Examining the food–energy–water and conflict nexus

Abbott, Michele; Bazilian, Morgan; Egel, Daniel; Willis, Henry H.

doi:10.1016/j.coche.2017.10.002

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“…Emerging studies on the nexus approach suggest that understanding the links in the WEF nexus in the context of climate change is important to avoid future conflict and how political and social stability are significantly correlated with foodwater-energy security (Gain et al, 2015;Abbott et al, 2017;Zarei, 2020). Water scarcity and food and energy crises with social unrest could destabilize political systems, both within individual countries and beyond national borders.…”

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“…Water scarcity and food and energy crises with social unrest could destabilize political systems, both within individual countries and beyond national borders. The global spike in food prices in 2008 and 2010-2011 provides evidence of the potential impact of food insecurity on conflict (Abbott et al, 2017). For example, studies have pointed out that climate variability, such as less rainfall and warmer temperatures was a contributing factor to the Arab Spring when prolonged drought in 2011 affected food production, sparking the mass migration of rural workers into Syrian region (Johnstone and Mazo, 2011;Bleischwitz et al, 2014;De Châtel, 2014).…”

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Ten Years of Research on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: An Analysis of Topics Evolution

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This study explores how the concept and research on the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus has evolved over time. The research uncovers the key terms underpinning the phenomenon, maps the interlinkages between WEF nexus topics, and provides an overview of the evolution of the concept of WEF nexus. We analyzed published academic literature from the Scopus database and performed both qualitative and quantitative analyses using Natural Language Processing method. The findings suggest that the nexus approach is increasingly evolving into an integrative concept, and has been incorporating new topics over time, resulting in different methods for WEF nexus research, with a focus on interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral analyses. Through the five periods outlined, we have identified the nexus approach debate focused on the following predominant topics: i) Trend 1 (2012–2016) debates on WEF nexus for water management and natural resource security, ii) Trend 2 (2017–2018) linkages between the nexus, the sustainable development goals and green economy, iii) Trend 3 (2019) WEF nexus governance and policy integration, iv) Trend 4 (2020) application of the nexus concept on different scales, including regions, countries, watersheds, urban areas as well as other components coupled to the WEF nexus, and, v) Trend 5 (2021) climate change and urban nexus challenges.

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Ten Years of Research on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: An Analysis of Topics Evolution

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“…Arguably, the point of view adopted (water, energy, or food) influences the modelling of interactions, to the point of leading some authors to question whether there is really consistency in such integration [ 123 ]. Thus, water would consider energy and food as inputs, while for food the raw material would be water and energy [ 124 ]. The same situation is true for research methods.…”

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Water–Energy–Food Nexus in the Agri-Food Sector: Research Trends and Innovating Practices

Correa-Porcel

Piedra‐Muñoz

Gómez

2021

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Natural resources are becoming scarcer and, together with the growth of the population, a widespread situation of overexploitation is inevitable that has become the biggest challenge for today’s world. In this context, the agri-food sector has a considerable environmental impact in terms of water and energy consumption. For about two decades, the Water–Energy–Food Nexus (WEF) Nexus has been trying to address this problem, focusing on efficient interrelationships among these dimensions. The objective of this work is to analyse the evolution of research on WEF Nexus in the agri-food sector and its development in scientific databases. For that purpose, a bibliometric study was carried out with publications obtained from the Scopus database, examining the main journals, authors, institutions, countries, subject areas, funding sponsors, and keywords. Moreover, a final section is specifically dedicated to the agri-food innovations in WEF Nexus in order to explore innovative aspects to effectively overcome technical barriers that hinder a real implementation of the Nexus approach. The results show that, over the past decade, Nexus research in the agri-food sector has been growing exponentially. The top country in this field is USA, the most studied area is environmental science, and the most relevant keywords are “energy use”, “water budget”, “food security”, “sustainable development”, and “water resources”.

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“…In general, it seems that the specific lens taken (whether water, energy or food) has a strong influence on how the interactions are modeled and this has led some to question whether there is consistency in integration [87]. For example, nexus assessments of food production consider energy and water as inputs, whereas, through a water lens, food and energy production are both primary users [88]. Similarly, in terms of research methods, integration across disciplines has been achieved to some extent, but there remain significant limitations.…”

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A Bibliometric Analysis of Food-Energy-Water Nexus Literature

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Rapid growth in the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus literature calls for an assessment of the trajectory and impacts of this scholarship to identify key themes and future research directions. In this paper, we report on a bibliometric analysis of this literature that focuses on (1) examining publication trends and geographic focus of research, (2) identifying research hotspots and emerging themes, (3) assessing the integrated nature of research, and (4) reflecting on major developments and ways forward. We used Elsevier’s SCOPUS database to search for publications from January 2011 to May 2018 on the FEW nexus, and analyzed the final sample of 257 publications using BibExcel and Vosviewer software tools. The analysis showed steady growth in publications since 2011 with a sharp upturn in 2015 and 2016, coinciding with major funding calls. Thematic analysis of abstracts revealed a strong focus on quantitative resource interlinkages with limited attention to qualitative institutional capacities and intersectoral governance challenges. Term co-occurrence network map showed the term “investment” connected with a large number of frequently cited terms, while the term “governance” demonstrated much weaker links. We reflect on how these findings may help us better understand and address the enduring challenge of transitioning from nexus thinking to action.

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Examining the food–energy–water and conflict nexus

Cited by 35 publications

References 32 publications

Ten Years of Research on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: An Analysis of Topics Evolution

Ten Years of Research on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: An Analysis of Topics Evolution

Water–Energy–Food Nexus in the Agri-Food Sector: Research Trends and Innovating Practices

A Bibliometric Analysis of Food-Energy-Water Nexus Literature

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