Recovery for Regenerative Metropolitan Regions

Author(s): Gondhalekar, D.
Published in: NeXus 2025 Interdisciplinary Conference: Resilience in the Contemporary World, 2025
Publisher: City University Edmonton, Canada

TRANS-SAHARA pitch at XIX World Water Congress, briefing by D. Gondhalekar & G. Bertolini, presented by A. Bahri

Author(s): Gondhalekar, D., G. Bertolini, A. Bahri
Published in: XIX World Water Congress, 2025
Publisher: XIX World Water Congress

The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus approach as an integrated planning framework to operationalise water & resource reclamation in regenerative metropolitan regions

Author(s): Gondhalekar, D.
Published in: VI Intl. Scientific-Technical Conference: water supply and wastewater disposal - designing, construction, operation and monitoring. Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lublin University of Technology, All-Uk, 2025
Publisher: VI Intl. Scientific-Technical Conference

Leveraging a Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus approach to facilitate climate-smart agroforestry systems to enhance water security and climate resilience in Africa.

Author(s): Asamoah, K. Y.; Marful, A.; Amoah, M.; Ameyaw, J.; Gondhalekar, D.
Published in: The International Climate Resilience Conference 2025 (iCARE25), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munich (LMU), 2025

Remote Sensing Indicators of Green Water in Mediterranean Croplands, Forests, and Agroforestry Systems: A Multi-Year Study from Tunisia

Author(s): Fröhlich, N., Kindu, M., Touhami, I., Khorchani, A., and Menzel, A.
Published in: EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, 3–8 May 2026, EGU26-22946, 2026
Publisher: EGU European Geographers Union
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU26-22946

TRANS-SAHARA Project, WEFE Nexus-based Agroforestry for Climate Resilience (poster presentation)

Author(s): Diallo, B. et al.
Published in: International Conference on Climate Change and Just Energy Transition 2025 (I3C-JET), Abuja, Nigeria, 2025
Publisher: International Conference on Climate Change and Just Energy Transition 2025 (I3C-JET), Abuja, Nigeria

TRANS-SAHARA WEFE-nexus agroforestry intervention design tool: From models to action in the Greater Northern African Region

Author(s): Chuprikova, E., Berlanda, M., Gardner, E., Asamoah, K. Y., Fröhlich, N., Monsorno, R., & Gondhalekar, D.
Published in: Second Pan African University International Conference, Tlemcen, Algeria, 2025
Publisher: PAUWES

An open-source design intervention support tool for climate resilience: Guiding agroforestry in the water–energy–food–ecosystems (WEFE) nexus systems

Author(s): Berlanda, M.
Published in: SFSCON 2025, Bolzano, Italy, 2025
Publisher: SFSCON 2025, Bolzano, Italy

Visualizing water–energy–food–ecosystem nexus interdependencies in agroforestry systems

Author(s): Cao, Q., Chuprikova, E., Berlanda, M., Monsorno, R., Gondhalekar, D., & Meng, L.
Published in: AGIT Conference for Geoinformatics 2025, 2025
Publisher: AGIT Conference for Geoinformatics 2025, Salzburg, Austria

A novel Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus modelling tool to bridge data gaps and aid decision-making in water scarce African regions

Author(s): Asamoah, K. Y.; Spektorenko, I.; Kindu, M.; Berlanda, M.; Chuprikova, E.; Gardner, E.; Froehlich, N.; Gondhalekar, D.
Published in: AGU25 Advancing Earth and Space Science Conference, 15.-19. December 2025, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (online). Abstract ID: 1982238. Final Abstract Number & Title: GC23C-08. Session Number & Title: GC23C: Multisector Dynamics: Advances in Modeling Adapt, 2025
Publisher: AGU25

The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus approach as an enabling framework to facilitate significant decarbonization potentials: the TRANS-SAHARA project

Author(s): Gondhalekar, D.
Published in: 5th Latin American SDEWES conference. Special session - Decarbonization as an Environmental Service, 2026
Publisher: SDEWES

The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus approach as an integrated urban & regional planning framework to support equitable transition to Regenerative Circular Nexus Metropolitan Regions

Author(s): Gondhalekar, D.
Published in: IFAT Africa 2025, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2025
Publisher: IFAT Africa 2025, Johannesburg, South Africa

NEXSOL: A WEFE Nexus Decision Support System for Climate-Resilient Agroforestry Planning in TRANS-SAHARA Living Labs

Author(s): Ekaterina Chuprikova, Michele Berlanda, Nikolaus Fröhlich, Eleanor Gardner, Kwadwo Yeboah Asamoah, Roberto Monsorno, Sana Bouguerra, Daphne Keilmann-Gondhalekar
Published in: 2026
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU26-20611

Peer reviewed articles (3)

Demand and Net Import Modeling and Forecasting for Wood Products in a Country with Limited Forest Resources (Tunisia)

Author(s): Hamed Daly-Hassen, Mariem Khalfaoui, Hammadi Sliti, Ali Chebil, Sihem Jebari
Published in: Forests, Issue 17, 2026, ISSN 1999-4907
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/F17020202

Enhancing understanding of vulnerability to climate change in rural territories of Tunisia: from local perceptions to a quantitative assessment

Author(s): Nesrine Kadri, Sihem Jebari, Naceur Mahdhi
Published in: Frontiers in Water, Issue 8, 2026, ISSN 2624-9375
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FRWA.2026.1750579

Assessment of Soil Physicochemical Changes, Bioaccumulation of Potentially Toxic Elements, and Okra Growth Parameters Under Different Irrigation Systems with Treated Wastewater

Author(s): Mohamed Khelil, Rim Ghrib
Published in: Water, Issue 18, 2026, ISSN 2073-4441
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/W18080981