Nexus meets Crisis // A Review of Conflict, Natural Resources and the Humanitarian Response in Darfur with Reference to the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

By Brendan Bromwich. Darfur has been widely used as a case study by both those arguing for causality between environmental scarcity and war and those disputing it. This article challenges that approach by drawing on debates taking place within Darfur, reflecting on both the conflict and the humanitarian response. It argues that reviewing Darfur on its own terms makes a stronger basis to identify transferable lessons for interventions elsewhere. It considers water, food and energy, and finds that supporting governance is an essential theme for promoting economic recovery and laying a foundation for a well-managed water-energy-food nexus.