[HTML][HTML] Operationalising the water-energy-food nexus through the theory of change

D Naidoo, L Nhamo, S Mpandeli, N Sobratee… - … and sustainable energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus facilitates understanding of the intricate and dynamic
interlinkages among the three resources. Its implementation can enhance resource …

The water–energy–food nexus: bridging the science–policy divide

T Van Gevelt - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Although our technical understanding of water–energy–food (WEF) nexus dynamics
continues to improve, this knowledge has not yet been translated into effective and …

[HTML][HTML] An integrative analytical model for the water-energy-food nexus: South Africa case study

L Nhamo, T Mabhaudhi, S Mpandeli, C Dickens… - … Science & Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
The missing link between cross-sectoral resource management and full-scale adoption of
the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus has been the lack of analytical tools that provide …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental sustainability in the food-energy-water-health nexus: A new methodology and an application to food waste in a circular economy

PC Slorach, HK Jeswani, R Cuéllar-Franca… - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Current studies on the food-energy-water nexus do not capture effects on human health.
This study presents a new methodology for assessing the environmental sustainability in the …

[HTML][HTML] Systems thinking on the resource nexus: Modeling and visualisation tools to identify critical interlinkages for resilient and sustainable societies and institutions

CS Laspidou, NK Mellios, AE Spyropoulou… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals depends on using resources
efficiently, avoiding fragmentation in decision-making, recognising the trade-offs and …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of reducing per capita water and energy uses on renewable water resources in the water, food and energy nexus

S Kheirinejad, O Bozorg-Haddad, VP Singh… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
This study assesses the feedbacks between water, food, and energy nexus at the national
level with a dynamic-system model, taking into account the qualitative and quantitative …

[HTML][HTML] The water-energy-food nexus as an adaptation strategy for achieving sustainable livelihoods at a local level

L Nhamo, B Ndlela, S Mpandeli, T Mabhaudhi - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The imbalance between resource availability and population increase requires
transformative approaches to inform policy, decision-making and practice on coherent …

Application of water-energy-food nexus approach for optimal tillage and irrigation management in intensive wheat-maize double cropping system

Y Zhang, J Cui, X Liu, H Liu, Y Liu, X Jiang, Z Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Demand for water, energy and food is increasing driven by a rising global population,
changing diets, warming climate and economic growth. Wheat-maize double cropping …

[HTML][HTML] The water-energy-food nexus index: a tool to support integrated resource planning, management and security

GB Simpson, GPW Jewitt, W Becker, J Badenhorst… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The call for measuring synergies and trade-offs between water, energy, and food is
increasing worldwide. This article presents the development and application of a country …

[HTML][HTML] A novel modelling toolkit for unpacking the Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) nexus of agricultural development

ME Correa-Cano, G Salmoral, D Rey, JW Knox… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing food demand has led to significant agricultural expansion globally with negative
impacts on resources and the environment, a perfect manifestation of the Water-Energy …