Water, Sustainable Development and the Nexus ─ Response to Climate Change

Water is intricately linked with food security, energy security, and sustainable development. As the world is moving towards sustainable development goals, it is critical to recognize the role of water in attaining these goals. The Water-Energy-Food Nexus draws attention to the complex and interrelated nature of global resource systems and forces us to think about how a decision in one sector impacts other interlinked sectors as well. This book looks at the three dimensions of sustainable development—environment, economics and society—and how water is linked with them and explores the nexus approach as a framework to look at the issues and identify solutions.

Dr. Velma I Grover has work experience spanning over two decades in international development with international policy think-tank, non-governmental sector, consulting and teaching at Universities (McMaster University and York University, Canada, and Kobe College, Japan), thus developing a deep understanding of stakeholder issues and policy research (mainly in the area of water and waste). She has visited Kalmar University (1999), the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment at Oxford (2008), and currently teaches at McMaster University.

Dr. Alfarra has a Ph.D. degree in water resources management in the use of non-conventional water such as treated wastewater in agriculture and 25 years of experience in the field of natural resources management and policy at the country and regional levels. She currently works as a Water Resources Officer for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, Italy, providing support to the Global Framework for Water Scarcity in Agriculture WASAG and the Source to Sea forum.