ID:
publications-2565
Type:
Peer reviewed articles
Year:
2020
Authors:
Adrián González-Rosell, Maria Blanco, Imen Arfa
Title:
Integrating Stakeholder Views and System Dynamics to Assess the Water–Energy–Food Nexus in Andalusia
Venue/Journal:
Water
DOI:
10.3390/w12113172
Research type:
Simulation & Modeling
Water System:
Wastewater Treatment Plants
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Abstract:
A nexus approach can support the transition to sustainability by addressing trade-offs and pursuing synergies to improve water, energy, and food security. In this paper, a participatory system dynamics model was developed to identify and assess the key interlinkages between water, food, and energy in Andalusia (Spain). A panel of relevant stakeholders contributed to all stages of the model’s development. Further, by calibrating the model to CAPRI-Water projections until 2050, the evolution of the system under a plausible climate scenario, as well as effects of water prices changes, was evaluated. The results revealed a close link between water cost, irrigation water use, energy consumption, and the economic development of agriculture in the region. Large variability was observed in the effects of water pricing policies across crops. This paper concludes that a participatory system dynamics model can help in understanding the nexus synergies and can support the design of more coherent sustainability strategies in the region.
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689150
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