Synergistic Frameworks for Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus

This chapter provided comprehensive details on different frameworks and outcomes of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus. The chapter provided empirical justification for how the WEF nexus leads to the attainment of economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Moreover, through a keyword co-occurrenceKeyword co-occurrence via the Vosviewer, the chapter explored four (4) clusters on attaining sustainabilitySustainability from the WEF Nexus, with the alignment of eight determinants: Economic activitiesEconomic activities, Technological InnovationTechnological innovation, UrbanizationUrbanization, Value Chain analysisValue chain analysis, Transportation InfrastructureTransportation infrastructure, Circular EconomyCircular economy, Cleaner productionCleaner production, and EcosystemEcosystemservicesEcosystem services. Moreover, the chapter developed a framework of how the WEF nexus aids in the attainment of the seventeen (17) Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable developmentGoals (SDG)Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) using the eight determinants. Furthermore, the chapter developed a Digital Framework for WEF Nexus, consisting of the eight (8) determinants, the theories underpinning the WEF Nexus, and the ten (10) digital technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The technologies are the Internet of Things (IoT)Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data AnalyticsBig data analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI)Artificial Intelligence (AI), 3D Printing technology3D printing technology, Blockchain technologyBlockchain technology, Augmented RealityAugmented reality, Virtual RealityVirtual reality, Digital Twin TechnologyDigital twin technology, Robotic TechnologyRobotic technology, and Drone TechnologyDrone technology. Consequently, the digital framework was also developed into two dimensions, highlighting the Process and Output Oriented WEF Nexus. The outcomes from the digital framework for WEF nexus are Sustainable Resource Security, Digital sustainabilitySustainable resource security digital sustainability, Sustainable EconomySustainable economy, Water securityWater security and sustainability, Energy securityEnergy security and sustainability, Food securityFood security and sustainability, Actualization of Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable development Goals (SDGs) and Industry 5.0Industry 5.0. Furthermore, the chapter developed an eleven stepwise project management approach for operationalizing the Digital Framework, which are: Technical researchTechnical research on level of digital framework for WEF Nexus, Business Case JustificationBusiness case justification, Project Management MethodologyProject management methodology, Feasibility StudyFeasibility studyand Bankable Business PlanBankable business plan, Finance approachFinance approach, Built Environment DynamicsBuilt environment dynamicsand Agile MethodologyAgile methodologyconsideration, Project Plan developmentProject plan development, Project ExecutionProject execution, SustainabilitySustainabilityand Performance EvaluationPerformance evaluation, Cyber-Physical SecurityCyber-physical securityand MaintenanceCyber-physical maintenance system, and Establishment of Project Management Office (PMO)Project Management Office (PMO).. The chapter concluded with the need for a political will, optimizing the institution's quality using digital technologies and a public—private collaboration for operationalizing the Digital Framework.