Reductionist and integrative research approaches to complex water security policy challenges

M Zeitoun, B Lankford, T Krueger, T Forsyth… - Global Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
This article reviews and contrasts two approaches that water security researchers employ to
advance understanding of the complexity of water-society policy challenges. A prevailing …

Multi‐scale soil salinization dynamics from global to pore scale: A review

N Shokri, A Hassani, M Sahimi - Reviews of Geophysics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soil salinization refers to the accumulation of water‐soluble salts in the upper part of the soil
profile. Excessive levels of soil salinity affects crop production, soil health, and ecosystem …

[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 …

A review of nanoparticle‐enhanced membrane distillation membranes: membrane synthesis and applications in water treatment

LN Nthunya, L Gutierrez, S Derese… - Journal of Chemical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermally driven process that uses low‐grade energy to
operate and has been extensively explored as an alternative cost‐effective and efficient …

Biofortification of sweet potato for food and nutrition security in South Africa

S Laurie, M Faber, P Adebola, A Belete - Food Research International, 2015 - Elsevier
South Africa has a diverse population, with some pockets of society being in a first world
setup and other pockets in a third world impoverished setup. Food provision in impoverished …

Assessment of water resources development and exploitation in Nigeria: A review of integrated water resources management approach

BU Ngene, CO Nwafor, GO Bamigboye, AS Ogbiye… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
This research aims to review the current state and limitations of water resources
management in Nigeria and explore how adopting an integrated approach to water …

Biofortified crops for combating hidden hunger in South Africa: availability, acceptability, micronutrient retention and bioavailability

M Siwela, K Pillay, L Govender, S Lottering, FN Mudau… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
In many poorer parts of the world, biofortification is a strategy that increases the
concentration of target nutrients in staple food crops, mainly by genetic manipulation, to …

Water security and rural household food security: Empirical evidence from the Mzinyathi district in South Africa

S Sinyolo, M Mudhara, E Wale - Food Security, 2014 - Springer
This paper aimed to investigate the determinants of water security in an irrigation scheme,
and how this water security level subsequently affects the farmer's household food security …

Sustainability of livestock farming in South Africa. Outlook on production constraints, climate-related events, and upshot on adaptive capacity

OS Oduniyi, TT Rubhara, MA Antwi - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The practice of pasture-based livestock farming systems in South Africa is susceptible to
climate-related events, low production output, income fluctuation, and by extension poor …

Precipitation over southern Africa: Moisture sources and isotopic composition

M Geppert, K Hartmann, I Kirchner… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Southern Africa, with its vast arid to semiarid areas, is considered vulnerable to precipitation
changes and amplifying weather extremes. However, during the last 100 ka, huge lakes …