Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus : a key concept for a more resilient adaptation to the climate crisis

Resumen: The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus is a pretty novel cross-thinking concept, meaning that answers to current environ-mental hazards must follow a multisectoral approach rather than a tra-ditional unidirectional vision[1]. Since water supply, energy flows, and food security—and its...

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Autor principal: Pérez, Leonardo Martín
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Publicado: EnPress Publisher LLC 2023
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AGUA
ENERGIA
ALIMENTOS
ECOSISTEMA
MEDIO AMBIENTE
PROTECCION AMBIENTAL
TIERRAS AGRICOLAS
CLIMA
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spelling I33-R139-123456789-172442023-10-06T12:29:59Z Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus : a key concept for a more resilient adaptation to the climate crisis Pérez, Leonardo Martín AGUA ENERGIA ALIMENTOS ECOSISTEMA MEDIO AMBIENTE PROTECCION AMBIENTAL TIERRAS AGRICOLAS CLIMA Resumen: The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus is a pretty novel cross-thinking concept, meaning that answers to current environ-mental hazards must follow a multisectoral approach rather than a tra-ditional unidirectional vision[1]. Since water supply, energy flows, and food security—and its connection with the surrounding ecosystems—are intimately linked together, every impact in one of such areas will have undoubtedly impacts on the others. The most important signifi-cance of the WEFE Nexus approach is that further exploitation of clean water supplies, agricultural soils, and energy resources should not de-stabilize nor weaken the provision of these ecoservices to the current and future societies. The Nexus approach has often been defined in an-other ways, but always conducting to the same idea. For example, most authors have been using the traditional terminology WEF (Water-En-ergy-Food), others mix the components in a different order (e.g., FEW and EWF), and some others define it by a multiplicity of combinations, such as LWE (Land-Water-Energy Nexus), WLF (Water-Land-Food), LWEF (Land-Water-Energy-Food) or WLEFC (Water-Land-Energy-Food-Climate)[1–3]. Collectively, all these terminologies aim to demon-strate the complexity of the Nexus thinking, even by including some new terms related with other relevant elements like Land or Climate. Just to give some examples of the multiple interactions and strong link-ages between Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem, Bidoglio et al.[2] explain that, e.g., water could be used for power generation (i.e., hydropower), while at the same time large amounts of energy may require pumping water, and maybe also to treat and/or to desalinate part of such water, and both water (irrigation) and energy uses (fuels) are then a requisite for food production, mobilization and distribution. But, at the same time, using water for crop irrigation and food production can also re-duce river flows and hydropower potential, as well as affecting water quality and aquatic ecosystems health. 2023-10-05T09:43:56Z 2023-10-05T09:44:03Z 2023-10-05T09:43:56Z 2023-10-05T09:44:03Z 2023 Artículo Pérez, L. M. Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus : a key concept for a more resilient adaptation to the climate crisis [en línea]. Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 2023, 6 (1). doi: 10.24294/nrcr.v6i1.2324. Disponible en: https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/17244 2578-1936 https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/17244 10.24294/nrcr.v6i1.2324 eng Acceso abierto http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf EnPress Publisher LLC Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 2023, 6 (1)
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topic AGUA
ENERGIA
ALIMENTOS
ECOSISTEMA
MEDIO AMBIENTE
PROTECCION AMBIENTAL
TIERRAS AGRICOLAS
CLIMA
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Pérez, Leonardo Martín
Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus : a key concept for a more resilient adaptation to the climate crisis
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ENERGIA
ALIMENTOS
ECOSISTEMA
MEDIO AMBIENTE
PROTECCION AMBIENTAL
TIERRAS AGRICOLAS
CLIMA
description Resumen: The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus is a pretty novel cross-thinking concept, meaning that answers to current environ-mental hazards must follow a multisectoral approach rather than a tra-ditional unidirectional vision[1]. Since water supply, energy flows, and food security—and its connection with the surrounding ecosystems—are intimately linked together, every impact in one of such areas will have undoubtedly impacts on the others. The most important signifi-cance of the WEFE Nexus approach is that further exploitation of clean water supplies, agricultural soils, and energy resources should not de-stabilize nor weaken the provision of these ecoservices to the current and future societies. The Nexus approach has often been defined in an-other ways, but always conducting to the same idea. For example, most authors have been using the traditional terminology WEF (Water-En-ergy-Food), others mix the components in a different order (e.g., FEW and EWF), and some others define it by a multiplicity of combinations, such as LWE (Land-Water-Energy Nexus), WLF (Water-Land-Food), LWEF (Land-Water-Energy-Food) or WLEFC (Water-Land-Energy-Food-Climate)[1–3]. Collectively, all these terminologies aim to demon-strate the complexity of the Nexus thinking, even by including some new terms related with other relevant elements like Land or Climate. Just to give some examples of the multiple interactions and strong link-ages between Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem, Bidoglio et al.[2] explain that, e.g., water could be used for power generation (i.e., hydropower), while at the same time large amounts of energy may require pumping water, and maybe also to treat and/or to desalinate part of such water, and both water (irrigation) and energy uses (fuels) are then a requisite for food production, mobilization and distribution. But, at the same time, using water for crop irrigation and food production can also re-duce river flows and hydropower potential, as well as affecting water quality and aquatic ecosystems health.
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title Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus : a key concept for a more resilient adaptation to the climate crisis
title_short Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus : a key concept for a more resilient adaptation to the climate crisis
title_full Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus : a key concept for a more resilient adaptation to the climate crisis
title_fullStr Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus : a key concept for a more resilient adaptation to the climate crisis
title_full_unstemmed Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus : a key concept for a more resilient adaptation to the climate crisis
title_sort water-energy-food-ecosystem (wefe) nexus : a key concept for a more resilient adaptation to the climate crisis
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