Policy Brief: Integrated Nexus Policies for Sustainable and Resilient Energy, Water, and Food Systems

Conference · Sun Sep 27 04:00:00 EDT 2020

OSTI ID:1696783

Cox, Jordan; Engel-Cox, Jill; Igogo, Tsisilile; Durand-Lasserve, Olivier; Anand, Pramod Kumar; Kumar, Krishna; Logan, Jeff; Mezher, Toufic; Saleh, Layla

Population growth, climate change, and resource depletion put food and water security and energy supply at risk. Sustainable and resilient water, food, and energy systems are crucial to meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and increase resilience to global health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This policy brief describes the challenges and presents proposals regarding synergies in the land, water, and energy nexus to maximize net environmental, health, and social benefits. First, this brief focuses on water desalination, where the nexus approach helps to balance the full cost, including externalities, of desalinated water, and its socio-economic benefits. Second, this policy brief highlights nutrition-sensitive food policies that improve health and contribute to the preservation of natural resources. Finally, this brief presents challenges and opportunities for developing renewable energy.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis (JISEA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1696783
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-6A50-76610; MainId:7284; UUID:e128c278-d8e8-4240-9e7b-cb453a65437b; MainAdminID:15141
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
T20
energy
food
food-energy-water
nexus
water