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H.J. Kim ; A. Lazurko ; G. Linney ; L. Maskell ; E. Díaz-General ; R.J. Brezovská ; H. Keune ; C. Laspidou ; H. Malinen ; S. Oinonen ; J. Raymond ; M. Rounsevell ; S. Vano ; M.D. Venâncio ; A. Viesca-Ramirez ; A. Wijesekera ; K. Wilson ; K. Ziliaskopoulos ; P.A. Harrison |Biodiversity underpins the functioning of ecosystems and the diverse benefits that nature provides to people, yet is being lost at an unprecedented rate. To halt or reverse biodiversity loss, it is critical to understand the complex interdepende[...]
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S. Vanino ; V. Baratella ; T. Pirelli ; D. Ferrari ; A. Di Fonzo ; F. Pucci ; N.P. Nikolaidis ; M.A. Lilli ; Z.A. Dogan ; T. Topdemir ; S. Awabdeh ; L. Al-Hadidi ; N. Bani Hani ; A. Panagopoulos ; V. Pisinaras ; A. Chatzi ; E. Lopez ; C. Papadaskalopoulou ; D. Tassopoulos ; E. Chatzitheodorou ; A. Pagano ; R. Giordano ; I. Portoghese ; E. Henao ; A. Osann ; S. Fabiani |Nature-based solutions (NBSs), defined as actions that work with and enhance nature, providing environmental, social, and economic benefits, play a pivotal role in accomplishing multiple objectives within the Water-Ecosystem-Food Nexus domain. T[...]
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L. Moreschi ; E. Gagliano ; M. Gallo ; A. Del Borghi |The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is the established framework to account for the three interlinked global security concerns of access to water, sustainable energy, and food security. Despite its outstanding relevance, a standardized methodology[...]
Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
P. Drobinski, ed. ; M.G. Rivera-Ferré, ed. ; M. Abdel Monem, ed. ; F. Driouech, ed. ; W. Cramer, ed. ; J. Guiot, ed. ; J.C. Gattacceca, ed. ; K. Marini, ed. | Marseille [France] : MedECC | MedECC Reports | 2024The Mediterranean region is currently dealing with critical global challenges, including water scarcity, food and energy insecurity, and ecosystem degradation. These challenges are interconnected and are collectively referred to as the Water-Ene[...]
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T. Mabhaudhi ; T.L. Dirwai ; C. Taguta ; A. Sikka ; J. Lautze |While there is a proliferation of Decision Support Tools (DSTs) to enhance agricultural water productivity (AWP) and related objectives such as food security, an assessment of their adoption and performance is not known to be undertaken. To deve[...]
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The United Nations calls for action to achieve 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). We argue that the current development paradigm is an impediment to achieving several of these goals. We identify 14 agricultural research and development (R&[...]
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This study aims to model hydrological ecosystem services provided by forests and explore how they can be captured in an ecosystem accounting framework. We test a dynamic GIS-based hydrological model to quantify and map key hydrological ecosystem[...]
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Entre épisodes de sécheresse et excès de précipitations, la gestion de la ressource en eau devient stratégique et prioritaire pour nos sociétés. Essentielle au développement des plantes, l’eau est la ressource première de l’agriculture et des fi[...]
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H. Saadi ; K. Debabeche ; F. Traore |Knowing the water needs of the date palm is essential, not only for its optimal production, but also for the management of water resources. This study aims to evaluate the irrigation performance of the date palm production system in the region o[...]
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Global climate change has led to a severe loss of water and land resources and has exacerbated food crisis concerns. The water-land-food nexus in agricultural irrigation systems is receiving increasing attention. However, for sustainable food pr[...]
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Agriculture is facing several very important challenges. Population growth means that more food must be produced to meet nutritional needs. However, this is putting excessive pressure on natural resources, such as water and land, which are heavi[...]
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La question de l'eau en méditerranée devient de plus en plus importante en raison du réchauffement climatique, des catastrophes naturelles telles que les sécheresses et les inondations. Elle a été étudiée scientifiquement sous plusieurs angles, [...]
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S. Aloui ; A. Mazzoni ; A. Elomri ; J. Aouissi ; A. Boufekane ; A. Zghibi |The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is a well-established eco-hydrological model that has been extensively applied to watersheds across the globe. This work reviews over two decades (2002-2022) of SWAT studies conducted on Mediterranean wa[...]
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To guarantee an adequate food supply for the world's growing population, intensive agriculture is necessary to ensure efficient food production. The use of pesticides helps maintain maximum productivity in intensive agriculture by minimizing cro[...]
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We used Cyprus as a model to link the Water–Energy–Food–Climate (WEFC) nexus indicators (e.g., carbon and water footprints) to the ecosystem services (ES) provided by 39 mixed orchards (stone fruits and nuts) on organic (Org) and conventional (C[...]
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The increase in world population and the resulting demand for food, water and energy are exerting increasing pressure on soil, water resources and ecosystems. Identification of tools to minimise the related environmental impacts within the food-[...]
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F. Chemak ; H. Mazhoud ; Z. Rached ; A. Gara ; R. Rahmeni ; H. Ghannem |In Tunisia, the development of the irrigated cereal sector plays a key role in the mitigation of the fluctuation of the rainfed production and to ensure a minimum of production. However, the archived yields remain under the expected potential pe[...]
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C. Ringler ; M. Agbonlahor ; J. Barron ; K. Baye ; J.V. Meenakshi ; D.K. Mekonnen ; S. Uhlenbrook |The United Nations Food Systems Summit aimed to chart a path toward transforming food systems toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite the essentiality of water for food systems, however, the Summit has not sufficiently consid[...]
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A. Coudard ; E. Corbin ; J. de Koning ; A. Tukker ; J.M. Mogollón |Food products require significant amounts of energy and water throughout their lifecycle, yet humanity wastes 1.3e9 tons of food on a yearly basis. A large part of this waste occurs during the consumption (post-retail) phase of the food system a[...]
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A.M. Abdallah ; A.M. Abdallah ; H.S. Jat ; M. Choudhary ; E.F. Abdelaty ; P.C. Sharma ; M.L. Jat |Improving soil water holding capacity (WHC) through conservation agriculture (CA)-practices, i.e., minimum mechanical soil disturbance, crop diversification, and soil mulch cover/crop residue retention, could buffer soil resilience against clima[...]
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Water scarcity has a significant impact on agricultural productivity, and it usually constitutes the main criterion for the continuation of agricultural activity. Cyprus agri-sector faces increasing challenges since water resources are very limi[...]
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The COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity to examine the impacts of system-wide crises on key supply sectors such as water, energy and food. These sectors are becoming increasingly interlinked in environmental policy-making and with regard to [...]
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Développer l’irrigation en France est nécessaire dans le contexte mondial où les ressources hydriques se raréfient.
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T. Fidélis ; A.S. Cardoso ; F. Riazi ; A.C. Miranda ; J. Abrantes ; F. Teles ; P.C. Roebeling |Following the challenges of the European Union (EU), member states have adopted circular economy (CE) plans and strategies, with objectives and measures to foster circularity. Although the concept of CE refers to various natural resources such a[...]
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Climate change might have direct impacts on water quantity in Egypt and lead to indirect effects on Mediterranean saltwater intrusion to groundwater, which exposes agriculture to vulnerability. This study investigated impacts of climate change o[...]
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Ouvrage
D. Belaïd ; C. Sautter, préf. | Paris [France] : L'Harmattan | Histoire et Perspectives Méditerranéennes, ISSN 0980-5265 | 2021En Algérie, les années 2020 représentent une période charnière. Quelles que soient les forces politiques au pouvoir, le pays devra prendre un virage décisif dans le domaine de l'agriculture. La manne que constituent les hydrocarbures a permis un[...]
Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
L’eau, l’énergie et l’alimentation constituent les trois commodités essentielles pour le fonctionnement de toute économie. Depuis un certain nombre d’années, leurs ressources ne cessent de se raréfier ou de se dégrader avec des degrés différents[...]
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Regulating water use in agriculture in water stressed basins is a challenging task. Recent scholarship emphasises the need to combine strong State oversight for achieving the collective extraction caps with considerable leeway to users to alloca[...]
