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Global challenges, including disasters escalating from extreme weather, population growth, urbanization, and resourceResource scarcity, strain critical systems. Projected supply–demand gaps by 2030, coupled with migratory crises driven by conflict, famine, and resourceResource deprivation, threaten human security and global stability. The Arab region faces acute waterWater, energyEnergy, and foodFood system pressures intensified by resourceResource limitations, population growth, migrationMigration, and climateClimate changeClimate change. A holistic, systems-based Water-Energy-FoodFood (WEF) NexusWater-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus approach is essential for regional sustainabilitySustainability. This chapter examines the WEF NexusWEF nexus as a strategy for resourceResource securityResource security in the Arab context, using Jordan and Kuwait as case studies. Jordan, severely waterWater-scarce, illustrates the impact of resourceResource constraints, regional instability, and refugee influxes, demanding integrated management strategies. Kuwait, resourceResource-rich but environmentally challenged, highlights energyEnergy-intensive desalination and trade-offs between energy and waterWater sustainabilitySustainability. These cases emphasize the need for context-specific WEF NexusWEF nexus strategies and regional collaboration. This research advances WEF NexusWEF nexus studies by integrating migrationMigration as a key factor and emphasizing socio-economic and geopolitical dimensions. It advocates evidence-based policies, participatory governance, and adaptive capacity-building, offering actionable insights for policymakers and stakeholders.

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Securing Our Future: A Water-Energy-Food Nexus Approach to Climate Risks, Resource Scarcity, and Human Mobility in the Middle East

  • 会议论文

  • 发表日期：

    2025年

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  • Konstantinos Pappas,
  • Rabi Mohtar,
  • Bassel Daher,
  • Zainab Ashkanani

摘要

Global challenges, including disasters escalating from extreme weather, population growth, urbanization, and resourceResource scarcity, strain critical systems. Projected supply–demand gaps by 2030, coupled with migratory crises driven by conflict, famine, and resourceResource deprivation, threaten human security and global stability. The Arab region faces acute waterWater, energyEnergy, and foodFood system pressures intensified by resourceResource limitations, population growth, migrationMigration, and climateClimate changeClimate change. A holistic, systems-based Water-Energy-FoodFood (WEF) NexusWater-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus approach is essential for regional sustainabilitySustainability. This chapter examines the WEF NexusWEF nexus as a strategy for resourceResource securityResource security in the Arab context, using Jordan and Kuwait as case studies. Jordan, severely waterWater-scarce, illustrates the impact of resourceResource constraints, regional instability, and refugee influxes, demanding integrated management strategies. Kuwait, resourceResource-rich but environmentally challenged, highlights energyEnergy-intensive desalination and trade-offs between energy and waterWater sustainabilitySustainability. These cases emphasize the need for context-specific WEF NexusWEF nexus strategies and regional collaboration. This research advances WEF NexusWEF nexus studies by integrating migrationMigration as a key factor and emphasizing socio-economic and geopolitical dimensions. It advocates evidence-based policies, participatory governance, and adaptive capacity-building, offering actionable insights for policymakers and stakeholders.