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1 Burek, P.; Langan, S.; Cosgrove, W.; Fischer, G.; Kahil, T.; Magnusziewski, P.; Satoh, Y.; Tramberend, S.; Wada, Y.; Wiberg, David. 2016. The water futures and solutions initiative of IIASA [International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis] Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Integrated Disaster Risk Management Disasters and Development: Towards a Risk Aware Society, Isfahan, Iran, 1-3 October 1-3 2016. 4p.
Water security ; Water policy ; Water management ; Water resources ; Water supply ; Water availability ; Water demand ; Water scarcity ; Groundwater management ; Surface water ; Stakeholders ; Food resources ; Energy demand ; Economic aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047887)
http://pure.iiasa.ac.at/13872/1/Proceedings_extended_abstract_IDRiM%202016%2032.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047887.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047887.pdf
The Water Futures and Solutions Initiative (WFaS) is a cross-sector, collaborative global project. Its objective is to developing scientific evidence and applying systems analysis to help identify water-related policies and management practices that work together consistently across scales and sectors to improve human well-being through water security. The Water Futures and Solutions (WFaS) initiative has produced a consistent and comprehensive projection for global possible water futures. Focusing on the near future until the 2050s, WFaS assessed how water future changes over time, employing a multi-model projection.
2 Salam, P. A.; Shrestha, S.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Anal, A. K. (Eds.) 2017. Water-energy-food nexus: principles and practices. NJ, USA: Wiley; Washington, USA: American Geophysical Union (AGU). 252p.
Water resources ; Water management ; Energy resources ; Food resources ; Food security ; Nexus ; Development policy ; Policy making ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Developing countries ; International cooperation ; International waters ; River basins ; Rural areas ; Climate change ; Carbon footprint ; Crop production ; Rice ; Cultivation ; Research institutions ; Riverbanks ; Filtration ; Case studies / South Asia / South Africa / Western Asia / USA / Southeast Nepal / Tanzania / Uganda / Rwanda / Burundi / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Kenya / Ethiopia / Eritrea / South Sudan / Republic of the Sudan / Egypt / Bangladesh / California / Nile Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048731)
3 Muller, M. 2017. The nexus contribution to better management and its limitations. In Salam, P. A.; Shrestha, S.; Pandey, V. P.; Anal, A. K. (Eds.). Water-energy-food nexus: principles and practices. Indianapolis, IN, USA: Wiley. pp.21-30.
Water resources ; Water management ; Water use ; Water demand ; Water availability ; Water storage ; Energy resources ; Food resources ; Food supply ; Nexus ; Developing countries ; Socioeconomic development ; Political aspects ; Virtual water ; Decision making
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048734)
4 Smajgl, A.; Ward, J. 2017. Dynamic, cross-sectoral analysis of the water-energy-food nexus: investigating an emerging paradigm. In Salam, P. A.; Shrestha, S.; Pandey, V. P.; Anal, A. K. (Eds.). Water-energy-food nexus: principles and practices. Indianapolis, IN, USA: Wiley. pp.31-41.
Water resources ; Energy resources ; Energy demand ; Food resources ; Food security ; Nexus ; Investment ; Natural resources / Southeast Asia / China / Myanmar / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Thailand / Cambodia / Vietnam / Mekong River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048735)
5 Daher, B. 2017. Modeling the water-energy-food-nexus: A 7-question guideline. In Salam, P. A.; Shrestha, S.; Pandey, V. P.; Anal, A. K. (Eds.). Water-energy-food nexus: principles and practices. Indianapolis, IN, USA: Wiley. pp.57-66.
Water resources ; Water scarcity ; Energy resources ; Food resources ; Food security ; Nexus ; Guidelines ; Resource allocation ; Resource management ; Decision making ; Planning ; Stakeholders ; Renewable energy ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048737)
6 Shinde, V. R. 2017. Water-energy-food nexus: selected tools and models in practice. In Salam, P. A.; Shrestha, S.; Pandey, V. P.; Anal, A. K. (Eds.). Water-energy-food nexus: principles and practices. Indianapolis, IN, USA: Wiley. pp.67-76.
Water resources ; Water security ; Energy resources ; Food resources ; Food security ; Nexus ; Integrated management ; International organizations ; Assessment ; Agriculture ; Water user associations ; Emission
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048738)
7 Mpandeli, S.; Naidoo, D.; Mabhaudhi, T.; Nhemachena, Charles; Nhamo, Luxon; Liphadzi, S.; Hlahla, S.; Modi, A. T. 2018. Climate change adaptation through the water-energy-food nexus in southern Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(10):1-19. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102306]
Climate change adaptation ; Water resources ; Water management ; Energy resources ; Food resources ; Food security ; Nexus ; Sustainable development ; Communities ; Agricultural production ; Sanitation ; Public health ; Economic aspects ; Nutrition ; Hydropower / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048960)
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Climate change is a complex and cross-cutting problem that needs an integrated and transformative systems approach to respond to the challenge. Current sectoral approaches to climate change adaptation initiatives often create imbalances and retard sustainable development. Regional and international literature on climate change adaptation opportunities and challenges applicable to southern Africa from a water-energy-food (WEF) nexus perspective was reviewed. Specifically, this review highlights climate change impacts on water, energy, and food resources in southern Africa, while exploring mitigation and adaptation opportunities. The review further recommends strategies to develop cross-sectoral sustainable measures aimed at building resilient communities. Regional WEF nexus related institutions and legal frameworks were also reviewed to relate the WEF nexus to policy. Southern Africa is witnessing an increased frequency and intensity in climate change-associated extreme weather events, causing water, food, and energy insecurity. A projected reduction of 20% in annual rainfall by 2080 in southern Africa will only increase the regional socio-economic challenges. This is exacerbating regional resource scarcities and vulnerabilities. It will also have direct and indirect impacts on nutrition, human well-being, and health. Reduced agricultural production, lack of access to clean water, sanitation, and clean, sustainable energy are the major areas of concern. The region is already experiencing an upsurge of vector borne diseases (malaria and dengue fever), and water and food-borne diseases (cholera and diarrhoea). What is clear is that climate change impacts are cross-sectoral and multidimensional, and therefore require cross-sectoral mitigation and adaptation approaches. In this regard, a wellcoordinated and integrated WEF nexus approach offers opportunities to build resilient systems, harmonise interventions, and mitigate trade-offs and hence improve sustainability. This would be achieved through greater resource mobilisation and coordination, policy convergence across sectors, and targeting nexus points in the landscape. The WEF nexus approach has potential to increase the resilience of marginalised communities in southern Africa by contributing towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 13).
8 Taguta, C.; Nhamo, L.; Kiala, Zolo; Bangira, T.; Dirwai, Tinashe Lindel; Senzanje, A.; Makurira, H.; Jewitt, G. P. W.; Mpandeli, S.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2023. A geospatial web-based integrative analytical tool for the water-energy-food nexus: the iWEF 1.0. Frontiers in Water, 5:1305373. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2023.1305373]
Water resources ; Energy ; Food resources ; Nexus approaches ; Resilience ; Modelling ; Spatial analysis ; Sustainable development ; Resource management ; Decision making / Southern Africa / South Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052483)
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/water/articles/10.3389/frwa.2023.1305373/pdf?isPublishedV2=false
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052483.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052483.pdf
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Introduction: The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus has evolved into an important transformative approach for facilitating the timely identification of trade-os and synergies between interlinked sectors for informed intervention and decision-making. However, there is a growing need for a WEF nexus tool to support decision-making on integrated resources management toward sustainable development. Methods: This study developed a geospatial web-based integrative analytical tool for the WEF nexus (the iWEF) to support integrated assessment of WEF resources to support resilience building and adaptation initiatives and strategies. The tool uses the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to establish numerical correlations among WEF nexus indicators and pillars, mainly availability, productivity, accessibility, and sufficiency. The tool was calibrated and validated with existing tools and data at varying spatio-temporal scales. Results: The results indicate the applicability of the tool at any spatial scale, highlighting the moderate sustainability in the management of WEF resources at various scales. The developed iWEF tool has improved the existing integrative WEF nexus analytical tool in terms of processing time and providing geospatial capabilities. Discussion: The iWEF tool is a digital platform that automatically guides policy and decision-making in managing risk from trade-os and enhancing synergies holistically. It is developed to support policy and decision-making on timely interventions in priority areas that could be showing signs of stress.
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