Towards COP27 : The Water-Food-Energy Nexus in a Changing Climate in the Middle East and North Africa / edited by Ahmed El Kenawy, Petra-Manuela Schuwerack, Zhongfeng Xu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Xu, Zhongfeng, editor.

Schuwerack, Petra-Manuela, editor.

Kenawy, Ahmed El, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (482 pages)

Other Title:

Towards COP27

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : MDPI AG, 2023.

Summary:

Due to its low adaptability to climate change, the MENA region has become a "hot spot". Water scarcity, extreme heat, drought, and crop failure will worsen as the region becomes more urbanized and industrialized. Both water and food scarcity are made worse by civil wars, terrorism, and political and social unrest. It is unclear how climate change will affect the MENA water-food-energy nexus. All of these concerns need to be empirically evaluated and quantified for a full climate change assessment in the region. Policymakers in the MENA region need to be aware of this interconnection between population growth, rapid urbanization, food safety, climate change, and the global goal of lowering greenhouse gas emissions (as planned in COP27). Researchers from a wide range of disciplines have come together in this SI to investigate the connections between water, food, energy, and climate in the region. By assessing the impacts of climate change on hydrological processes, natural disasters, water supply, energy production and demand, and environmental impacts in the region, this SI will aid in implementation of sustainable solutions to these challenges across multiple spatial scales.

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ISBN:

3-0365-6584-1