The
water
ecosystem
food
(WEF)
nexus
duly
acknowledges
the
complex
interdependencies
among
water,
ecosystems,
and
production,
underscoring
nature
based
solutions
(NBS)
as
an
efficacious
strategy
for
navigating
these
interconnections.
In
this
research,
four
different
NBS
(terraces,
riparian
forest,
livestock
management
agro
ecological
practices)
were
assessed
in
terms
of
their
impact
to
WEF
nexus.
Karst-SWAT
one-dimensional
integrated
critical
zone
(1D-ICZ)
models
used
simulate
on
quantity
quality
well
soil
services
Koiliaris
River
Basin,
which
serves
illustrative
example
a
basin
that
has
experienced
severe
biodiversity
degradation.
model
showed
combination
terraces
forest
can
reduce
erosion
sediment
load
by
97%.
1D-ICZ
successfully
simulated
soil-plant-water
system
practices
affect
biomass
carbon
nutrient
sequestration,
structure
geochemistry.
Nature-Based Solutions,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
2, С. 100031 - 100031
Опубликована: Сен. 9, 2022
The
recognition
of
nature-based
solutions
(NbS)
is
on
a
growing
trend
worldwide
in
an
era
climate
change,
and
intensified
demand
for
improved
human
health,
better
preparedness
disasters,
food
water
security.
seek
to
restore,
protect
sustainably
manage
natural
modified
ecosystems
optimize
biodiversity
wellbeing
benefits.
In
this
study,
scientometric
analysis
works
indexed
Web
Science
database
until
April
2022
was
carried
out
analyze
123
studies
NbS
Africa.
most
active
institutions,
authors,
countries
involved
publication
the
topic
their
evolution
with
time
assayed.
African
exception
South
Africa
conducted
limited
research
topic.
About
38.2%
total
searched
outputs
were
affiliated
institutions.
Most
output
search
query
environmental
sciences
ecology
subjects.
A
sluggish
growth
established
from
bibliographic
coupling
authors
as
well
keyword
analysis.
study
recommended
institution
policy
overhaul,
creation
awareness
financing
related
projects
enhance
documentation
by
researchers
supplement
already
developed
countries.
The
formulation
of
effective
policies
to
address
both
the
present
allocation
and
future
conservation
natural
resources
in
an
integrated
way
remains
essential
challenging
task.
In
this
regard,
managing
Nexus
is
increasingly
seen
as
a
priority
resource
governance.
Nature-based
Solutions
(NbS)
are
gradually
being
advocated
enhance
sustainable
resilient
management
efforts.
Designing
planning
NbS
tailored
local
contexts
requires
thorough
understanding
specific
challenges
perspectives,
well
divergent
perspectives
among
stakeholders.
This
paper
presents
analyses
stakeholder
engagement
strategy,
based
on
Learning
&
Action
Alliances
(LAA)
scheme
aimed
at
identifying
Water-Ecosystems-Food
(WEF)
selecting
two
case
studies
Mediterranean
area
(Greece
Italy).
total,
60
stakeholders
were
engaged
more
than
40
events
(workshops,
seminars,
open
days,
field
trips
etc.),
while
25
individual
interviews
also
conducted.
By
fostering
collaboration
ownership,
methodology
provided
actionable
insights
promoted
context-specific
solutions.
proposed
24
NbSs
Italian
study,
most
which
related
agricultural
landscape
management,
Greek
2
4
top-ranked
measures
NbSs.
findings
underline
importance
participatory
approaches
transdisciplinary
tools
addressing
challenges,
offering
replicable
framework
for
resource-stressed
regions.
