Cross-cutting concept · Cross-cutting

Water-energy-food nexus

Cross-cutting concept describing the interdependencies between water, energy, and food systems, used to analyse trade-offs and synergies when planning interventions that affect more than one of the three sectors.

Definition source: FAO Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Synonyms

WEF nexus, WEFE nexus, water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus, water, energy and food nexus, food-water system transition

Broader

Top concept of the scheme

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Cross-cutting concept applies to a qualifying intervention, outcome, or impact; NOT adaptation when applied generically with nothing qualifying to attach to.

Mitigation

Mitigation-conditional: Cross-cutting concept applies to a mitigation intervention or outcome; NOT mitigation when applied generically.

Provenance

PRMS pilot

Identifier

CCC_25 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CCC_25
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CCC_25)