TY - JOUR
T1 - From national indices to regional action—An Analysis of food, energy, water security in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru
AU - Mohammadpour, Paniz
AU - Mahjabin, Tasnuva
AU - Fernandez, Jose
AU - Grady, Caitlin
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by Penn State University and did not receive any specific external grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 The Authors
PY - 2019/11
Y1 - 2019/11
N2 - The food-energy-water (FEW) nexus has emerged over the past decade to build understanding around interlinked resources as a tool for achieving sustainable development. Various frameworks developed to implement nexus thinking however, do not always consider both access and availability of resources in a security perspective. Moreover, indices that calculate FEW measures on a national scale may not adequately describe regional variation within a country. To further understanding of these coupled natural resources and tools for development, this paper presents an approach to quantify FEW security and highlights cases in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia where national statistics leave out important regional variation. The outcome is an integrated approach to quantify security measures that can be implemented at multiple spatial scales and institutional levels. This approach can not only provide insight into FEW security in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia but can also be an effective tool for assessing multiple development priorities simultaneously throughout the world.
AB - The food-energy-water (FEW) nexus has emerged over the past decade to build understanding around interlinked resources as a tool for achieving sustainable development. Various frameworks developed to implement nexus thinking however, do not always consider both access and availability of resources in a security perspective. Moreover, indices that calculate FEW measures on a national scale may not adequately describe regional variation within a country. To further understanding of these coupled natural resources and tools for development, this paper presents an approach to quantify FEW security and highlights cases in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia where national statistics leave out important regional variation. The outcome is an integrated approach to quantify security measures that can be implemented at multiple spatial scales and institutional levels. This approach can not only provide insight into FEW security in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia but can also be an effective tool for assessing multiple development priorities simultaneously throughout the world.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.08.014
DO - 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.08.014
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85072290257
SN - 1462-9011
VL - 101
SP - 291
EP - 301
JO - Environmental Science and Policy
JF - Environmental Science and Policy
ER -