Exploring the challenges and opportunities in the Water, Energy, Food nexus for Arid Region
Water, Energy, and Food sectors are interlinked in a nexus wherein actions relevant to one sector can often influence other sectors to a high degree. Globally, there has been a growing focus on ensuring water, energy, and food security in different kinds of frameworks and models. The current researc...
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| author | Sameh W. H. Al-Muqdadi Ali Khalaifawi Basima Abdulrahman Faisal Aziz Kittana Khalid Zaki Alwadi Mohammed Humam Abdulkhaleq Saif Salwan Al Saffar Shahda Mazin Al Taie Sheelaz Merza Reem Al Dahmani |
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| description | Water, Energy, and Food sectors are interlinked in a nexus wherein actions relevant to one sector can often influence other sectors to a high degree. Globally, there has been a growing focus on ensuring water, energy, and food security in different kinds of frameworks and models. The current research aims to describe the complex interlinks between the three sectors by evaluating the challenges and opportunities in the following domains: policy, management, and technology. The hypothesis is to provide a basic practice framework to secure better outreach to tackle the interlinks and mismatches within the nexus elements. The methods used a dynamic framework through a transdisciplinary team; the team divided the nexus into six sub-sectors and collecting the primary data through fieldwork interviewing 22 stakeholders and secondary data of 211 literature. The approach of complex adaptive systems and evolving mental models have been used to analyse and develop the framework. The results show that interlinks within the water, energy, and food nexus are quite challenging to be identified since each region has different needs. However, the customized framework covered the gaps holistically, which can be used as a fundamental practice guideline. The study also proposed practical solutions and highlighting the opportunities to secure the future of sustainable development goals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32140fbd37984c0bb93a757c64a97fa32022-12-21T19:23:17ZengSDEWES CentreJournal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems1848-92572021-12-019413010.13044/j.sdewes.d8.03551080355Exploring the challenges and opportunities in the Water, Energy, Food nexus for Arid RegionSameh W. H. Al-Muqdadi0Ali Khalaifawi1Basima Abdulrahman2Faisal Aziz Kittana3Khalid Zaki Alwadi4Mohammed Humam Abdulkhaleq5Saif Salwan Al Saffar6Shahda Mazin Al Taie7Sheelaz Merza8Reem Al Dahmani9 Green Charter , Franz-Belzer Str.2 , 76316 Malsch, Germany Green Charter , Franz-Belzer Str.2 , 76316 Malsch, Germany KESK Green Building Consulting, Erbil, Iraq Electricite De France, Dubai, United Arab Emirates IBM, Dubai, United Arab of Emirate Civil Engineer, Dubai, United Arab of Emirate Petroleum Engineer, Dubai, United Arab of Emirate Mechanical Engineer, Dubai, United Arab of Emirate Sustainability Excellence, United Arab of Emirate Landscape Architect, Abu Dhabi, United Arab of Emirate Water, Energy, and Food sectors are interlinked in a nexus wherein actions relevant to one sector can often influence other sectors to a high degree. Globally, there has been a growing focus on ensuring water, energy, and food security in different kinds of frameworks and models. The current research aims to describe the complex interlinks between the three sectors by evaluating the challenges and opportunities in the following domains: policy, management, and technology. The hypothesis is to provide a basic practice framework to secure better outreach to tackle the interlinks and mismatches within the nexus elements. The methods used a dynamic framework through a transdisciplinary team; the team divided the nexus into six sub-sectors and collecting the primary data through fieldwork interviewing 22 stakeholders and secondary data of 211 literature. The approach of complex adaptive systems and evolving mental models have been used to analyse and develop the framework. The results show that interlinks within the water, energy, and food nexus are quite challenging to be identified since each region has different needs. However, the customized framework covered the gaps holistically, which can be used as a fundamental practice guideline. The study also proposed practical solutions and highlighting the opportunities to secure the future of sustainable development goals. http://www.sdewes.org/jsdewes/pid8.0355 water–energy–food nexussustainable developmentresource managementgovernance |
| spellingShingle | Sameh W. H. Al-Muqdadi Ali Khalaifawi Basima Abdulrahman Faisal Aziz Kittana Khalid Zaki Alwadi Mohammed Humam Abdulkhaleq Saif Salwan Al Saffar Shahda Mazin Al Taie Sheelaz Merza Reem Al Dahmani Exploring the challenges and opportunities in the Water, Energy, Food nexus for Arid Region Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems water–energy–food nexus sustainable development resource management governance |
| title | Exploring the challenges and opportunities in the Water, Energy, Food nexus for Arid Region |
| title_full | Exploring the challenges and opportunities in the Water, Energy, Food nexus for Arid Region |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the challenges and opportunities in the Water, Energy, Food nexus for Arid Region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the challenges and opportunities in the Water, Energy, Food nexus for Arid Region |
| title_short | Exploring the challenges and opportunities in the Water, Energy, Food nexus for Arid Region |
| title_sort | exploring the challenges and opportunities in the water energy food nexus for arid region |
| topic | water–energy–food nexus sustainable development resource management governance |
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