The water-energy-food nexus in Kazakhstan: challenges and opportunities

The concept of the water, energy, food nexus is extremely relevant to Kazakhstan as the country faces population growth, economic progress and environmental challenges such as water scarcity, desertification, and climate change. Furthermore, poor sectoral coordination and inadequate infrastructure h...

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Main Authors: Karatayev, Marat, Rivotti, Pedro, Sobral Mourão, Zenaida, Konadu, D. Denis, Shah, Nilay, Clarke, Michèle
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Published: Elsevier 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48125/
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author Karatayev, Marat
Rivotti, Pedro
Sobral Mourão, Zenaida
Konadu, D. Denis
Shah, Nilay
Clarke, Michèle
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Rivotti, Pedro
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Konadu, D. Denis
Shah, Nilay
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description The concept of the water, energy, food nexus is extremely relevant to Kazakhstan as the country faces population growth, economic progress and environmental challenges such as water scarcity, desertification, and climate change. Furthermore, poor sectoral coordination and inadequate infrastructure have caused unsustainable resource use and threaten the long-term water, energy and food security in Kazakhstan. This study presents the key elements required to implement a nexus-based resource management approach in Kazakhstan, by identifying linkages between water resources, energy production and agriculture. A case study illustrates how this methodology can be applied to quantify linkages between the water and energy sectors.
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spelling nottingham-481252020-05-04T19:06:54Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48125/ The water-energy-food nexus in Kazakhstan: challenges and opportunities Karatayev, Marat Rivotti, Pedro Sobral Mourão, Zenaida Konadu, D. Denis Shah, Nilay Clarke, Michèle The concept of the water, energy, food nexus is extremely relevant to Kazakhstan as the country faces population growth, economic progress and environmental challenges such as water scarcity, desertification, and climate change. Furthermore, poor sectoral coordination and inadequate infrastructure have caused unsustainable resource use and threaten the long-term water, energy and food security in Kazakhstan. This study presents the key elements required to implement a nexus-based resource management approach in Kazakhstan, by identifying linkages between water resources, energy production and agriculture. A case study illustrates how this methodology can be applied to quantify linkages between the water and energy sectors. Elsevier 2017-09-14 Article PeerReviewed Karatayev, Marat, Rivotti, Pedro, Sobral Mourão, Zenaida, Konadu, D. Denis, Shah, Nilay and Clarke, Michèle (2017) The water-energy-food nexus in Kazakhstan: challenges and opportunities. Energy Procedia, 125 . pp. 63-70. ISSN 1876-6102 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610217335464?via%3Dihub doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.064 doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.064
spellingShingle Karatayev, Marat
Rivotti, Pedro
Sobral Mourão, Zenaida
Konadu, D. Denis
Shah, Nilay
Clarke, Michèle
The water-energy-food nexus in Kazakhstan: challenges and opportunities
title The water-energy-food nexus in Kazakhstan: challenges and opportunities
title_full The water-energy-food nexus in Kazakhstan: challenges and opportunities
title_fullStr The water-energy-food nexus in Kazakhstan: challenges and opportunities
title_full_unstemmed The water-energy-food nexus in Kazakhstan: challenges and opportunities
title_short The water-energy-food nexus in Kazakhstan: challenges and opportunities
title_sort water-energy-food nexus in kazakhstan: challenges and opportunities
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