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Water–Energy–Food Nexus Narratives and Resource Securities: A Global South Perspective provides a knowledge synthesis on the water–energy–food

(WEF) nexus, focusing primarily on the global south. By presenting concepts, analytical tools, and case studies, the book serves as a practical resource

for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in sustainability and functional roles across all three sectors. It addresses key issues related to data

availability, tools, indices, metrics, and application across multiple scales, beginning with a summary of existing knowledge. Finally, it examines the WEF

nexus, presents global insights, and discusses future considerations and implications. This book presents an overview of existing knowledge on the WEF

nexus and examines how such research aligns with emerging global WEF nexus perspectives, making it ideal for professionals, government entities,

private industry, and the general public.

• Offers a conceptual framework on how to better understand the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus and its utility in natural resource management and sustainable development

• Presents advanced analytical tools for the quantification of linkages, trade-offs, and synergies among WEF sectors

• Utilizes global case studies to illustrate complexities across disciplines, geographies, and scales

Front Cover 2
Water - Energy - Food Nexus Narratives and Resource Securities 3
Water - Energy - Food Nexus Narratives and Resource Securities: A Global South Perspective 5
Copyright 6
Contents 7
Contributors 15
Foreword 19
1 - The water–energy–food nexus: its transition into a transformative approach 21
- 1. Introduction 21
  - 1.1 Defining the WEF nexus and nexus planning 23
- 2. The evolution of nexus planning 25
  - 2.1 Factors driving nexus planning use in resource management 25
  - 2.2 Nexus planning before and after 2015 27
- 3. Benefits for adopting nexus planning 29
- 4. Concluding remarks 30

Front Cover 2
Water - Energy - Food Nexus Narratives and Resource Securities 3
Water - Energy - Food Nexus Narratives and Resource Securities: A Global South Perspective 5
Copyright 6
Contents 7
Contributors 15
Foreword 19
1 - The water–energy–food nexus: its transition into a transformative approach 21
- 1. Introduction 21
  - 1.1 Defining the WEF nexus and nexus planning 23
- 2. The evolution of nexus planning 25
  - 2.1 Factors driving nexus planning use in resource management 25
  - 2.2 Nexus planning before and after 2015 27
- 3. Benefits for adopting nexus planning 29
- 4. Concluding remarks 30
- References 30
2 - Some quantitative water–energy–food nexus analysis approaches and their data requirements 35
- 1. Introduction 35
- 2. WEF resource management tools 38
  - 2.1 CLEWs 38
  - 2.2 Water, Energy, Food Nexus Tool 2.0 41
  - 2.3 REMap 42
  - 2.4 MuSIASEM 42
- 3. Alternative methodologies, approaches, and frameworks 44
  - 3.1 Economic analysis models 44
  - 3.2 Environmental impact related 46
  - 3.3 Systems analysis 46
  - 3.4 Statistics 47
  - 3.5 Indicators and metrics 48
- 4. Data challenges of quantitative nexus research 48
- 5. Conclusions 49
- References 49
3 - EO-WEF: a Earth Observations for Water, Energy, and Food nexus geotool for spatial data visualization and gener ... 53
- 1. Introduction 53
- 2. Method 55
  - 2.1 Predesign steps of EO-WEF 55
  - 2.2 Software design 56
  - 2.3 How to use the EO-WEF? 57
- 3. Capability of EO-WEF for generating data for the different sectors of the Songwe nexus 59
  - 3.1 Water sector 59
  - 3.2 Climate sector 61
  - 3.3 Land sectors 61
  - 3.4 Socioeconomic, food, and energy sectors 61
- References 65
- 4. Further development 65
- 5. Conclusion 65
4 - Scales of application of the WEF nexus approach 69
- 1. Introduction 69
- 2. The local scale: household to subnational 71
- 3. The national scale 76
- 4. Higher-level nexus studies 79
- 5. Spatial interactions in the nexus 81
- 6. Conclusions 82
- References 83
5 - Tools and indices for WEF nexus analysis 87
- 1. Introduction 87
- 2. Tools and approaches to analyze the WEF nexus 88
  - 2.1 Conceptual maps and causal loop diagrams 88
  - 2.2 System dynamics modeling 91
  - 2.3 Agent-based modeling 94
  - 2.4 (Multiregion) input–output modeling 96
  - 2.5 Life cycle assessment 97
  - 2.6 Integrated assessment models 99
- 3. Indices for WEF nexus performance assessment (analysis) 101
  - 3.1 Human development index 102
  - 3.2 Environmental sustainability index 102
  - 3.3 Sustainability development goals 103
  - 3.4 WEF nexus index 104
- References 105
- 4. Conclusions 105
6 - Transboundary WEF nexus analysis: a case study of the Songwe River Basin 111
- 1. Introduction 111
- 2. Case study description 112
  - 2.1 The Songwe River Basin Development Programme 113
  - 2.2 WEF nexus analysis approach for the Songwe River Basin 115
  - 2.3 Conceptualizing the WEF nexus in the Songwe River Basin 116
    - 2.3.1 High-level conceptual model 116
    - 2.3.2 Extended conceptual model 117
      - 2.3.2.1 Water 117
      - 2.3.2.2 Land and food 119
      - 2.3.2.3 Energy 121
      - 2.3.2.4 Climate 123
      - 2.3.2.5 Socioeconomic system 123
      - 2.3.2.6 Ecosystem and human health 124
    - 3. Conclusions 126
    - References 127
    - Further reading 128
    - Websites 129
  - 7 - Applying the WEF nexus at a local level: a focus on catchment level 131
    - 1. Introduction 131
    - 2. Methodology and data 134
    - 3. Progress with WEF nexus application at catchment level 137
      - 3.1 WEF nexus available models 137
      - 3.2 Model selection and description 139
        
        3.2.1 Analytical livelihoods framework 145
        
        3.2.2 Water, energy, and food nexus tool 2.0 146
        
        3.2.3 Climate, land-use, energy, and water systems approach 147
        
        3.2.4 Multiscale Integrated Assessment of Society and Ecosystem Metabolism 147
        
        3.2.5 WEF nexus framework NexSym 148
      - 3.3 Data sources 148
        
        3.3.1 The water sector 149
        
        3.3.2 The energy sector 151
        
        3.3.3 The food sector 152
      - 3.5 Time/temporal scale 155
      - 3.4 Spatial scale 155
      - 3.6 Application of models 156
    - 4. Way forward and conclusion 157
    - Acknowledgments 159
    - References 159
  - 8 - A regional approach to implementing the WEF nexus: a case study of the Southern African Development Community 165
    - 1. Introduction 165
      - 1.1 Status on water, energy, and food security in the SADC region 166
        
        1.1.1 Need for integrated effort to deliver on the regional development agenda 167
      - 2. Fostering water, energy, and food security nexus dialogue and multi-sector investment in the SADC region project 167
        
        2.1 SADC WEF nexus conceptualization 168
      - 3. Key planning, policy, and legal documents that are relevant for water, energy, and food security in the SADC region 169
        
        3.1 Regional development context and sustainable development 169
        
        3.1.1 Key water sector planning, policy, and legal documents 170
        
        3.2 Key energy sector planning, policy, and legal documents 172
        
        3.2.1 Key agricultural sector planning, policy, and legal documents 174
        
        4. Identified challenges related to the water–energy–food nexus approach in the SADC region 176
        
        4.1 Inadequate coordination of the three sectors at policy- and decision-making levels 177
        
        4.1.4 Inadequacy of the existing regional water multistakeholder platform to facilitate WEF nexus dialogues 179
        
        4.1.2 Absence of a formal structure to facilitate coordination of the units responsible for the WEF sectors within the SADC secr 179
        
        4.1.3 Weak coordination of programs by the regional implementing entities and other partners 179
        
        4.1.1 Inadequate coordination of the three sectors at the regional technical level 179
        
        5. Operationalizing the WEF nexus in Southern Africa 180
        
        5.1 SADC WEF nexus governance framework 180
        
        5.1.1 Coordinating the three sectors at policy- and decision-making levels 181
        
        5.1.4 Coordinating with regional implementing entities and other partners 181
        
        5.1.2 Coordinating the three sectors at the regional technical level 181
        
        5.1.3 Coordinating the Units responsible for the WEF sectors within the SADC Secretariat 181
        
        5.1.5 Strengthening regional multistakeholder platforms 182
        
        5.2 Implementing the SADC regional WEF nexus framework 182
        
        5.2.3 Coordinating the units responsible for the WEF sectors within the SADC secretariat 183
        
        5.2.1 Coordinating the three sectors at policy- and decision-making levels 183
        
        5.2.4 Coordinating with regional implementing entities and other partners 183
        
        5.2.2 Coordinating the three sectors at the regional technical level 183
        
        5.2.5 Strengthening regional multistakeholder platforms 183
        
        5.3 SADC WEF nexus screening tool for guiding discourse in the region 184
        
        5.4 Capacity development and guiding discourse in the region 184
        
        6. Key lessons from the implementation of the SADC WEF nexus regional dialogues project 185
        
        7. Summary and conclusions 185
        
        References 186
        
        9 - Exploring the contribution of Tugwi-Mukosi Dam toward water, energy, and food security 189
        
        1. Introduction 189
        
        3. Tugwi-Mukosi Dam 191
        
        2. The WEF linkage conceptual framework 191
        
        4. Contribution of Tugwi-Mukosi toward water, energy, and food security 194
        
        4.1 Water security 194
        
        4.4 Promotion of tourism 196
        
        4.2 Energy security 196
        
        4.3 Food security 196
        
        5. Discussion 197
        
        6. Summary and conclusion and policy implications 198
        
        References 199
        
        Conflict of interest 199
        
        Funding 199
        
        10 - The water–energy–food nexus as an approach for achieving sustainable development goals 2 (food), 6 (water), an ... 201
        
        1. Introduction 201
        
        1.1 The WEF nexus—past to present discourse 201
        
        1.2 The WEF nexus as a tool for natural resources management 203
        
        2. The SDGs dimensions and the WEF nexus 205
        
        2.1 SDG 2—zero hunger 205
        
        2.2 SDG 6—clean water and sanitation 206
        
        2.3 SDG 7—affordable and clean energy 207
        
        3. Food and nutrition security 207
        
        4. Synergies and trade-offs in the WEF nexus 208
        
        4.1 Synergies and trade-offs in the WEF nexus toward achieving food and nutrition security (SDG 2) 208
        
        4.3 Synergies and trade-offs for achieving affordable and clean energy (SDG 7) 210
        
        4.3.1 Case study: off-grid solar energy in Rwanda 210
        
        4.2 Synergies and trade-offs for achieving clean water and sanitation (SDG 6) 210
        
        4.2.1 Case study: Guatemala agricultural extension project 210
        
        5. Drivers of the WEF nexus toward achievement of SDGs 2, 6, and 7 211
        
        Upscaling and outscaling the WEF nexus as a natural resources management tool for attaining SDGs 2, 6, and 7 212
        
        7. Conclusion 213
        
        References 214
        
        Further reading 217
        
        11 - Enhancing sustainable human and environmental health through nexus planning 219
        
        1. Introduction 219
        
        2. Linking socioecological interactions with nexus planning 221
        
        2.1 Defining the water–health–environment–nutrition nexus 222
        
        3. Understanding the risk posed by wildlife on human health 223
        
        3.1 The role of nexus planning in simplifying socioecological systems 223
        
        3.2 WHEN nexus and sustainability indicators 224
        
        3.3 Modeling vulnerability and resilience 226
        
        3.3.1 Mapping risky and vulnerable zoonotic hot spots 226
        
        4. Modeling multisector and complex systems 228
        
        5. Calculating WHEN nexus indices for South Africa 231
        
        6. Understanding the integrated health indices 234
        
        7. Recommendations 236
        
        References 237
        
        8. Conclusions 237
        
        12 - Financing WEF nexus projects: perspectives from interdisciplinary and multidimensional research challenges 243
        
        1. Introduction 243
        
        2. The interlinkages within nexus research 244
        
        3. Transboundary systems and the need for interdisciplinary spaces 245
        
        4. Role of funding in fostering interdisciplinary dialogue 246
        
        5. Shared value within multidimensional challenges 248
        
        6. The challenge of goal setting 250
        
        7. Advancing nexus research 251
        
        8. Concluding remarks 252
        
        References 252
        
        Further reading 254
        
        13 - The Water–Energy–Food nexus as a rallying point for sustainable development: emerging lessons from South and S ... 255
        
        1. Introduction 255
        
        1.1 Brief description of South and Southeast Asia 258
        
        2. A critical review into the WEF of South and Southeast Asia 258
        
        3. Case study: WEF in Malaysia 262
        
        3.1 Introduction to Malaysia and WEF conceptual framework 262
        
        3.2 Complex systems approach and causality 264
        
        3.2.1 Energy security 265
        
        3.2.2 Water security 266
        
        3.2.3 The energy–water link 268
        
        3.2.4 Food security 269
        
        3.3 Water–Energy–Food nexus in Malaysia—challenges and opportunities 270
        
        4. Critical findings and key take-home messages 271
        
        Nomenclature 272
        
        References 273
        
        14 - The water–energy–food nexus: an ecosystems and anthropocentric perspective 277
        
        1. Introduction 277
        
        2. Approach 279
        
        3. WEF case studies: MENA and Latin America 281
        
        3.1 Case study 1: Jordan and Morocco 281
        
        3.2 Case study 2: Argentina and Brazil 287
        
        4. Comparisons of the WEF nexus in MENA and Latin America 294
        
        5. Conclusions 295
        
        References 296
        
        Further reading 297
        
        15 - Water–energy–food nexus approaches to facilitate smallholder agricultural technology adoption in Africa 299
        
        1. Introduction 299
        
        2. African context 300
        
        3. Literature review 302
        
        4. Farmer technology adoption 306
        
        5. Research designs for incorporating a priori assessment 309
        
        6. Conclusion 310
        
        References 311
        
        16 - Building capacity for upscaling the WEF nexus and guiding transformational change in Africa 319
        
        1. Introduction 319
        
        2. Status of WEF nexus research in Africa 321
        
        2.1 Understanding drivers of change 321
        
        2.2 WEF nexus planning 323
        
        3. Development of a conceptual framework for WEF nexus upscaling and capacity development 325
        
        3.1 Upscaling and uptake of WEF nexus 325
        
        4. Capacity development for upscaling and uptake of WEF nexus 328
        
        4.1 Capacity needs assessment 329
        
        4.2 Building WEF nexus curricula for upscaling 329
        
        4.2.1 WEF nexus tools 329
        
        4.2.2 WEF nexus governance 330
        
        4.2.3 WEF multiscaling and interscaling 331
        
        4.2.4 WEF nexus scenario planning 332
        
        4.3 Capacity building implementation strategy 333
        
        4.3.2 Organizational capacity building 333
        
        4.3.3 Individual capacity needs 333
        
        4.3.1 Institutional capacity building plan 333
        
        4.4 Enabling environment for capacity building 334
        
        5. Conclusion 335
        
        References 335
        
        17 - WEF nexus narratives: toward sustainable resource security 341
        
        1. The WEF nexus 341
        
        2. Key messages 342
        
        3. Conclusion 345
        
        References 345
        
        Index 347
        
        A 347
        
        B 347
        
        C 347
        
        F 348
        
        I 348
        
        D 348
        
        G 348
        
        E 348
        
        H 348
        
        N 349
        
        Q 349
        
        L 349
        
        O 349
        
        R 349
        
        J 349
        
        M 349
        
        P 349
        
        K 349
        
        S 350
        
        W 351
        
        T 351
        
        U 351
        
        Z 352
        
        Back Cover 353

Water - Energy - Food Nexus Narratives and Resource Securities

A Global South Perspective

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