Determination of national policies based on the concept of water-energy-food nexus

Year 2024, Volume: 61 Issue: 4, 519 - 532, 16.12.2024

Uğur Yegül , Ayten Onurbaş Avcıoğlu

https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1465366

Abstract

The increase in food prices is recognized as an indicator of the decline in natural resources. With population growth, global demand for natural resources such as water, energy and food are projected to increase. The water-energy-food nexus has emerged in the last decade. The water-energy-food nexus provides a conceptual approach for systematically analyzing the interactions between the natural environment and human activities and for a more coordinated management and use of natural resources across sectors. A major challenge in the study of the water-energy-food nexus is how to represent and monitor the system. For this purpose, it is necessary to establish and monitor country-level indicator values related to the water-energy-food nexus, which emphasizes energy, agri-food and water-related issues. In this study, firstly, basic information about the water-energy-food nexus is given and the relationships between them are analyzed. In the second part of the article, a study on the subject is given and the situation of our country is evaluated. In the last part, the characteristics of the water-energy-food nexus and indicator values are utilized, and suggestions are made regarding the studies to be carried out on a national basis.

Keywords

Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus, sustainability, sustainable development goal (SDG), integrated resource management (IRM)

Su-enerji-gıda zinciri kavramına dayalı ulusal politikaların belirlenmesi

Abstract

Gıda fiyatlarındaki artış, doğal kaynaklardaki azalışın göstergesi olarak kabul edilmektedir. Nüfus artışıyla birlikte su, enerji ve gıda gibi doğal kaynaklara yönelik küresel talebin de artacağı tahmin edilmektedir. Son on yıl içerisinde su-enerji-gıda zinciri ortaya çıkmıştır. Su-enerji-gıda zinciri doğal çevre ve insan faaliyetleri arasındaki etkileşimleri sistematik olarak analiz etmek ve sektörler arasında doğal kaynakların daha koordineli bir yönetimi ve kullanımı için kavramsal bir yaklaşım sunmaktadır. Su-enerji-gıda zinciri ile ilgili çalışmalarda en önemli zorluk, sistemin nasıl temsil edileceği ve izleneceğidir. Bu amaçla enerji, tarım-gıda ve su ile ilgili konuları vurgulayan su-enerji-gıda zinciri ile ilgili ülke düzeyinde gösterge değerlerinin oluşturulması ve bunların izlenmesi gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada; ilk olarak su-enerji-gıda zinciri hakkında temel bilgiler verilerek aralarındaki ilişkiler incelenmiştir. Makalenin ikinci bölümünde konuyla ilgili bir çalışmaya yer verilerek ülkemizin durumu değerlendirilmiştir. Son bölümde ise su-enerji-gıda zincirinin özellikleri ve gösterge değerlerinden yararlanılarak Ulusal bazda yapılması gereken çalışmalarla ilgili önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

Su-enerji-gıda (SEG) zinciri, sürdürülebilirlik, sürdürülebilir kalkınma hedefi, entegre kaynak yönetimi

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