TY - JOUR
T1 - Emerging themes and future directions of multi-sector nexus research and implementation
AU - Kahn, Zarrar
AU - Abraham, Edo
AU - Dekker, Stefan C.
AU - Lansu, Angelique
AU - Aggarwal, Srijan
AU - Khan, Manal Ahmad
AU - Babbar-Sebens, Meghna
AU - Arguello, Ricardo
AU - Bereslawski, Julia Lacal
AU - Bielicki, Jeffrey M.
AU - Campana, Pietro Elia
AU - Carrazone, Maria Eugenia Silva
AU - Castanier, Homero
AU - Chang, Fi-John
AU - Collins, Pamela
AU - Conchado, Adela
AU - Dagani, Koteswara Rao
AU - Daher, Bassel
AU - Delgado, Ricardo
AU - Diuana, Fabio A.
AU - Doelman, Jonathan
AU - Elshorbagy, Amin A.
AU - Fan, Chihhao
AU - Gaudioso, Rossana
AU - Gebrechorkos, Solomon H.
AU - Gelo, Hatim M. E.
AU - Grubert, Emily
AU - Huang, Daisy
AU - Huang, Tailin
AU - Ilyas, Ansir
AU - Ivakhnenko, Aleksandr
AU - Jewitt, Graham P. W.
AU - Ferreira dos Santos, Maria João
AU - Jones, J. Leah
AU - Kellner, Elke
AU - Krueger, Elisabeth H.
AU - Kumar, Ipsita
AU - Lamontagne, Jonathan
AU - Lee, Sanghyun
AU - Li, Ruopu
AU - Linares, Pedro
AU - Marazza, Diego
AU - Mascari, María Pía
AU - McManamay, Ryan A.
AU - Meng, Measrainsey
AU - Mereu, Simone
AU - Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando
AU - Mohtar, Rabi
AU - Muhammad, Abubakr
AU - Opejin, Adenike Kafayat
AU - Pande, Saket
AU - Parkinson, Simon
AU - Payet-Burin, Raphaël
AU - Ramdas, Meenu
AU - Ramos, Eunice Pereira
AU - Ray, Sudatta
AU - Roberts, Paula
AU - Sampedro, Jon
AU - Sanders, Kelly T.
AU - Hassanzadeh Saray, Marzieh
AU - Schmidt, Jennifer
AU - Shanafield, Margaret
AU - Siddiqui, Sauleh
AU - Suriano, Micaelo
AU - Taniguchi, Makoto
AU - Trabucco, Antonio
AU - Tuninetti, Marta
AU - Vinca, Adriano
AU - Weeser, Björn
AU - White, Dave D.
AU - Wild, Thomas B.
AU - Yadav, Kamini
AU - Yogeswaran, Nithiyanandam
AU - Yokohata, Tokuta
AU - Yue, Qin
N1 - Received: 12 Apr 2022; Accepted: 15 Jun 2022. Copyright: © 2022 Khan, Abraham, Aggarwal, Ahmad, Arguellos, Babbar-Sebens, Lacal Bereslawski, Bielicki, Campana, Silva Carrazzone, Castanier, Chang, Collins, Conchado, Rao Dagani, Daher, Dekker, Delgado, Diuana, Doelman, Elshorbagy, Fan, Gaudioso, Gebrechorkos, Geli, Grubert, Huang, Huang, Ilyas, Ivakhnenko, Jewitt, Ferreira dos Santos, Jones, Kellner, Krueger, Kumar, Lamontagne, Lansu, Lee, Li, Linares, Marazza, Mascari, McManamay, Meng, Mereu, Miralles-Wilhelm, Mohtar, Muhammad, Kafayat Opejin, Pande, Parkinson, Payet-Burin, Ramadas, Ramos, Ray, Roberts, Sampedro, Sanders, Saray, Schmidt, Shanafield, Siddiqui, Suriano, Taniguchi, Trabucco, Tuninetti, Vinca, Weeser, White, Wild, Yadav, Yogeswaran, Yokohata and Qin. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. * Correspondence: Mx. Zarrar Khan, Joint Global Change Research Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), College Park, United States
PY - 2022/8/11
Y1 - 2022/8/11
N2 - Water, energy, and food are all essential components of human societies. Collectively, their respective resource systems are interconnected in what is called the “nexus”. There is growing consensus that a holistic understanding of the interdependencies and trade-offs between these sectors and other related systems is critical to solving many of the global challenges they present. While nexus research has grown exponentially since 2011, there is no unified, overarching approach, and the implementation of concepts remains hampered by the lack of clear case studies. Here, we present the results of a collaborative thought exercise involving 75 scientists and summarize them into 10 key recommendations covering: the most critical nexus issues of today, emerging themes, and where future efforts should be directed. We conclude that a nexus community of practice to promote open communication among researchers, to maintain and share standardized datasets, and to develop applied case studies will facilitate transparent comparisons of models and encourage the adoption of nexus approaches in practice.
AB - Water, energy, and food are all essential components of human societies. Collectively, their respective resource systems are interconnected in what is called the “nexus”. There is growing consensus that a holistic understanding of the interdependencies and trade-offs between these sectors and other related systems is critical to solving many of the global challenges they present. While nexus research has grown exponentially since 2011, there is no unified, overarching approach, and the implementation of concepts remains hampered by the lack of clear case studies. Here, we present the results of a collaborative thought exercise involving 75 scientists and summarize them into 10 key recommendations covering: the most critical nexus issues of today, emerging themes, and where future efforts should be directed. We conclude that a nexus community of practice to promote open communication among researchers, to maintain and share standardized datasets, and to develop applied case studies will facilitate transparent comparisons of models and encourage the adoption of nexus approaches in practice.
KW - DESIGN
KW - DIVERSITY
KW - ENERGY-FOOD NEXUS
KW - GOVERNANCE
KW - INTEGRATION
KW - OPPORTUNITIES
KW - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
KW - TRADE-OFFS
KW - URBANIZATION
KW - WATER NEXUS
KW - energy
KW - food
KW - multi-sector
KW - nexus
KW - water
U2 - 10.3389/fenvs.2022.918085
DO - 10.3389/fenvs.2022.918085
M3 - Article
SN - 2296-665X
VL - 10
JO - Frontiers in Environmental Sciences
JF - Frontiers in Environmental Sciences
M1 - 918085
ER -