Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A Platform for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals

Stephan, Raya Marina; Mohtar, Rabi H.; Daher, Bassel; Embid, Antonio; Hillers, Astrid; Ganter, Carl; Martín, Liber; Nairiz, Saeed; Rodrı́guez, Diego J.; Sarni, Will

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“…Resource recovery is at the core of operationalizing the nexus, which is fundamentally different from efficiency and productivity, although FEW nexus practices can be seen in terms of deriving increased output from limited resources (Scott et al, 2015). The FEW nexus offers an approach to achieving food, energy and water security to help ensure access for basic human needs (Stephan et al, 2018). The recognition of the complex inter-relationships between the food, energy and water sectors creates a basis for a new approach to integrated management and governance across sectors and ultimately across scales.…”

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“…Notwithstanding the heightened complexity, new insights on the FEW nexus point to the three-way coupling of resources and multi-level institutional linkages that have profound implications for human well-being, societal welfare, ecosystem resilience and ultimately the sustainability of life on the planet as we know it. The i FEW Nexus, in other words, is a pivotal concept for scientific research and a policy tool that allows for operationalization of links between sets of two resources (water-food, food-energy, water-energy) building up to a triple nexus or triad approach to adaptive management (Stephan et al, 2018).…”

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“…The debate about the food, energy and water security nexus (FEW nexus) can help monitor and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Thus, the sustainable use of water, energy, and food resources will help in achieving goals such as SDG2 (end hunger and food insecurity and improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture), SDG6 (ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all), and SDG7 (ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all) (Stephan et al, 2018).…”

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“…Tight interconnections exist between water, energy, and food systems and as stresses on these resource systems continue to increase, there is a growing need to better quantify and understand the trade-offs associated with their future planning and management (Stephan et al, 2018). This integration is important for comprehensive understanding of environmental issues, policy formulation and assessment of trade-offs between different environmental concerns (Vanham et al, 2019).…”

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Food-energy-water nexus potential characterization over Ghanausing fuzzy analytical hierarchy process and GIS

Nsiah-Gyambibi,

Amponsah,

Ampomah-Benefo

2022

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Owing to huge benefits derived from understanding the complexity and association of the food, energy and water, delineation of prospective food-energy-water nexus has been carried out over the Ghana to provide insight into the existing relationship and correlation between the food-energy and water. To achieve this goal, researchers used the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) technique and geographic information systems (GIS) to create a foodenergy-water nexus potential map (FEWM) by combining nine (9) evidential layers that contribute to food, energy and water systems. Three decision makers (DMs) utilized their expertise in modeling food energy water interconnectedness to assigned weight to these 9 strata using the FAHP approach, focusing on their relative importance in terms of food-energy-water nexus characterization within Ghana. Using a fuzzy gamma operator value of 0.9 in GIS, the weights acquired for the various evidential layers were normalized and then merged to produce the FEWM which graphically depicts the food-energy-water nexus over the country.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Food-energy-water nexus potential characterization over Ghanausing fuzzy analytical hierarchy process and GIS

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Amponsah,

Ampomah-Benefo

2022

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Bibliometric Analysis of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Context of The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS): A Global Perspective to the Ecuadorian Local

Tubón,

Salazar

2024

RGSA

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Objective: The objective of this study is to understand the global and local Ecuadorian landscape of the water-energy-food nexus in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through a bibliometric analysis, considering the advances, trends and challenges of the last decade (2010-2020). Theoretical Framework: The Water-Energy-Food Nexus is currently perceived as an approach capable of proposing solutions to improve the integrated governance of these critical resources and coherently implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To explore the potential of the Nexus, it is necessary to characterize it, identifying the main interrelationships, public policies and governance aspects related to this approach, from the global to the local Ecuadorian level. Method: The methodology adopted comprises a mixed design that includes a documentary review of the scientific literature on the Nexus from different contexts, as well as a bibliometric analysis of the scientific production related to the topic, compiled from Elsevier's SCOPUS database. Results and Discussion: The results obtained revealed that in the context of the water-energy-food nexus, Environmental Sciences are the main area of research worldwide, with sustainable development and climate change being some of the most prominent topics. In Latin America, the study of the nexus from the areas of Environment, Energy and Social Sciences prevails. In Ecuador, the study of the nexus is still incipient. Implications of the research: The work methodology can be considered in future research tending to strengthen the understanding of the Nexus in local areas, make comparisons between determined periods of time and identify public policy programs with potential strategies for the management of Nexus elements. Originality/value: The research provides useful information to the scientific community, public policy makers and decision makers, and society, by promoting the understanding of the water-energy-food nexus and its main interrelationships in different contexts, as a strategic approach for the governance of these critical resources.

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Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A Platform for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals

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Food-energy-water nexus potential characterization over Ghanausing fuzzy analytical hierarchy process and GIS

Food-energy-water nexus potential characterization over Ghanausing fuzzy analytical hierarchy process and GIS

Bibliometric Analysis of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Context of The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS): A Global Perspective to the Ecuadorian Local

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