The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in Asia and the Pacific

This open access book considers that the Central and South Asian region sits at the middle of geographical, geopolitical, economic and historical cross-roads. Since the independence of the Central Asian states in the 1990s, following the demise of the Soviet Union, and emergence of regional trade an...

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description This open access book considers that the Central and South Asian region sits at the middle of geographical, geopolitical, economic and historical cross-roads. Since the independence of the Central Asian states in the 1990s, following the demise of the Soviet Union, and emergence of regional trade and political ties means that the region’s evolution has also been subject to common drivers – external and internal, opening up some new opportunities. The long-term social and economic success of the region depends on how water, energy, and food security is achieved at a regional scale that combines Central Asia and South Asia, which are typically treated separately in policy and scholarly works. This book considers how securing the “Nexus” of water, energy, and food resources serves as a starting point for utilizing emerging region-wide opportunities. It does so by identifying the present state of play, deeply analyzing cross-cutting drivers (e.g., climate change, poverty, environmentalcrises and urbanization) and offering insights into possible solutions. The book offers an in-depth rationale for why dealing with this region as a whole makes sense; it is then divided into four sections: The first section, entitled “A Regional Overview,” establishes the basic facts around the state of water, energy, and food resources; this section is meant to serve as the foundation upon which further exploration and analysis is built. The second section turns its attention to “Regional Issues” and unpacks the Nexus into water–energy and water–food relationships. It also investigates how regional trade and coping mechanisms for environmental crises might inform the policies on the Nexus. The section includes a sampling of success and failure stories around implementation of the Nexus policies and strategies in the Central and South Asian region. The third section undertakes an analysis of the “Cross-Cutting Themes for Nexus Security” by investigating all the major drivers of policy and development strategies in the region: climate change, urbanization, poverty, sharing of resources across borders, and gender-based disparities. The fourth and final section uses the discussion throughout the book to formulate “An Integrated Narrative” around the Nexus. It explores how the new global development framework in the form of Sustainable Development Goals might offer a new perspective for achieving the Nexus security in the region. There is an argument that the Nexus security ties in with achievement of long-term peace and security. A final wrap-up chapter gazes into the crystal ball to test out some future scenarios – both positive and negative.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1432632024-08-27T04:24:57Z The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in Asia and the Pacific Adeel, Zafar Böer, Benno South and central Asia Sustainable Development Goals Water-energy and water-food Climate change, urbanization, poverty Cross-border natural resources Gender-based disparities Long-term peace and security thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBK Hydrology and the hydrosphere thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNF Environmental management::RNFF Food security and supply thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNB Energy industries and utilities thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBP Meteorology and climatology thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history This open access book considers that the Central and South Asian region sits at the middle of geographical, geopolitical, economic and historical cross-roads. Since the independence of the Central Asian states in the 1990s, following the demise of the Soviet Union, and emergence of regional trade and political ties means that the region’s evolution has also been subject to common drivers – external and internal, opening up some new opportunities. The long-term social and economic success of the region depends on how water, energy, and food security is achieved at a regional scale that combines Central Asia and South Asia, which are typically treated separately in policy and scholarly works. This book considers how securing the “Nexus” of water, energy, and food resources serves as a starting point for utilizing emerging region-wide opportunities. It does so by identifying the present state of play, deeply analyzing cross-cutting drivers (e.g., climate change, poverty, environmentalcrises and urbanization) and offering insights into possible solutions. The book offers an in-depth rationale for why dealing with this region as a whole makes sense; it is then divided into four sections: The first section, entitled “A Regional Overview,” establishes the basic facts around the state of water, energy, and food resources; this section is meant to serve as the foundation upon which further exploration and analysis is built. The second section turns its attention to “Regional Issues” and unpacks the Nexus into water–energy and water–food relationships. It also investigates how regional trade and coping mechanisms for environmental crises might inform the policies on the Nexus. The section includes a sampling of success and failure stories around implementation of the Nexus policies and strategies in the Central and South Asian region. The third section undertakes an analysis of the “Cross-Cutting Themes for Nexus Security” by investigating all the major drivers of policy and development strategies in the region: climate change, urbanization, poverty, sharing of resources across borders, and gender-based disparities. The fourth and final section uses the discussion throughout the book to formulate “An Integrated Narrative” around the Nexus. It explores how the new global development framework in the form of Sustainable Development Goals might offer a new perspective for achieving the Nexus security in the region. There is an argument that the Nexus security ties in with achievement of long-term peace and security. A final wrap-up chapter gazes into the crystal ball to test out some future scenarios – both positive and negative. 2024-08-27T04:24:56Z 2024-08-27T04:24:56Z 2024-08-13T07:36:44Z 2024 book ONIX_20240813_9783031290350_2 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/92656 9783031290350 9783031290343 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/143263 eng Water Security in a New World open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/92656/1/978-3-031-29035-0.pdf Springer Nature Springer International Publishing 10.1007/978-3-031-29035-0 10.1007/978-3-031-29035-0 9fa3421d-f917-4153-b9ab-fc337c396b5a 2a6a649d-55e8-41e8-9a75-8fd7f8977820 722eb1ca-3852-4541-95e8-10e862e5524e 9783031290350 9783031290343 Springer International Publishing 241 Cham [...] United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization учреждением Организации Объединенных Наций по вопросам образования 10.13039/100005243 open access
spellingShingle South and central Asia
Sustainable Development Goals
Water-energy and water-food
Climate change, urbanization, poverty
Cross-border natural resources
Gender-based disparities
Long-term peace and security
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thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNF Environmental management::RNFF Food security and supply
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNB Energy industries and utilities
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBP Meteorology and climatology
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history
The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in Asia and the Pacific
title The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in Asia and the Pacific
title_full The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in Asia and the Pacific
title_fullStr The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in Asia and the Pacific
title_full_unstemmed The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in Asia and the Pacific
title_short The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in Asia and the Pacific
title_sort water energy and food security nexus in asia and the pacific
topic South and central Asia
Sustainable Development Goals
Water-energy and water-food
Climate change, urbanization, poverty
Cross-border natural resources
Gender-based disparities
Long-term peace and security
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBK Hydrology and the hydrosphere
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNF Environmental management::RNFF Food security and supply
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNB Energy industries and utilities
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBP Meteorology and climatology
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history
topic_facet South and central Asia
Sustainable Development Goals
Water-energy and water-food
Climate change, urbanization, poverty
Cross-border natural resources
Gender-based disparities
Long-term peace and security
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBK Hydrology and the hydrosphere
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNF Environmental management::RNFF Food security and supply
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNB Energy industries and utilities
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBP Meteorology and climatology
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history
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