Insights on the Water–Energy–Food Nexus and Sustainable Development
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water-Energy Nexus".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2025 | Viewed by 64
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increasing demand for water, energy, and food resources, along with the challenges of climate change and environmental damages, has intensified the importance of understanding the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus. Quantifying, recognizing, and managing the complex interlinkages among these resources is crucial for ensuring sustainable development, particularly in solving global challenges such as water scarcity, energy security, and food production.
This Special Issue seeks to collect original research and review articles that examine interactions within the WEF nexus and their implications for sustainability.
The topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Optimization approaches of the WEF nexus.
- Simulation models for WEF analysis.
- Application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimize resource management and decision-making within the WEF nexus.
- Application of life cycle assessment thinking in managing WEF nexus.
- Adaptation to climate change within the context of the WEF nexus.
- Enhancing environmental sustainability through the WEF nexus.
- Agricultural waste management and managing WEF nexus.
- Remote sensing and geospatial analysis for WEF nexus monitoring.
- Evaluation of the impacts of economic and environmental policies on the WEF nexus.
Dr. Riza Radmehr
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- environmental sustainability
- food production
- water management
- energy security
- machine learning
- waste management
- remote sensing analysis
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