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Food Science & Technology
Odi Fawwaz Alrebei, Tareq Al-Ansari, Mohammad S. Al-Kuwari, Abdulkarem Amhamed
Summary: Finding a balance between production capacity and increasing food demand is crucial for achieving food security. Decision-makers need to consider the interplay and trade-offs among energy, water, and food resources to achieve sustainable development on a national scale. This paper evaluates Qatar's Energy-Water-Food Nexus Profile by using past data trends to make future projections, and analyzes the correlations and required actions to achieve food self-sustainability.
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Environmental Sciences
Amir Molajou, Abbas Afshar, Mina Khosravi, Elham Soleimanian, Masoud Vahabzadeh, Hossein Akbari Variani
Summary: In recent decades, global demands for freshwater, energy, and food have been influenced by population growth, economic development, international trade, and increasing urbanization and food diversity. The lack of integrated management strategies poses a threat to the security of these resources, while climate change exacerbates the adverse impacts. Therefore, understanding and studying the complex interactions and connections between these systems have become crucial.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Alma Yunuen Raya-Tapia, Francisco Javier Lopez-Flores, Jose Maria Ponce-Ortega
Summary: This paper proposes a WEF nexus index to measure the availability and accessibility of water, energy and food security. Based on deep learning models, projections for 2050 show significant increases in water consumption, electricity generation, electricity demand and food production compared to 2010.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Brenda Cansino-Loeza, Aurora del Carmen Munguia-Lopez, Jose Maria Ponce-Ortega
Summary: Urbanization, increasing demands, and climate change pose critical challenges to ensure water, energy, and food security. It is necessary to integrate tools to guide resource allocation and promote sustainability. This work presents a mathematical formulation to optimize the design and management of resources to enhance the security of the water-energy-food nexus.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Philbert Mperejekumana, Lei Shen, Shuai Zhong, Fabien Muhirwa, Assa Nsabiyeze, Jean Marie Vianney Nsigayehe, Anathalie Nyirarwasa
Summary: A significant portion of the population in Burundi heavily relies on agriculture for sustenance and income. However, persistently low agricultural yields pose a risk to approximately 1.8 million people who are at immediate risk of food insecurity. This study explores the potential of the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus approach in strengthening agricultural sustainability and improving food security in Burundi, using both the ARDL model and the ARIMA model to analyze the impact of water, energy, and land on agricultural yield and project their future dynamics.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Luxon Nhamo, Tendai P. Chibarabada, Goden Mabaya, Sylvester Mpandeli, Stanley Liphadzi, Aidan Senzanje, Dhesigen Naidoo, Albert T. Modi, Pauline P. Chivenge
Summary: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognize the interconnectedness of human wellbeing, economic prosperity, and environmental health. This study uses South Africa as a case study to monitor and evaluate progress towards SDGs through a nexus planning model, highlighting pathways to ensure socio-ecological sustainability and environmental health. The linkages between SDGs and nexus planning provide decision support tools that drive resilience and sustainability by addressing cross-sectoral synergies and trade-offs.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Adriana Del Borghi, Valeria Tacchino, Luca Moreschi, Agata Matarazzo, Michela Gallo, Diego Arellano Vazquez
Summary: The increase in world population is putting pressure on soil, water resources, and ecosystems. This study uses a combination of precision agriculture and life cycle assessment to improve the energy-environmental performance of vegetable crops.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Rick J. Hogeboom, Bas W. Borsje, Mekdelawit M. Deribe, Freek D. van der Meer, Seyedabdolhossein Mehvar, Markus A. Meyer, Gul Ozerol, Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Andy D. Nelson
Summary: This paper reviews recent scientific publications at the intersection of resilience thinking and the water-energy-food nexus, examining the current status quo on the application of resilience thinking in WEF nexus studies, mapping the research landscape, and proposing a research agenda based on gaps in the current research. The paper identifies key conceptualizations of resilience and nexus framings used in studies, highlighting differences in scope, emphasis, integration level, and methodological foci. Promising avenues for future research include improving understanding of resilience in the WEF nexus, developing tools to measure resilience, bridging governance complexity, integrating resilience and nexus thinking, and considering development principles beyond resilience.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
S. Torhan, C. A. Grady, I Ajibade, E. K. Galappaththi, R. R. Hernandez, J. Musah-Surugu, A. M. Nunbogu, A. C. Segnon, Y. Shang, N. Ulibarri, D. Campbell, E. T. Joe, J. Penuelas, J. Sardans, M. A. R. Shah
Summary: Food-energy-water systems are vulnerable to natural hazards and climate change risks. Adaptations to these vulnerabilities are occurring globally, with a focus on food security. There are interconnected relationships between different variables characterizing these adaptations. However, there is a need to consider interconnectivity and adopt a nexus approach in future adaptations.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Alma Yunuen Raya-Tapia, Brenda Cansino-Loeza, Xate Geraldine Sanchez-Zarco, Cesar Ramirez-Marquez, Mariano Martin, Jose Maria Ponce-Ortega
Summary: The effects of climate change, population growth, and globalization are worsening the availability of water, energy, and food. Assessing the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is crucial in understanding the vulnerabilities and taking corrective actions. This study introduces the WEF-Waste index, which incorporates 13 indicators to measure the water, energy, food, and waste aspects. The index was evaluated in Spain over a 10-year period, revealing patterns and trends in the WEF nexus.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zeinab Chamas, Majdi Abou Najm, Mahmoud Al-Hindi, Ali Yassine, Reem Khattar
Summary: The study highlights the complexity of interactions among key global resources like water, energy, and food (WEF) and how utilizing the nexus concept can improve efficiency and understanding of resource interlinkages. An optimization model presented in the study effectively manages and allocates water, energy, and food resources, providing valuable insights into the sensitivity of the WEF nexus to adopted strategies. The model serves as a powerful decision-making tool for policymakers to assess multiple sources within the WEF nexus and recommend optimal resource allocation under various constraints.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Abbas Afshar, Elham Soleimanian, Hossein Akbari Variani, Masoud Vahabzadeh, Amir Molajou
Summary: Several models have been proposed to address different aspects of the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus system, with the aim of considering internal and external relationships between subsystems. Gathering extensive data is essential in a holistic model, with classification into non-simulated and simulated data being an important step in simplifying the complexity of the nexus system. This study demonstrates the importance of data classification in accessing and sharing data within a comprehensive nexus simulation model.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shibao Lu, Xiaoling Zhang, Huarong Peng, Martin Skitmore, Xiao Bai, Zhihong Zheng
Summary: Energy security, food security, and water security are the three most prominent problems in human survival and sustainable development. This study uses quantitative analysis to estimate the Central China region's energy-food production water footprint (WF) and virtual trade water flow, and proposes a Modified Water Stress Index (MWSI) associated with virtual water outflows. The results indicate that the energy and food production WF and virtual trade water flow are on the rise, causing water stress in local and export areas.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Jie Zhuang, Frank E. Loffler, Gary S. Sayler
Summary: This article discusses the challenges posed by urbanization, population growth, and the consumption of food, energy, and water resources for economic, environmental, and social sustainability. It proposes a research framework to promote a comprehensive understanding and quantification of the interrelationships between FEW and EES systems. The framework emphasizes increasing resource accessibility, improving coordinated interplays across sectors and scales, expanding and diversifying supply-chain networks, and innovating technologies for efficient resource utilization.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Somayeh Rezaei Kalvani, Fulvio Celico
Summary: This study investigates the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus in European countries, finding that Spain and Italy have conducted the most nexus studies. There is a lack of research on water-abundant countries, such as Slovakia and Luxembourg. Most studies focus on energy production and neglect other resources like land, climate, ecosystem, soil, and environment. The migration of people due to climate change in the WEF nexus is not considered, and there is a lack of common and standard frameworks for assessment.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Reidar Staupe-Delgado
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2019)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Reidar Staupe-Delgado, Philip R. Coombes
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mo Hamza, Kerstin Eriksson, Reidar Staupe-Delgado
Summary: The relationship between geographical and social forms of remoteness and the concepts of vulnerability and capacity is still unclear, with capacities and vulnerabilities tending to co-exist in a population and dynamics between these concepts being situational. Insights from Arctic, Andean, and Island community cases suggest that remote communities tend to avoid dependence on external actors, power dynamics with centralized actors can make disaster management difficult, and remoteness may become a direct source of vulnerability if neglected, rendering places 'peripheral'.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2021)
Article
Public Administration
Kerstin Eriksson, Reidar Staupe-Delgado, Jorgen Holst
Summary: This article discusses seven obstacles that may hinder effective lessons drawing from the COVID-19 pandemic, including retaining and implementing lessons effectively, learning from other countries, potential risks of reforms, political pressure, conflicts between experts and decision makers, and reforms not directly related to the crisis. Explore these obstacles will be crucial for setting precedent for future pandemics and global health crises.
RISK HAZARDS & CRISIS IN PUBLIC POLICY
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Reidar Staupe-Delgado, Dina Abdel-Fattah, Christer Pursiainen
Summary: This article discusses how research fields dealing with emergencies and disasters can benefit from disciplinary concerns and the implications of not having a broadly accepted name for the academic community. By comparing and evaluating different umbrella terms, it is found that greater awareness of label issues can facilitate integration and knowledge creation among related fields.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Reidar Staupe-Delgado, Olivier Rubin
Summary: This article reconciles the conceptualization of disaster temporalities by studying famine as a creeping disaster and raises fresh perspectives on disaster science and disaster risk reduction.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Reidar Staupe-Delgado, Olivier Rubin
Summary: This study applies the concept of pandemic practices to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, revealing the divisions in social practices along socio-economic lines and emphasizing the importance of paying attention to pandemic practices for long-term pandemic response.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public Administration
Carmen E. Maeland, Reidar Staupe-Delgado
RISK HAZARDS & CRISIS IN PUBLIC POLICY
(2020)
Article
Development Studies
Reidar Staupe-Delgado
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
(2020)
Review
Environmental Studies
Reidar Staupe-Delgado
DISASTER PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT
(2019)
Article
Development Studies
Reidar Staupe-Delgado, Bjorn Ivar Kruke, Robert J. Ross, Michael H. Glantz
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2018)
Article
Management
Reidar Staupe-Delgado, Bjorn Ivar Kruke
JOURNAL OF CONTINGENCIES AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT
(2018)
Article
Environmental Studies
Reidar Staupe-Delgado, Bjorn Ivar Kruke
DISASTER PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT
(2017)