Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Interlinkages in a Context of Global Change
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water-Energy Nexus".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2021) | Viewed by 12500
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Interests: agroeconomic modeling; policy impact assessment; water–energy–food nexus; circular economy
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Dear Colleagues,
Water, energy, and food are highly interconnected. Despite this fact, the sectoral fragmentation of analytical and policy tools addressing these sectors remains widespread. A water–energy–food–ecosystems (WEFE) nexus perspective offers advantages to disentangle the multifaceted interconnections between water, energy, food, and ecosystems. A proper understanding of the WEFE nexus is crucial to address trade-offs and to identify synergetic policy interventions, which in turn are essential to advance towards the sustainable development goals. For this Special Issue, we invite papers examining the WEFE interlinkages, from the local to the global scales, and exploring development pathways that reconcile short-term objectives with long-term sustainability. Questions to be considered include:
- What analytical tools are needed to identify WEFE interlinkages, assess trade-offs, and synergies and support policy interventions that enhance sustainability?
- How to model the future evolution of the water, energy, and food sectors in a context of global change?
- How can policy coherence be enhanced from a nexus perspective?
- How can a nexus approach support the transition to a more circular economy?
- What indicators are needed to measure nexus performance?
- What actions are needed to move towards a more systemic approach to water management and improve resilience to climate change.
Prof. Dr. Maria Blanco
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- WEFE nexus
- Climate change
- Sustainability
- Policy coherence
- Nexus governance
- Circular bioeconomy
- Systems approach
- Nexus dynamics
- Nexus assessment framework
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