Nexus approach to enhance water-energy-food security and ecosystems resilience under climate change in the Mediterranean

Abstract

The Mediterranean Basin, already a water-scarcity hotspot, faces intensifying droughts and warming that strain the water-energy-food-ecosystems (WEFE) nexus. Climate impacts cascade across sectors, while siloed responses risk maladaptation. Nexus-based solutions-centred on water-can foster synergies and reduce trade-offs, with nature-based, socially inclusive, and clean energy strategies offering transformative potential. Yet governance, cooperation, and data gaps persist; closing these is vital to operationalize the nexus and advance regional sustainability.

Published in

npj climate action
2025, volume: 4, number: 1, article number: 115
Publisher: SPRINGERNATURE

SLU Authors

• Abouhatab, Assem

  • Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    
  • Nordic Africa Institute

UKÄ Subject classification

Climate Science
Oceanography, Hydrology, Water Resources

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00308-4

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/145619