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Investment in agriculture and food systems is essential for achieving food security and adequate nutrition. Lack of investment in agriculture over decades has led to low productivity and inefficient food systems in many developing countries. In recent years, apparently “vacant” or “underutilized” land in developing countries has attracted national and international investors resulting in the…

The Arab Region is facing one of the severest water scarcity crises in the world. Most of the Arab region lies in the arid and semi-arid zones. Rainfall is low, variable and unpredictable in most of the area. Several Arab countries are suffering from water deficiency and others are heading that way, with an annual population growth of about 3%. Above all, rising levels of water consumption due to…

The Water-Soil-Waste (W-S-W) Nexus provides a framework for the main factors in food production. This framework, which facilitates the assessment of how policies and activities influence agricultural productivity, is important for all levels of the agricultural industry. It facilitates the assessment of issues that deal with water, soil and waste in a balanced way with full consideration of their…

What exactly does ‘systems thinking’ have to do with the nexus approach to water, soil and waste? It comes down to the fact that nexus problems are usually very complex, and systems thinking can help us work through and understand this complexity. Nexus problems are complex because they deal with many different interactions between the numerous parts of the nexus. They are complex because they…

It is increasingly acknowledged that the close interlinkage of water and energy requires adopting a Nexus Approach to sustainable resources management. Hydropower dams that also provide water services are among the most obvious showcases of this water-energy nexus. Using the case of Mozambique, a country which is characterized by i) still considerable development challenges, ii) high importance…

The paper introduces global resources challenges and their risks and shifts in what society defines as global securities. The paper will then introduce the water-energy-food nexus as a resource integration platform and will highlight green water as a hotspot in this nexus. Analysis will focus on the manner in which green water should be viewed as a resource base for food security. Discussions…