Water-Food-Energy Nexus under Climate Change in Sardinia†
, Lydia Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia 4, Barry Evans 4, Sara Masia 3, Maria Blanco 5, Roberto Roson 6,7, Martina Sartori 7, Eva Alexandri 8, Floor Brouwer 9, Donatella Spano 1,2,10, Alfonso Damiano 11, Andrea Virdis 12, Giovanni Sistu 12,13, Daniele Pulino 14, Vania Statzu 13, Fabio Madau 2, Elisabetta Strazzera 13 and Simone Mereu 1,2Abstract
Land, food, energy, water and climate are linked and interconnected into a Nexus, characterized by complexity and feedbacks. An integrated management of the Nexus is critical to understand conflicts/synergies and secure efficient and sustainable use of resources, especially under climate change. The Nexus perspective is applied to Sardinia, as regional case study, to better understand and improve integrated resource management and relevant policy initiatives. Vulnerability of Sardinia Nexus is assessed under several climate projections by articulated balances of resources (water, energy) availability and sustainable development goals, at regional and sub-regional scales, accounting for demands and conflicts among key economic sectors (agriculture, hydro-power, tourism).
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Trabucco, A.; Sušnik, J.; Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia, L.; Evans, B.; Masia, S.; Blanco, M.; Roson, R.; Sartori, M.; Alexandri, E.; Brouwer, F.; Spano, D.; Damiano, A.; Virdis, A.; Sistu, G.; Pulino, D.; Statzu, V.; Madau, F.; Strazzera, E.; Mereu, S. Water-Food-Energy Nexus under Climate Change in Sardinia. Proceedings 2018, 2, 609.
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