The application of water–energy nexus in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: a structured review

A Maftouh, O El Fatni, M Fayiah, RK Liew, SS Lam… - Applied Water …, 2022 - Springer
Water plays an important role in power generation, fuel manufacturing, and processing. This
has been valid for several decades, but lately, primarily due to climate change, the …

What is climate security? Framing risks around water, food, and migration in the Middle East and North Africa

M Daoudy, J Sowers, E Weinthal - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
From academics to practitioners, many voices have amplified an increasingly popular
narrative posing a climate–conflict–migration nexus. This essay reviews the literature on …

Exploring the challenges and opportunities in the Water, Energy, Food nexus for Arid Region

SWH Al-Muqdadi, A Khalaifawi… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2021 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Water, Energy, and Food sectors are interlinked in a nexus wherein actions relevant
to one sector can often influence other sectors to a high degree. Globally, there has been a …

A quantitative understanding of the state and determinants of water-energy-food security in Africa

E Nkiaka, RG Bryant, S Manda, M Okumah - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
To date, there are limited quantitative inter-comparisons and assessments of water-energy-
food (WEF) resources availability in Africa, while existing studies do not reveal disparities in …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging themes and future directions of multi-sector nexus research and implementation

Z Khan, E Abraham, S Aggarwal… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Water, energy, and food are all essential components of human societies. Collectively, their
respective resource systems are interconnected in what is called the “nexus”. There is …

Sustaining the ecological functions of the Litani River Basin, Lebanon

T Darwish, A Shaban, I Masih, H Jaafar… - … journal of river basin …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Although Lebanon has the highest mean annual rainfall of all Middle Eastern countries, it is
affected by water stress, negatively impacting agricultural food production, energy …

[HTML][HTML] A social-ecological systems perspective on the impacts of armed conflict on water resources management: Case studies from the Middle East

J Schillinger, G Özerol, M Heldeweg - Geoforum, 2022 - Elsevier
Armed conflicts disrupt social, environmental and economic processes. This includes water
resources management and the provision of water services, with numerous implications for …

Renewable energy and greenhouse gas reduction for water supply in conflict-affected Syria

M Alfandi, SU Seçkiner - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2025 - Elsevier
The humanitarian crisis in Syria has severely impacted essential infrastructure, resulting in a
significant energy deficit and scarcity of clean water. This study examines how renewable …

Temporal understanding of the water–energy nexus: A literature review

AL Fontenelle, E Nilsson, IG Hidalgo, CB Uvo, D Peyerl - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Guaranteeing reliable access to water and clean energy has been one of the most debated
topics to promote sustainable development, which has made the Water–Energy Nexus …

Optimal configuration of low‐grade waste heat driven seawater desalination using data envelopment analysis: A case study of industrial application

P Yousefi, A Avami - Environmental Progress & Sustainable …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Water supply challenges are caused by population growth, industrialization, as well as the
scarcity of freshwater resources. Low‐grade waste heat‐driven seawater desalination …