The Water-Energy-Food Nexus as an Adaptation Strategy for Achieving Sustainable Livelihoods at a Local Level

Nhamo, Luxon; Ndlela, Bekithemba; Mpandeli, Sylvester; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

doi:10.3390/su12208582

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“…As diseases do not know political boundaries, interventions should also consider the transboundary nature of water and other resources as planning and management of both surface and groundwater resources may lead to more resilient systems and increase regional storage [42,43]. Enhancing water security at the regional level has many benefits that include promoting environmental and human health, increasing the resilience of communities to climate change, supporting livelihoods, food security, and economic productivity [44,45].…”

Section: Mirroring Into the Futurementioning

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Resilience and Sustainability of the Water Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented socio-economic changes, ushering in a “new (ab)normal” way of living and human interaction. The water sector was not spared from the effects of the pandemic, a period in which the sector had to adapt rapidly and continue providing innovative water and sanitation solutions. This study unpacks and interrogates approaches, products, and services adopted by the water sector in response to the unprecedented lockdowns, heralding novel terrains, and fundamental paradigm shifts, both at the community and the workplace. The study highlights the wider societal perspective regarding the water and sanitation challenges that grappled society before, during, after, and beyond the pandemic. The premise is to provide plausible transitional pathways towards a new (ab)normal in adopting new models, as evidenced by the dismantling of the normal way of conducting business at the workplace and human interaction in an era inundated with social media, virtual communication, and disruptive technologies, which have transitioned absolutely everything into a virtual way of life. As such, the novel approaches have fast-tracked a transition into the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), with significant trade-offs to traditional business models and human interactions.

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“…The results showed that the attention and reform of rural livelihoods led to the extension of the farmland scale. In a word, an integrated model of the WEF nexus can be applied to comprehensively analyse the state of resources at the local level, which provided guidelines for improving the livelihoods of resource-poor rural communities [38].…”

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Where Will ‘Water-Energy-Food’ Research Go Next?—Visualisation Review and Prospect

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2022

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Research on water, energy, and food (WEF) is gradually becoming a global research hotspot in response to threats caused by the overexploitation of resources. In this study, 13,202 documents were selected from the WoS database and CiteSpace to judge frontier development in WEF research. In this study, visualisation research was carried out in 1547 papers that are most relevant to WEF research. The results show that WEF research has gradually increased during the research period, especially since 2015. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Hoff, and Bazilian have the greatest influence on the promotion of WEF research and there is significant cooperation between institutions and countries. The United States, China, and the United Kingdom were the main contributors. The WEF nexus has become the most important hotspot in WEF research. In this case, 823 papers focused on the WEF nexus were selected to demonstrate the research contents, frontiers and clusters, and methods of the WEF nexus. Applied researches on the WEF nexus, such as security issues and multi-objective optimisation are current frontiers. Some new topics such as the pandemic and geopolitics have not attracted enough attention relative to their potential importance. A comprehensive data platform for the inter-department of water, energy, and food subsystems should be constructed in the near future.

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“…These connections indicate the intricate relationships be tween the three sectors, whereby any transformation on any of the three should not b implemented independently of the other two. Previous studies have also shown the broad interlinkages between socio-economi development and human and environmental health [27,38]. How humankind uses lan directly impacts ecosystem services and has implications for future land use options [39 Therefore, the broad interlinkages in the three sectors require a holistic approach to ensur sustainable rural development.…”

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“…Based on this question, we developed a framework based on nexus planning to guide policy and support decision-making in developing coherent strategies that lead to sustainable implementation of land reforms without compromising national water and food security. Nexus planning was a preferred approach to develop the land redistribution framework as it can integrate distinct but interlinked sectors of land, water, environment and food [27,28]. The study focused on South Africa, a country where land and water inequalities remain contentious.…”

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Securing Land and Water for Food Production through Sustainable Land Reform: A Nexus Planning Perspective

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Mpandeli

Liphadzi

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Land and water are vital resources for sustaining rural livelihoods and are critical for rural development as they form the basis of agriculture, the main economic activity for rural communities. Nevertheless, in most developing countries, land and water resources are unevenly distributed due to historical and socio-economic imbalances, hence the need for land reform policies to address these disparities. However, redistributing land without considering the interconnectedness of land and socio-ecological systems can compound existing food and water insecurity challenges. This study used a mixed research method, integrating both quantitative and qualitative data, to develop a framework to guide policy and decision-makers to formulate coherent strategies towards sustainable land redistribution programmes and achieve the desired outcomes. The approach was vital for integrating the broad and intricate interlinkages between water, land, and environmental resources. Therefore, the framework is based on transformative and circular models for informing strategic policy decisions towards sustainable land redistribution. The focus was on South Africa’s land redistribution plans and the implications on water and food security and rural development. The developed framework is designed to ensure the sustainability of agrarian reform and rural economic development. It is framed to address land and water accessibility inequalities, promote water and food security, and enhance rural development. A sustainable land redistribution increases the adaptive capacity of rural communities to climate change, enhances their resilience, and provides pathways towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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The Water-Energy-Food Nexus as an Adaptation Strategy for Achieving Sustainable Livelihoods at a Local Level

Cited by 36 publications

References 50 publications

Resilience and Sustainability of the Water Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Resilience and Sustainability of the Water Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Where Will ‘Water-Energy-Food’ Research Go Next?—Visualisation Review and Prospect

Securing Land and Water for Food Production through Sustainable Land Reform: A Nexus Planning Perspective

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