The nexus across water, energy and food (WEF): learning from research, building on evidence, strengthening practice

While water-energy-food (WEF) Nexus is one of the most important, and widely investigated, environmental topics of our time, previous stock taking efforts possess notable limitations, namely (i) their focus is restricted to research articles, and (ii) there is less focus on nexus permutations that b...

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Main Authors: Holmatov, Bunyod, Lautze, Jonathan F., Uhlenbrook, Stefan
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132610
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author Holmatov, Bunyod
Lautze, Jonathan F.
Uhlenbrook, Stefan
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description While water-energy-food (WEF) Nexus is one of the most important, and widely investigated, environmental topics of our time, previous stock taking efforts possess notable limitations, namely (i) their focus is restricted to research articles, and (ii) there is less focus on nexus permutations that begin with energy and food. This paper assembled more than 900 documents and systematically categorized them according to more than 10 key parameters (e.g. scale, methods, limitations), to characterize approaches, achieved outcomes and presence of variables likely to support on-the-ground change. Our results reveal that WEF Nexus activities are often driven by the water sector, undertaken at global and national scale and authored by experts from diverse backgrounds. Among the utilized methods, modelling and review (i.e. systematic) are the most common. While climate change and governance are routinely considered in WEF Nexus documents, gender, stakeholders and capacity are not. These findings highlight areas for improvement in the design of WEF Nexus initiatives.
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spelling CGSpace1326102025-11-12T05:09:48Z The nexus across water, energy and food (WEF): learning from research, building on evidence, strengthening practice Holmatov, Bunyod Lautze, Jonathan F. Uhlenbrook, Stefan water security energy food security nexus approaches frameworks governance stakeholders gender While water-energy-food (WEF) Nexus is one of the most important, and widely investigated, environmental topics of our time, previous stock taking efforts possess notable limitations, namely (i) their focus is restricted to research articles, and (ii) there is less focus on nexus permutations that begin with energy and food. This paper assembled more than 900 documents and systematically categorized them according to more than 10 key parameters (e.g. scale, methods, limitations), to characterize approaches, achieved outcomes and presence of variables likely to support on-the-ground change. Our results reveal that WEF Nexus activities are often driven by the water sector, undertaken at global and national scale and authored by experts from diverse backgrounds. Among the utilized methods, modelling and review (i.e. systematic) are the most common. While climate change and governance are routinely considered in WEF Nexus documents, gender, stakeholders and capacity are not. These findings highlight areas for improvement in the design of WEF Nexus initiatives. 2023-11 2023-10-31T22:40:53Z 2023-10-31T22:40:53Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132610 en Open Access application/pdf Wiley Holmatov, Bunyod; Lautze, Jonathan; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2023. The nexus across water, energy and food (WEF): learning from research, building on evidence, strengthening practice. Natural Resources Forum, 47(4):817-841. (Special issue: Sustainable Water and Energy Solutions) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-8947.12352]
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title_full The nexus across water, energy and food (WEF): learning from research, building on evidence, strengthening practice
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title_short The nexus across water, energy and food (WEF): learning from research, building on evidence, strengthening practice
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energy
food security
nexus approaches
frameworks
governance
stakeholders
gender
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