Published November 18, 2024 | Version v1
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Contributions of the WEFE nexus to sustainability

  • 1. ROR icon Nordic Africa Institute
  • 2. ROR icon Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
  • 3. Suez Canal University Faculty of Environmental Agricultural Science
  • 4. University of Vic
  • 5. University of Palermo
  • 6. ROR icon International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies
  • 7. ROR icon Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  • 1. ROR icon University of Reggio Calabria
  • 2. ROR icon Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  • 3. CNRS
  • 4. ROR icon Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
  • 5. Soil and Water Department, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
  • 6. ROR icon Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique
  • 7. ROR icon Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie Marine et Continentale
  • 8. ROR icon Centre de Recherche et d'Enseignement de Géosciences de l'Environnement
  • 9. MedECC Secretariat
  • 10. PLan Bleu

Description

The MedECC Special Report Interlinking climate change with the Water-Energy Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus in the Mediterranean Basin provides a comprehensive scientific assessment of the region’s interconnected challenges related to water scarcity, food and energy insecurity, and ecosystem degradation, all of which are intensified by climate change. Building on the First Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR1) by MedECC, this report deepens the understanding of the interlinkages and trade-offs within the WEFE nexus.

Chapter 4 addresses the link between the WEFE approach and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

The report has been written by 60 authors from 15 countries, all contributing in individual capacity and without financial compensation. The UNEP/MAP – Barcelona Convention Secretariat, through its Plan Bleu Regional Activity Center, and the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean work in partnership to support MedECC, and to contribute to establish a sound and transparent scientific assessment process. 

Notes (English)

Abu Hatab, A., López-i-Gelats, F., Cellura, M., El Bilali, H., Fader, M., 2024: Contributions of the WEFE nexus to sustainability. In: Interlinking climate change with the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus in the Mediterranean Basin. [Drobinski, P., Rivera-Ferre, M.G., Abdel Monem, M., Driouech, F., Cramer, W., Guiot, J., Gattacceca, J.C., Marini, K. (eds.)]. MedECC Reports. MedECC Secretariat, Marseille, France, pp. 179-201, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.13378650

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Special Report Interlinking Climate Change with the Water–Energy–Food–Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus in the Mediterranean Basin. Chapter 4 –Contributions of WEFE nexus to sustainability

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