31.07.2025 | Special Issue: "Unlocking the Sustainability Potential of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Through Systems Thinking Approach"
Manuscripts for a special issue of the scientific Journal Sustainability can be submitted until 31 July 2025. Prof. Petra Schneider from the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal, Germany, and Mohammad Mozumder from the NOVIA University of Applied Sciences, Finland, are guest editors.
Unlocking the Sustainability Potential of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Through Systems Thinking Approach
The Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus represents a complex, interrelated framework for addressing global sustainability challenges, including resource scarcity and climate change. This special issue highlights the importance of a systems thinking approach to understand and fully leverage these interdependencies.
Resource scarcity, driven by climate change, population growth, and unsustainable practices, necessitates innovative solutions that optimize water, energy, and food resources. Multifunctionality is highlighted as a key principle, where resources are utilized for multiple purposes, enhancing overall efficiency and sustainability. For example, integrating agricultural practices with water management can improve crop
yields while conserving water.
Additionally, adopting nature-based solutions—such as restoring wetlands or implementing agroforestry—offers effective strategies
for addressing these interconnected challenges. These solutions provide ecosystem services and enhance resilience against environmental stressors. We invite you all to contribute to our understanding and further the development of green cities.
Suitable topics for this Special Issue are:
- Dimensions of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus and its challenges
- Facilitate the understanding of complex systems
- Quantify the material flows of complex systems
- Potential for nature-based solutions in Water-Energy-Food Nexus applications
- Potential for multifunctionality in Water-Energy-Food Nexus applications
- Potential for AI in Water-Energy-Food Nexus applications
- Water security under climate change
- Energy security and energy dependency
- Food security and population development
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