The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in Asia and the Pacific : Central and South Asia / Zafar Adeel.

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I A Region-Wide Overview -- 1 An Integrated Overview of the Water, Energy, Food Nexus in Central and South Asia -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Defining the Central and South Asian Region -- 1.1.2 Unique Features of This Region -- 1.1.3 The Concept of a Nexus Between Water, Energy, and Food Security -- 1.1.4 Objectives of This Book -- 1.2 Dynamic Drivers of Change in Central and South Asia -- 1.2.1 Geopolitical Forces and Events -- 1.2.2 Population Growth and Urbanization Trends -- 1.2.3 Climate Change Impacts -- 1.2.4 COVID-19 Pandemic -- 1.3 Key Challenges and Opportunities in Central and South Asia -- 1.3.1 Economic Growth and Developmental Challenges -- 1.3.2 Sustainable Development Goals and Their Implementation -- 1.3.3 New Energy Corridors in Central and South Asia -- 1.4 Organization of This Book -- 1.4.1 Section I-A Region-Wide Overview -- 1.4.2 Section II-Regional Issues -- 1.4.3 Section III-Cross-Cutting Themes for Nexus Security -- 1.4.4 Section IV-An Integrated Narrative -- References -- 2 Managing Soils for Food Security in Central and South Asia -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The State of Soil Resources of Central and South Asia -- 2.2.1 South Asia -- 2.2.2 Central Asia -- 2.3 Yield Trends -- 2.4 Natural Resources Available for Food Production -- 2.5 Recommended Management Practices to Improve Soil Quality and Advance Food Security -- 2.5.1 Sustainable Management of Soil -- 2.5.2 Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) -- 2.5.3 Conservation Agriculture -- 2.5.4 Sustainable Water Management -- 2.5.5 Salinity Management -- 2.5.6 Nanotechnology -- 2.5.7 Improving Use Efficiency of Fertilizers in Central and South Asia -- 2.6 Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- 3 Water-Food Equation in Central and South Asia -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Water Resources -- 3.3 Food Security.

3.4 Response Options -- 3.4.1 Promoting Water Conservation, Water Recycling, and Reuse -- 3.4.2 Ensuring Sustainable Water Resources Augmentation -- 3.4.3 Enhancing Productivity of Underperforming Land and Water Resources -- 3.4.4 Addressing Challenges Beyond Technical Solutions -- References -- 4 Water-Energy Equation in Central and South Asia: A Perspective from Tajikistan -- 4.1 Introduction: Where Water and Energy Meet -- 4.2 The Significance of the Rogun Hydropower Plant for Central Asia -- 4.2.1 Connecting Central Asia Hydropower Supply and South Asia Energy Demand -- 4.2.2 Afghanistan: Water and Energy for Peace -- 4.2.3 Pakistan: Tapping in Energy Deficit with Hydropower Development -- 4.2.4 India: Fast Growing Water and Energy Ambitions -- 4.3 Conclusion: Future Challenges to the Water and Energy Equation -- References -- Part II Regional Issues -- 5 Towards the Deployment of Food, Energy and Water Security Early Warning Systems as Convergent Technologies for Building Climate Resilience -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Nexus-EWS as Convergent Technologies -- 5.3 Applications of FEWS-EWS -- 5.3.1 Hydro-Economic Approach -- 5.3.2 Integrated Regime Shift Assessment Modelling (IRSAM) Approach -- 5.4 Scientific and Technological Challenges in the Region -- 5.5 Satellite Data Revolution and Its Intersection with Traditional Security Dimensions -- 5.6 Geopolitical and Ethical Issues -- References -- 6 Climate Change Impacts -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Natural Spatial Patterns in Central and South Asia -- 6.3 Observed and Projected Climate Change in Central and South Asia -- 6.3.1 Observed Changes -- 6.3.2 Projected Climate Change -- 6.3.3 Regional Climate Change in South Asia -- 6.3.4 Regional Climate Change in Central Asia -- 6.4 Impact of Climate Change on the Water, Food, and Energy Sectors -- 6.4.1 Water -- 6.4.2 Agriculture -- 6.4.3 Energy.

6.5 Future Perspective: Climate Change Adaptation Between International Strategies and Local Projects -- References -- 7 Gender Mainstreaming and the Nexus -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Background -- 7.2.1 On Water -- 7.2.2 On Energy -- 7.2.3 On Food -- 7.3 Challenges -- 7.4 Gender Mainstreaming: A Concerted Approach -- 7.5 Promising Practices and Interventions -- 7.5.1 Enabling Environment-Political Will and Legislative Framework -- 7.5.2 Women's Participation in Governance -- 7.5.3 Effective Monitoring and Planning -- 7.5.4 Awareness Raising, Capacity Building, and Education Activities -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Part III Cross-Cutting Themes for Nexus Security -- 8 Gendered Food and Water Insecurity in South Asia -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Food Insecurity Among Women in South Asia -- 8.3 Water Insecurity Among Women in South Asia -- 8.4 Compounding Impacts of COVID-19 on Gendered Food and Water Insecurity in South Asia -- References -- 9 Poverty Reduction and Inclusion in Central and South Asia -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.1.1 Justification and Framework -- 9.1.2 Objectives and Methods -- 9.1.3 Chapter Outline -- 9.2 Poverty and Inclusion: Status and Trends -- 9.2.1 Human Development Status and Trends -- 9.2.2 Current Status of Poverty and Vulnerability -- 9.2.3 Trends of Income Poverty -- 9.2.4 Multidimensional Poverty -- 9.3 Linkage Between Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Poverty -- 9.3.1 Water, Energy, and Food Deprivation: Components of Multidimensional Poverty -- 9.3.2 Impact of COVID-19 on Poverty -- 9.4 Drivers of Poverty: Social Exclusion and Horizontal Inequality -- 9.5 Policy Measures for Addressing Poverty and Exclusion -- 9.5.1 Increasing the Capabilities of the Bottom Population Groups -- 9.5.2 Addressing Discriminatory Policies and Formulating New Policies -- 9.5.3 Role of Redistributive Policies -- 9.5.4 Social Protection and Inclusion.

9.6 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus and the SDGs in Central and South Asia -- 10.1 Introduction-SDGs and WEFS -- 10.2 Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Central and South Asia -- 10.3 Energy Efficiency as an SDG Operative Metric -- 10.4 Public Private Partnership for SDGs in the Region -- 10.5 Conclusions -- References -- Part IV An Integrated Narrative -- 11 The Water-Energy-Food Nexus Approach Towards Long-Term Peace and Stability -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Peace and Conflict in WEF Discourse -- 11.3 A Conflict Prevention and Cooperation Framework -- 11.3.1 International Approach -- 11.3.2 Domestic and Regional Levels -- 11.3.3 Critical Reflections -- 11.4 Conflict Reduction-Lessons Learned -- 11.5 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Looking into the Future of the Water, Energy, Food Nexus in Central and South Asia -- 12.1 Overview -- 12.1.1 Objectives and Scope of This Chapter -- 12.1.2 Regional Trends of Water Resources -- 12.1.3 The Water-Energy Nexus -- 12.1.4 The Food-Water Nexus -- 12.2 Major Regional Processes in Central and South Asia -- 12.2.1 Food Insecurity -- 12.2.2 Land Degradation -- 12.2.3 Energy Insecurity -- 12.2.4 Gender Inequities -- 12.3 Drivers of Regional Processes in Central and South Asia -- 12.3.1 Climate Change -- 12.3.2 Urbanization -- 12.3.3 Population Growth -- 12.3.4 The COVID-19 Pandemic and Related Health Crises -- 12.4 Major Opportunities in Central and South Asia -- 12.4.1 Regional Trade Corridors and Geopolitical Considerations -- 12.4.2 Sharing of Transboundary Water Resources -- 12.4.3 Poverty Reduction and Inclusion -- 12.4.4 Shared Early Warning Systems -- 12.5 Future Directions -- 12.5.1 Using the SDG Framework -- 12.5.2 Potential for Cooperation or Conflict Prevention? -- 12.5.3 Gazing into the Crystal Ball: Outlook for the Coming decades.

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