A Methodology to Assess the Water Energy Food Ecosystems Nexus in Transboundary River Basins

The “nexus” is a potentially very appropriate approach to enhance resource efficiency and good governance in transboundary basins. Until now, however, evidence has been confined to isolated case studies and the nexus approach remains largely undefined. The methodology presented in this paper, develo...

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Published in:Water (Basel) 2016-02, Vol.8 (2), p.59
Main Authors: de Strasser, Lucia, Lipponen, Annukka, Howells, Mark, Stec, Stephen, Bréthaut, Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural economics
Agricultural management
Agriculture
Agronomy
Aquatic ecosystems
Basins
Case studies
Climate change
Conventions
Cooperation
Economic sectors
Ecosystem assessment
Ecosystems
Energy
Energy industry
Energy management
Environmental economics
Food
Planning
Resource management
River basins
Rivers
Strategic management
Water resources
Water resources management
Water shortages
Water supply
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Summary:The “nexus” is a potentially very appropriate approach to enhance resource efficiency and good governance in transboundary basins. Until now, however, evidence has been confined to isolated case studies and the nexus approach remains largely undefined. The methodology presented in this paper, developed for preparing a series of nexus assessments of selected river basins under the Water Convention of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), is a timely contribution to this ongoing debate. The nexus assessment of a transboundary basin has the objective of identifying trade-offs and impacts across sectors and countries and to propose possible policy measures and technical actions at national and transboundary levels to reduce intersectoral tensions. This is done jointly with policy makers and local experts. Compared to an Integrated Water Resource Management approach, the water energy food ecosystems nexus approach concurrently considers multiple sectors and their evolution. This offers the opportunity to better involve key economic sectors—energy and agriculture in particular—in the dialogue over transboundary water resource uses, protection and management.
ISSN:2073-4441
2073-4441
DOI:10.3390/w8020059