The Water, Energy and Food Security: Nexus Approach to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Goals adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 urges countries to develop policies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth while preserving the ecosystem. The nature of these goals requires holistic strategies that include multisectoral and multidimensional approaches. Among these goals, water, energy and food (WEF) security are strongly linked to one another. Nexus approach, which defines the inter-relationships between the WEF security is necessary to achieve the sustainable development goals without sacrificing the integrity of the ecosystem and economic growth target. In this presentation, the overview of WEF security is given and Nexus concept is explained. In addition, the methodology followed to evaluate the Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystem Nexus in a semiarid watershed as a part of a TÜBİTAK project is presented.

By: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre Alp

Date & Time: February 26th, 2020 at 15:40 in CZ-14


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