Torhan, S and Grady, C A and Ajibade, I and Galappaththi, E K and Hernandez, R R and Musah-Surugu, J I and Nunbogu, A M and Segnon, A C and Shang, Y and Ulibarri, N and Campbell, D and Joe, E T and Penuelas, J and Sardans, J and Shah, M A R and Team, G A M (2022) Tradeoffs and Synergies Across Global Climate Change Adaptations in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus. Earth's Future, 10. pp. 1-15. ISSN 2328-4277
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Abstract
Food-energy-water (FEW) systems are increasingly vulnerable to natural hazards and climate change risks, yet humans depend on these systems for their daily needs, wellbeing, and survival. We investigated how adaptations related to FEW vulnerabilities are occurring and what the global community can learn about the interactions across these adaptations. We conducted a global analysis of a data set derived from scientific literature to present the first large scale assessment (n = 1,204) of evidence-based FEW-related climate adaptations. We found that the most frequently reported adaptations to FEW vulnerabilities by continent occurred in Africa (n = 495) and Asia (n = 492). Adaptations targeting food security were more robustly documented than those relevant to water and energy security, suggesting a greater global demand to address food security. Determining statistically significant associations, we found a network of connections between variables characterizing FEW-related adaptations and showed interconnectedness between a variety of natural hazards, exposures, sectors, actors, cross-cutting topics and geographic locations. Connectivity was found between the vulnerabilities food security, water, community sustainability, and response to sea level rise across cities, settlements, and key infrastructure sectors. Additionally, generalized linear regression models revealed potential synergies and tradeoffs among FEW adaptations, such as a necessity to synergistically adapt systems to protect food and water security and tradeoffs when simultaneously addressing exposures of consumption and production vs. poverty. Results from qualitative thematic coding showcased that adaptations documented as targeting multiple exposures are still limited in considering interconnectivity of systems and applying a nexus approach in their responses. These results suggest that adopting a nexus approach to future FEW-related adaptations can have profound benefits in the management of scarce resources and with financial constraints.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Research Program : West & Central Africa |
| CRP: | CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Food-Energy-Water, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptations |
| Subjects: | Others > Climate Adaptation Others > Climate Change |
| Depositing User: | Mr Nagaraju T |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Mar 2024 11:22 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Mar 2024 11:29 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/12573 |
| Official URL: | https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/1... |
| Projects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Acknowledgement: | The Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative has no formal funding, and is supported by a network of researchers around the world who have contributed their in-kind time to this initiative. Special acknowledgements go to the GAMI leadership, coding, and synthesis teams for their time and efforts in creating the original data set, which served as the basis for this study. Funding to support authors Sarah Torhan and Caitlin Grady was provided by the Penn State Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Rock Ethics Institute. |
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