International Workshop on“The Water Energy Food Nexus: Implementation and Examples of Applications”
Rajendra Singh
Professor, Agricultural & Food Engineering Department
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Spatial-Scale Water-Energy-Food Nexus Analysis in India – Insight from Implem...icidciid
International Workshop on“The Water Energy Food Nexus: Implementation and Examples of Applications”
04 October 2022: 08:45-10:30 and 11:15 to 13:00 Hours
Adelaide, Australia
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International Workshop on“The Water Energy Food Nexus: Implementation and Examples of Applications”
04 October 2022: 08:45-10:30 and 11:15 to 13:00 Hours
Adelaide, Australia
APPLICATION OF WATER-ENERGY-FOOD NEXUS FRAMEWORK TOOLS AT DIFFERENT SCALES: P...icidciid
International Workshop on“The Water Energy Food Nexus: Implementation and Examples of Applications”
Nwabisa Masekwana, Sue Walker and Michael van der Laan
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How the Prime Minister’s Irrigation Scheme (PMKSY), and the Prime Minister’s Scheme for Energy Security & Upliftment of Farmers (PM-KUSUM) helped India to increase its agriculture production, and to reduce electricity consumption.
International Workshop on POLICY IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER-ENERGY-FOOD NEXUS WI...icidciid
The document summarizes Indonesia's efforts to optimize the water-energy-food nexus through infrastructure development and legal/policy reforms. It notes that while Indonesia has abundant water resources, their distribution does not match population patterns. It discusses Indonesia's development of 61 new dams which are expected to increase reservoir capacity to 3.82 billion cubic meters and irrigated area by 385,000 hectares, in turn strengthening water, energy and food security by boosting supplies and enabling hydroelectricity/floating solar power. It acknowledges coordination challenges among Indonesia's central/local governments and ministries in integrating water, energy and food management.
This document summarizes a presentation about multifunctional landscapes and ecosystem services. It discusses the different types of ecosystem services like provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting services. It notes agriculture's challenges in sustaining food production while conserving resources. The presentation explores using marginal lands for bioenergy crops to provide multiple benefits like bioenergy production, improved water quality through reduced nitrate leaching, and enhanced pollinator habitat. Economic analyses show the value of improved water quality can outweigh crop revenue, suggesting opportunities for water quality trading programs. The presentation concludes that addressing agriculture's sustainability challenges requires a systems approach that values ecosystem services alongside commodity production.
This document describes a project to build a knowledge value chain to support global water safety. The project aims to (1) develop a knowledge supply chain for safe water using information technology, (2) update a key global resource on sanitation and drinking water safety, and (3) support global exposure assessments and evaluation of sanitation technologies. The project will provide accessible global knowledge to protect human health by mapping pollution sources and guiding water industry technologies.
The document reports on a joint initiative between the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to promote water security and sustainable growth through global and country-level consultations and an expert task force analysis. It establishes a framework to assess global water security risks from water scarcity, floods, inadequate water supply and sanitation, and ecosystem degradation. The task force aims to identify pathways for countries and river basins to enhance their water security and support sustainable economic development.
Spatial-Scale Water-Energy-Food Nexus Analysis in India – Insight from Implem...icidciid
International Workshop on“The Water Energy Food Nexus: Implementation and Examples of Applications”
04 October 2022: 08:45-10:30 and 11:15 to 13:00 Hours
Adelaide, Australia
Solar – powered micro – irrigation demonstrations for food security, youth an...icidciid
International Workshop on“The Water Energy Food Nexus: Implementation and Examples of Applications”
04 October 2022: 08:45-10:30 and 11:15 to 13:00 Hours
Adelaide, Australia
APPLICATION OF WATER-ENERGY-FOOD NEXUS FRAMEWORK TOOLS AT DIFFERENT SCALES: P...icidciid
International Workshop on“The Water Energy Food Nexus: Implementation and Examples of Applications”
Nwabisa Masekwana, Sue Walker and Michael van der Laan
IMPACT OF TWO SCHEMES ON WATER, ENERGY AND FOOD NEXUS: EXAMPLES FROM INDIAicidciid
How the Prime Minister’s Irrigation Scheme (PMKSY), and the Prime Minister’s Scheme for Energy Security & Upliftment of Farmers (PM-KUSUM) helped India to increase its agriculture production, and to reduce electricity consumption.
International Workshop on POLICY IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER-ENERGY-FOOD NEXUS WI...icidciid
The document summarizes Indonesia's efforts to optimize the water-energy-food nexus through infrastructure development and legal/policy reforms. It notes that while Indonesia has abundant water resources, their distribution does not match population patterns. It discusses Indonesia's development of 61 new dams which are expected to increase reservoir capacity to 3.82 billion cubic meters and irrigated area by 385,000 hectares, in turn strengthening water, energy and food security by boosting supplies and enabling hydroelectricity/floating solar power. It acknowledges coordination challenges among Indonesia's central/local governments and ministries in integrating water, energy and food management.
This document summarizes a presentation about multifunctional landscapes and ecosystem services. It discusses the different types of ecosystem services like provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting services. It notes agriculture's challenges in sustaining food production while conserving resources. The presentation explores using marginal lands for bioenergy crops to provide multiple benefits like bioenergy production, improved water quality through reduced nitrate leaching, and enhanced pollinator habitat. Economic analyses show the value of improved water quality can outweigh crop revenue, suggesting opportunities for water quality trading programs. The presentation concludes that addressing agriculture's sustainability challenges requires a systems approach that values ecosystem services alongside commodity production.
This document describes a project to build a knowledge value chain to support global water safety. The project aims to (1) develop a knowledge supply chain for safe water using information technology, (2) update a key global resource on sanitation and drinking water safety, and (3) support global exposure assessments and evaluation of sanitation technologies. The project will provide accessible global knowledge to protect human health by mapping pollution sources and guiding water industry technologies.
The document reports on a joint initiative between the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to promote water security and sustainable growth through global and country-level consultations and an expert task force analysis. It establishes a framework to assess global water security risks from water scarcity, floods, inadequate water supply and sanitation, and ecosystem degradation. The task force aims to identify pathways for countries and river basins to enhance their water security and support sustainable economic development.
1) The document discusses aquaculture and aquaponics systems for balancing food production, economic development, and environmental impact reduction. It outlines various challenges with aquaculture including institutional failures and lack of infrastructure.
2) Two honors students conducted a study comparing plant growth and fish mortality in goldfish vs koi aquaponics systems, finding koi systems produced greater growth. They also analyzed costs/benefits of the systems.
3) Aquaponics has potential as a "leapfrog technology" but depends on support from government, hatcheries, and a network of suppliers like the electric grid or mobile network.
CURRENT STATUS OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR KNOWLEDGE SHARING IN STATE O...RABNENA Network
The document summarizes the current status of agricultural biotechnology for knowledge sharing in Kuwait. It outlines that the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) is the main source for agricultural biotechnology information in Kuwait. KISR has various departments conducting research in areas like aridland agriculture, biotechnology, and mariculture. It also maintains various databases, laboratories, and tissue culture facilities to support its research and knowledge sharing activities. KISR collaborates with other local and international organizations and works to develop the agricultural biotechnology sector in Kuwait.
- Agriculture accounts for over 80% of global freshwater usage, mainly for food production. Meeting future global food and energy demands in a sustainable manner poses challenges due to increasing water constraints.
- Closing yield gaps through irrigation expansion could help boost food production, but over 40% of current irrigation is unsustainable due to exceeding local water availability. Agricultural intensification must be pursued carefully to avoid environmental degradation.
- Transitioning to more efficient irrigation practices, suitable crops, and agricultural production systems could allow for sustainable increases in food supply while reducing overall water usage. However, ensuring local and global food and water security remains complex with growing population and dietary changes.
BlueBRIDGE - Pitching results from EU Horizon 2020 project on AquacultureBlue BRIDGE
Mr. Konstantinos Bovolis, I2S & BlueBRIDGE project, presents the work performed by the BlueBRIDGE project to support the aquaculture sector in the session Cooperation in research infrastructures II, during Aquaculture Europe 2017 conference (Dubrovnik, Croatia)
The document discusses the importance of systems thinking to address crises related to water, energy, food, and the environment. It notes that food, fuel, and fertilizer crises have occurred repeatedly in recent years due to their interconnected nature. Climate change is exacerbating challenges across these systems. The Nexus Gains initiative aims to develop innovations and governance approaches to strengthen cross-sectoral integration and boost the resilience of these linked systems through various workstreams. Scenario analyses show the potential impacts of policies like fossil fuel taxes on hunger, unmet water needs, and other outcomes across different world regions.
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The document summarizes the Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation (CeRDI) at Federation University Australia. CeRDI, which has around 30 multidisciplinary staff, develops tools and portals to integrate data from various sources and facilitate collaborative research. Some key capabilities mentioned include developing spatial data portals for issues like agriculture, natural resource management, and groundwater. CeRDI also works on international data standards and has collaborated on projects relating to soil data, farm trials, climate change, and more. The document promotes collaborating with CeRDI to take advantage of its eResearch capabilities.
Remote sensing and census based assessment and scope for improvement of rice and wheat water productivity in the Indo-Gangetic basin - Xueliang Cai and Bharat Sharma, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka
The document summarizes a literature review on achieving 100% renewable electricity. It finds the evidence for feasibility is limited, as many studies do not fully simulate electricity supply and demand or consider transmission needs. Large-scale hydro and biomass play essential roles in most simulations, but these have environmental and social impacts. The document concludes decarbonization likely requires expanding nuclear power faster globally, as exemplified by countries like Sweden and France that have low-carbon grids combining hydro, nuclear and renewable energy.
1) The document describes a study on a double recirculation aquaponics system (DRAS) that integrated tilapia fish farming and tomato plant cultivation.
2) The system produced 243.3kg of tilapia and 1005.62kg of tomatoes while using 34059 liters of total water, representing a sustainable use of resources.
3) The DRAS was found to be an efficient and eco-friendly agricultural technology that uses fish waste to fertilize plants, producing both fish and plant crops from the same nutrient source in a symbiotic environment.
Impact of Sustainable Land Management on Community Water Security and DownstreamREACH_Programme
Sustainable land management practices in the Abbay River basin of Ethiopia have led to improved water security downstream. Soil and water conservation activities increased soil moisture availability, reduced erosion and sedimentation, and raised groundwater levels. This interrupted the cycle of water insecurity and poverty. Surveys found that shallow well ownership increased, particularly for poorer households after 2012. Crop yields rose by 18-19% and livestock incomes increased by 67% in watersheds with sustainable land management compared to controls. The results demonstrate how sustainable land management can contribute to water and food security, economic growth, and poverty reduction.
This document provides background information on renewable energy in India. It notes that over 80 million Indian households lack access to electricity and over 800 million people rely on traditional biomass energy. Renewable energy is seen as a way to provide clean energy access and mitigate climate change. India has set a target of meeting 15% of its energy needs through renewable sources by 2020. So far, renewable energy capacity has grown significantly, especially for wind and solar power. However, there is potential to expand renewable applications beyond electricity generation for heating, cooling, cooking and mechanical uses.
Building on the Atlas (of Living Australia)Andrew Treloar
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CSIRO is Australia's national science agency with over 6,500 staff across 55 locations. It conducts research across multiple sectors including food and health, energy, environment, and information and communications. CSIRO operates several national research flagships focused on key issues like climate change, energy, agriculture, and water management. It works closely with AusAID on international development projects related to climate change response, water management, urbanization, and food security. CSIRO is also involved in projects like the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope and research on wireless broadband access.
European agrobiodioversity, ECPGR network meeting on EURISCO, Central Crop Da...Dag Endresen
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Short URL: https://goo.gl/C5UEnU
DOI: http://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.10865.28006
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Sydney is very diverse compared to other large cities around the world. Recent pressures are resulting in a decline of our diverse flora and fauna. Sydney has followed London’s and Scandinavian models to help with linking green space and biodiversity. We now have realised how important biodiversity is and have been limiting Sydney’s urban growth patterns.
Eradication of the Tsetse Fly with the Sterile Insect Technique: the example ...FAO
The document summarizes a tsetse eradication project in Senegal led by the FAO-IAEA partnership from 2005-2016. It describes the phases of the project including feasibility studies, an operational phase using sequential release of sterile male flies, and entomological monitoring. Impact was assessed using species distribution models. The project cost around 6.4 million euro and economic analysis found benefit-cost ratios of 9.8-19.1% with payback periods of 13-18 years due to increased cattle sales in improved breeding systems. The project has had large benefits for the region by changing disease risk levels and promoting agricultural innovation, though 800k more is still needed to fully complete eradication.
Seeking Solutions in Agriculture, Food Production, and Sustainability
An older presentation, uploaded to slideshare.
Video available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J-ND3nzJ7I
The document discusses water security and policies for food security in Jordan. It provides an overview of Jordan's limited water resources and agricultural sector. Jordan ranks as the 4th poorest country in water resources and relies heavily on groundwater. The agricultural sector contributes 2.7% to GDP but is important for exports. Jordan's strategic goals include increasing food production, conserving resources, and improving water use efficiency. The document analyzes various water policies and their impacts, such as reducing irrigation water allocation. It recommends policies like increasing desalination, wastewater treatment, and water pricing to improve water and food security in Jordan.
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) is a scientific organization established in 1950 with a network of professionals in over 100 countries. ICID's mission is to achieve a water secure world free of poverty and hunger through sustainable rural development. It facilitates sharing of irrigation and drainage experiences globally and encourages public-private partnerships to enhance stable agriculture production and food security. ICID has an active network in 78 countries covering over 95% of the world's irrigated area.
2nd World Irrigation and Drainage Prize, 2016 - Presentation by Prof. Bart Sc...icidciid
1) The document discusses two crucial topics in a rapidly changing world: population growth and its impacts on water management for food security.
2) It notes that the world's population is increasingly living in coastal and delta areas that are experiencing land subsidence exacerbated by climate change effects like sea level rise.
3) The document emphasizes that measures for flood management and protection in these vulnerable areas are often insufficient given the pace of human-induced impacts like urbanization and rising property values in at-risk locations. Upgraded water infrastructure is needed to ensure future food production and protect coastal populations from flooding.
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The document discusses the importance of systems thinking to address crises related to water, energy, food, and the environment. It notes that food, fuel, and fertilizer crises have occurred repeatedly in recent years due to their interconnected nature. Climate change is exacerbating challenges across these systems. The Nexus Gains initiative aims to develop innovations and governance approaches to strengthen cross-sectoral integration and boost the resilience of these linked systems through various workstreams. Scenario analyses show the potential impacts of policies like fossil fuel taxes on hunger, unmet water needs, and other outcomes across different world regions.
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1) The document describes a study on a double recirculation aquaponics system (DRAS) that integrated tilapia fish farming and tomato plant cultivation.
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Development of Water-Energy-Food Nexus Model for Basin-Scale Studies
1. 24th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage & 73rd IEC Meeting
3-10 October 2022, Adelaide, Australia
Theme: Innovation and research in agriculture water
management to achieve sustainable development goals
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04 October 2022: 08:45-10:30 and 11:15 to 13:00 Hours
Adelaide, Australia
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Rajendra Singh
Professor, Agricultural & Food Engineering Department
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
rsingh@agfe.iitkgp.ac.in
www.rsinghiitkgp.co.in
(Co-Authors: Krishna Mondal, Raja Babu Tantuway and
Chandranath Chatterjee)
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Background
Objectives
Methodology
o Study area
o Modelling Framework
o Data
Results
Conclusions
Outline
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Background
Interconnection
WEF-Nexus
Water
Energy Food
Cooking
Food Processing
Bioenergy
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Background
91 million people have
no access to basic water
supply
13% household have no
access to electricity
189.2 million people are
undernourished
Unmet Demand (India)
Increasing
Demand
Population
Growth
Economic
Development
Changes
in
Consumption
Pattern
(WHO & UNICEF, 2019; NITI Aayog, 2020)
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World India
Background
(Boretti and Rosa, 2019; Newell et al., 2021)
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46 WEF Nexus Tools/Models (Taguta et al., 2022)
• Developed between 2009-2021
• 61% Unreachable to the intended users
• 70% Lack key capabilities like GIS integration and scale
transferability
• Only 28% have been applied by multiple-users
Motivation
Q-Nexus
(Karnib, 2017)
Pardee RAND WEF
Security Index
(Willis et al., 2016)
WEAP-LEAP
(SEI, 2012)
WEF Nexus Discovery Map
(Arenas et al., 2021)
WEF Nexus Index
(Simpson et al., 2020)
NeFEW
(Sadegh et al., 2020)
SIM4NEXUS
(Susnik et al., 2018)
MuSIASEM
(Giampietro
et al., 2009)
No GIS Interface
Only Country/National Scale Water & Energy Centric
WEF Nexus tool 2.0
(Daher and Mohtar, 2015)
Food Centric
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Scope to develop a Robust WEF-NexusTool/Model
Multi-Scale Flexibility/Transferability
GIS Interface
Adaptability across Users and Uses
Motivation
Objectives
To develop a distributed water-energy-food nexus model for
analysing WEF security at the basin (or any chosen) scale
To test the performance of the developed model in the
Kangsabati river basin, India
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Methodology
Location:
87°32´ E and 85°57´ E;
22°18´ N and 23°28´ N
Area: 5796 km2
Annual mean rainfall: 1400mm
Min temperature: 13.5ºC
Max temperature: 43.2ºC
Districts: 3 (Purulia, Bankura, West Midnapore)
Blocks (micro administrative units): 24
Cities/Towns: Purulia, Mukutmanipur, Raipur, Midnapore,
Kharagpur
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Methodology
Modified Pardee RAND WEF
Nexus Index
Database
Development
Model
Development
RSGISLib (Python Module) for RS and GIS
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Methodology
Water balance equation to
calculate total water availability
Sector-wise water
requirement and use
Renewal energy sources Farmers having access to modern
farm equipment
Solar lift irrigation
Major types of food
production
Hunger Index
Dietary requirement for
different age groups
Model Development
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Methodology
Model Development
Sector Security
Indicators
Equation Variable definition (unit)
Water
Water Availability
(WAv)
(WAv) =
wavi
wreq
=
𝐴 (P−ETF∗P)
WRd+WRcp+WRch+WRm+WRml
+WRe
ETF = ET/P, ET is calculated using the
Hargreaves equation
wavi: water available (m3)
wreq: water requirement (m3)
A: geographical area (ha)
P: precipitation (mm)
ETF: evapotranspiration factor
WRd, WRcp, WRch, WRm, WRml, WRe: water required for domestic purposes, crop production,
chicken production, meat production, milk production, egg production, respectively (m3)
Water Accessibility
(WAc)
WAc =
2
PDS ∗ FSWI
PDS: % population having access to sufficient water for drinking and sanitation
FSWI: % farmer having access to sufficient water for irrigation
Water Sub-index
(WSI)
WSI =
2
WAv ∗ WAc WAv : water availability (ratio)
WAc: water accessibility (ratio)
Energy
Energy Availability
(EAv)
Eavi
Ereq
=
TES + 0.28 (ME + HLE)
ERd+ERcp+ERch+ERm+ERml+ERe
TES = TE+SE+HE+WE
Eavi: energy available (kwh)
Ereq: energy requirement (kwh)
TES: total electricity supply (kwh)
TE, SE, HE, WE: thermal, solar, hydropower, wind energy, respectively (kwh)
ME: machinery energy (MJ)
HLE: human labour energy (MJ)
ERd, ERcp, ERch, ERm, ERml, ERe: energy required for domestic purpose, crop production,
chicken production, meat production, milk production, egg production, respectively (kwh)
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Methodology
Model Development
Sector Security
Indicators
Equation Variable definition (unit)
Energy
Energy
Accessibility (EAc)
EAc = 4
Pe +Hmf +Ffe +Fsei
Pe: % population having access to electricity for household
Hmf: % household having access to modern fuel
Ffe: % farmers having access to modern farm equipment
Fsei: % farmer having access to sufficient electricity for irrigation
Energy Sub-index
(ESI)
ESI =
2
EAv ∗ EAc EAv: energy availability (ratio)
EAc: energy accessibility (ratio)
Food
Food Availability
(FAv)
Favi
Freq
=
Cp+Fp+Chp+Mp+Mlp+Ep
i DRi∗Popi
Favi: food availability (ton)
Freq: food requirement (ton)
Cp, Fp, Chp, Mp, Mlp, Ep: crop production, fish production, chicken production, meat
production, egg production, respectively (ton)
DR: dietary requirement (kg/year)
Pop: population
i: different age group
Food Accessibility
(FAc)
FAc =
2
(1/FPLI) ∗ (1−HI) FPLI: Food price level index (ratio)
HI: Hunger index (ratio)
Food Sub-index
(FSI)
FSI =
2
FAv ∗ FAc FAv: food availability (ratio)
FAc: food accessibility (ratio)
WEF
Water-Energy-
Food Nexus Index
WEFNI =
3
𝑊𝑆𝐼 ∗ 𝐸𝑆𝐼 ∗ 𝐹𝑆𝐼 WSI: Water Sub-index
ESI: Energy Sub-index
FSI: Food Sub-index
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Methodology
Data used for WEF Nexus model simulation (2011)
Data sets Data information Sources
Energy
Security
o Population having access to electricity connection in their house
o Total number of households; Households that have LPG connection
o Total electricity supply (thermal, solar, bio and hydro) (kwh)
o Number of solar and lift irrigation pumps, number of tractors, agriculture worker
o Energy requirement for per unit crop, chicken or meat, egg, milk, electricity production
(kwh/ton)
West Bengal (WB)
Census report
2011; Government
of WB 2011
Food
Security
o Agriculture area, aquaculture area (ha)
o Total number of farmers, number of farmers having access to modern farm equipment
o Number of farmers who benefited per solar and lift irrigation pump
o Cropping intensity, crop productivity (ton/ha) of different crops (paddy, wheat, maize, potato)
o Dietary requirement/per capita of different age groups (kg/year)
o Total chicken, meat, egg, and milk production (ton/year)
o Fish production per unit aquaculture area (kg/ha)
o Number of the population under different age groups
o Hunger index, food price level index
Government of WB
2011b, WB Census
report 2011, Global
Hunger Index 2011,
CEIC India data
Water
Security
o Crop water productivity (kg/m3) of different crops (paddy, wheat, maize, potato)
o Water requirement/capita for domestic purposes (lit/day)
o Water requirement for per unit production of chicken or meat, egg, milk, electricity (m3/ton)
o Population having access to sufficient water for domestic purposes
o Annual groundwater storage and draft (m3)
o Geographical area (ha), rainfall and evapotranspiration (mm)
WHO 2003,
Government of WB
2011c, WB Census
report 2011, India
WRIS, NABARD
2018, CAG, 2020
Data collection for
Kharif 2022 and
Rabi 2022-2023
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Results
Start Window
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Database Window
Results
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Existing Database
Results
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Data Preview
Create new database
Results
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Execution Window
Results
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Output Window
Results
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Results
Water Sub-index varies from medium to very high
92% blocks have a high to very high WSI
Energy sub-index varies from low to high
79% blocks have a high ESI
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Results
Food Sub-index also varies from medium to very high
70% blocks have a high to very high FSI
75% blocks have a high to very high WEFNI
Since all blocks have water, energy and food sub-indices greater
than 0.50, it shows that the blocks are on the path to achieving
WEF security
(Nkiaka et al., 2021)
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Results
Water Sub-index Energy Sub-index Food Sub-index
Aim
Energy
Water-Energy-Food Energy-Food Food
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Proposed
Module
Module will seek answers to these
and many such questions
Scenario Development
Model
• To analyse the impact of policy changes on the WEF sufficiency in a basin
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Conclusions
The developed model analyses water, energy and food
security by generating WEF sub-indices and nexus
index
The water, energy and food sub-indices, and WEF
nexus index show that the Kangsabati basin is on the
path to achieve WEF security
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Thank You
Thanks for your attention
Questions Please!