Connecting the Sustainable Development Goals: The WEF Nexus: Understanding the Role of the WEF Nexus in the 2030 Agenda

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This contributed volume offers a state-of-the-art, holistic overview of the employment of a Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus approach to implement the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a geographical focus on applications in different African regions. The book is divided into three sections, each composed of several chapters contributed by experts in their respective fields.   Section I introduces the WEF Nexus and its role in the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. It highlights the attempt to connect different spheres of sustainability thanks to the Nexus, taking advantage of the existing interlinkages and interconnections among the Goals. Section II proposes a multi-scale and multi-stakeholder approach to various aspects of the Nexus and reviews existing quantitative tools. This section focuses on the issue of resource control and development aims and spotlights how Nexus dynamics influence the achievement of the SDGs as a whole. Section III applies the WEF Nexus to different African regions, which are balancing a rising population and an economic boom with severe vulnerability in the face of climate change. Introduction Contents Part I: The Water Energy Food Nexus and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: an Overview 1: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the WEF Nexus 1 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2 The Water–Energy–Food Nexus 3 The 2030 Agenda Through a Nexus Lens 4 Remaining Challenges 5 Conclusion References 2: Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area and the Promotion of a Nexus Approach 1 Introduction 2 The Mediterranean Region’s Challenges 3 The PRIMA Initiative as a Case in Point for Implementing WEF and SDGs 4 Conclusive Remarks References Part II: Analytical Tools for SDGs Implementation Within the WEF Nexus Framework 3: SDGs and WEF Nexus: A Critical Review of the Analytical Tools 1 Introduction 2 Input–Output Models 3 Computable General Equilibrium Models 4 Physical Models 4.1 Hydrologic Models 4.2 Crop Models 5 Modelling Uncertainty 6 Agent-Based Models 7 Integrated Assessment Model 8 Stakeholders’ Involvement Approaches 9 Empirical Models 9.1 Econometrics 9.2 Survey 10 Conclusions References 4: Review of the Economic Impact of Water Availability on Food Security and the Related Ecosystems 1 Introduction 2 Water as a Key Aspect for Food Provisioning 3 Water Ecosystem in the Mediterranean Sea Basin 4 Methodological Analysis of the Economic Links Between Water and Food Security 5 Geographic and Demographic Effects on the Water–Food–Ecosystem Nexus 6 Policy Implications and Research Challenges 6.1 Extreme Events and External Effects on Water Sources 6.2 Water tariff and investments in the MSB 7 Conclusions References 5: Strengthening Water-Energy-Food Nexus Through Multi-stakeholder Engagement for Sustainable Food Systems 1 Introduction 2 How to Promote Multi-stakeholder Engagement and Collaborations Across the WEF Nexus 3 WEF Nexus Solutions for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems 4 Conclusions References Part III: A WEF Nexus Approach for SDGs Achievement in Africa 6: Water-Energy-Food nexus Resilience and the Sustainable Development Goals 1 Overview 2 WEF nexus Resilience 2.1 Defining Resilience in Economic Development 2.2 Defining Vulnerability 3 Understanding Household Resilience to WEF nexus Shocks 3.1 Analyzing Resilience in the Economic Literature 3.2 Analyzing Resilience in Terms of Consumption Over Time and Across Items 3.3 Resilience Through Types of Consumption 4 Technology Adoption as a Resilience Strategy 5 Migration as a Resilience Strategy 6 Conclusions References 7: Multi-scale Challenges in the Food–Energy–Water Nexus 1 Introduction 2 Dams: Infrastructure Near and Far 3 Trees: The Complicated Case of Eucalyptus 4 Food Markets: Accounting for Networks in the Nexus 5 Seeing the Nexus Across Scales References 8: Modeling the WEF Nexus to Support Sustainable Development: An African Case 1 Introduction 2 Modeling Economic Developments from the WEF Perspective 3 Integration of the Models Under a WEF Nexus Perspective and Implications for Sustainable Development 4 Conclusions References Index