New Approaches in Water-Energy-Food-Environment-Climate (WEFEC) Nexus

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water-Energy Nexus".

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Distinguished Professor of Water Resources, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Interests: hydrology and water resources; water resources engineering; water resources management; hydroinformatics; systems analysis

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The Centre for Water Systems (CWS), The University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Interests: water resources management; water resources engineering; hydroinformatics; climate change; water-energy-food nexus; hydrology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are happy to invite you all to submit your latest research to a Special Issue entitled “New Approaches in Water-Energy-Food-Environment-Climate (WEFEC) Nexus”, which will be published by the MPDI journal Water. Here we tend to tackle some of the most cutting-edge research topics and nuances of Water and environmental sciences that aim to shed light on the water-energy-food nexus. We are interested in getting a better understanding of how such entanglements would be ultimately reflected in our lives and exploring potential ways to handle the subtle challenges that would arise via water resources planning and management schemes or state-of-the-art technologies. In addition to this, we are also interested in seeing potential ways to quantify the components involved in the said nexus, measure its impacts from different angles, and, ultimately, provide the decision-makers with a practical framework to cope with the coming situations. With these in mind, we tend to explore the said matters from a different side of the nexus to explore the role of Water, energy, or food in remedying or potentially exacerbating the situation. Additionally, we are interested to see how climate, and specifically climate change, can affect the bigger picture. Perhaps a topic of interest would be exploring how such a nexus would help evaluate the suitability of a managerial scheme or a state-of-the-art technology such as desalination.  

Prof. Dr. Omid Bozorg-Haddad
Guest Editor

Babak Zolghadr-Asli
Guest Editor Assistant

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Keywords

  • water-energy-food nexus
  • water resources management
  • climate change
  • sustainability
  • water engineering
  • environmental engineering
  • sustainable development

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Water, Energy and Food (WEF) Nexus in the Changing Arctic: An International Law Review and Analysis
by Zia Madani and David Natcher
Water 2024, 16(6), 835; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16060835 - 13 Mar 2024
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Abstract
The governance of the water, energy, and food (WEF) nexus is significant in the Arctic, where environmental changes are occurring at an accelerated pace, intensifying resource dynamics and geopolitical implications. Against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving Arctic landscape shaped by the global [...] Read more.
The governance of the water, energy, and food (WEF) nexus is significant in the Arctic, where environmental changes are occurring at an accelerated pace, intensifying resource dynamics and geopolitical implications. Against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving Arctic landscape shaped by the global climate change, melting ice, and resource exploration, the WEF nexus emerges as a vital framework for understanding and addressing the region’s complex resource interdependencies. Nonetheless, legal research in this context is still in its early stages, and, specifically in the context of the Arctic, we did not find any such research. This study assesses a nexus approach to WEF in Arctic’s transdisciplinary and multifaceted environment from an international law perspective to address the intricate dynamics that shape the resilience and security of WEF resources in an increasingly interconnected and accessible Arctic. Our objective in this study is to introduce international law as an overarching network of international rules and principles, legal instruments, and relevant institutions as a starting point to address the WEF governance intricacies in the Arctic, facilitating the harmonization of diverse interests, ensuring equitable access to resources, and promoting sustainable development. We argue that international law constitutes the essential means to address a nexus approach to WEF and its issues and complexities in a transboundary context within the Arctic. By examining existing international legal frameworks applicable to the Arctic and related instruments, policies, journals, and other publications, this paper seeks to canvas how international law is in support of a nexus approach to WEF in this region. Full article
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