Water, Energy, and Food (WEF) Nexus in Developing Economies

Love Opeyemi David, Clinton Aigbavboa, Nnamdi Nwulu, Omoseni Oyindamola Adepoju

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Abstract

This chapter provided an overview of the developing economyDeveloping economy and stated the state of security paradigms of the three resources. Thereafter, the chapter provided a concise overview and perspective on waterWater, energyEnergy, and foodFood resources in developing countries such as ArgentinaArgentina, ChinaChina, NigeriaNigeria, KenyaKenya, and Saudi ArabiaSaudi arabia. Also, relevant research on the WEF nexus within the three countries was cited and summarized to show the nature of research on the WEF nexus. Moreover, the chapter advocated for the adoption of the digital frameworkDigital framework developed in this book, given three developmental lacunae from the five countries, which are the lack of policy insightPolicy insight in terms of populationPopulationgrowthPopulation growth, the focused-on engineering dynamics of the nexus, and the forced compliance with sustainabilitySustainability from the economy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGreen Energy and Technology
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages219-235
Number of pages17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Publication series

NameGreen Energy and Technology
VolumePart F3772
ISSN (Print)1865-3529
ISSN (Electronic)1865-3537

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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