Table_1_Sustainable WEF Nexus Management: A Conceptual Framework to Integrate Models of Social, Economic, Policy, and Institutional Developments.docx

Rapid population growth along with increased rates of economic growth around the globe are placing valuable natural resources, water in particular, under unprecedented stress; this in turn drives the pursuit of innovative tools to support integrated Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus management. This paper presents a framework for the integrated management of the WEF nexus, which brings together four separate models that address the less well-examined socio-anthropological aspects of the nexus. The proposed framework provides insight into the human element as part of the wider ecosystem in terms of socio-cultural and economic activities, the laws and policies that govern these activities, as well as their potential socio-economic impacts and consequences. This paper outlines each individual model, before going on to present a conceptual framework for the integration of the various models for the purpose of supporting more robust decision-making. The framework, which is grounded in systems thinking, adopts the principles of sustainable development as structural foci in order to position the various models in relation to one another; harmonizing their inputs as well as outputs.

全球范围内人口迅速增长以及经济增长率的提升，对宝贵的自然资源，尤其是水资源，造成了史无前例的压力；反过来，这也促使人们寻求创新工具以支持综合水-能源-食物（WEF）联系的管理。本文提出了一种综合管理WEF联系框架，该框架汇聚了四个独立的模型，旨在探讨联系中较少被研究的民族社会学方面。所提出的框架深入分析了人类因素作为更广泛生态系统的一部分，包括其在社会文化及经济活动中的角色，以及规范这些活动的法律和政策，以及它们可能产生的社会经济影响和后果。本文首先概述了每个单独的模型，随后提出了一个概念框架，用于整合各种模型，以支持更为坚实的决策制定。该框架基于系统思维，将可持续发展的原则作为结构焦点，以确定各个模型之间的相互关系；同时协调它们的输入与输出。