Call for Manuscripts // Special Issue on "Management of Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus"

Special Issue Information

Much has been written about the so-called WEF (water-energy-food) Nexus. The Nexus, particularly in an era of climate change, presents major opportunities and challenges in terms of environmental sustainability, social justice, economic prosperity, and political stability. Put differently, how water, energy, and food are managed has serious security implications for people and the planet. For this Special Issue, Water-Open Acess Journal invites papers examining the security implications and management challenges of the WEF Nexus, including issues related to indigenous and participatory governance, agricultural expansion, urbanization, shifts in transportation, and climate change, as well as unconventional fossil fuels and renewable energies. The articles of the Special Issue may include theoretical discussions and case studies concerning the management of the water-energy-food security nexus. Questions to be considered include:

• How does a nexus perspective transform water-related rights and responsibilities?
• At what scales should water be managed from a nexus perspective?
• What management models and conflict resolution mechanisms are most effective?
• How may policy coherence be realized for greater sustainability and resilience?
• What are the effects of a securitization of the water-energy-food nexus?

Guest Editors

• Prof. Larry Swatuk (School of Environment, Enterprise, and Development, University of Waterloo)
• Dr. Corrine Cash (Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada)

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Deadline for Manuscript Submissions

30 June 2019

Keywords

• WEF Nexus
• Security
• Resilience
• Sustainability
• Securitization
• Water conflict and cooperation

Source

Water — Open Access Journal
Water is a peer-reviewed open access journal on water science and technology, including the ecology and management of water resources, and is published monthly online by MDPI.