Policy Nook — Policy Note: making water pivotal in the design of food systems
Water plays a crucial role in our food systems and food security. However, the essential role of water for a functioning food system and the impacts of food systems on water availability and quality have not yet been adequately recognized. Due to a lack of coordination among water and food systems a...
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| author | Hellegers, P. Schmitter, Petra S. Talbi, A. van Iwaarden, C. |
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| description | Water plays a crucial role in our food systems and food security. However, the essential role of water for a functioning food system and the impacts of food systems on water availability and quality have not yet been adequately recognized. Due to a lack of coordination among water and food systems actors, there are siloed water, food security, and nutrition strategies. This paper presents the case to make water pivotal in designing food systems, laying out action perspectives for different actors to move toward what we call “water-responsible food systems”. This paper is based on input from many participants during workshops and existing literature. A food systems approach provides an excellent entry point to link food with water considering climate change and energy. Moreover, collective and cross-cutting actions between actors in food systems are essential to make decisive progress, as well as a common language and insight into the trade-offs of the multiple values of water for a clear prioritization of water use and allocation. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1737662025-12-08T13:48:08Z Policy Nook — Policy Note: making water pivotal in the design of food systems Hellegers, P. Schmitter, Petra S. Talbi, A. van Iwaarden, C. food systems water resources food production food security water use sustainable development goals collective action stakeholders Water plays a crucial role in our food systems and food security. However, the essential role of water for a functioning food system and the impacts of food systems on water availability and quality have not yet been adequately recognized. Due to a lack of coordination among water and food systems actors, there are siloed water, food security, and nutrition strategies. This paper presents the case to make water pivotal in designing food systems, laying out action perspectives for different actors to move toward what we call “water-responsible food systems”. This paper is based on input from many participants during workshops and existing literature. A food systems approach provides an excellent entry point to link food with water considering climate change and energy. Moreover, collective and cross-cutting actions between actors in food systems are essential to make decisive progress, as well as a common language and insight into the trade-offs of the multiple values of water for a clear prioritization of water use and allocation. 2025-09 2025-03-21T05:28:39Z 2025-03-21T05:28:39Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173766 en Open Access World Scientific Publishing Hellegers, P.; Schmitter, Petra; Talbi, A.; van Iwaarden, C. 2025. Policy Nook — Policy Note: making water pivotal in the design of food systems. Water Economics and Policy, 11(03):2471001. (Special issue on Innovations in Water Consumption Economics: Toward Sustainable Practices [Part 1]). doi: https://doi.org/10.1142/S2382624X24710012 |
| spellingShingle | food systems water resources food production food security water use sustainable development goals collective action stakeholders Hellegers, P. Schmitter, Petra S. Talbi, A. van Iwaarden, C. Policy Nook — Policy Note: making water pivotal in the design of food systems |
| title | Policy Nook — Policy Note: making water pivotal in the design of food systems |
| title_full | Policy Nook — Policy Note: making water pivotal in the design of food systems |
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| title_short | Policy Nook — Policy Note: making water pivotal in the design of food systems |
| title_sort | policy nook policy note making water pivotal in the design of food systems |
| topic | food systems water resources food production food security water use sustainable development goals collective action stakeholders |
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