Responding to global challenges in food, energy, environment and water: Risks and options assessment for decision-making

We analyse the threats of global environmental change, as they relate to food security. First, we review three discourses: (i) 'sustainable intensification', or the increase of food supplies without compromising food producing inputs, such as soils and water; (ii) the 'nexus' tha...

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Published in:	Asia & the Pacific policy studies Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 275 - 299
Main Authors:	Grafton, R. Quentin, McLindin, Mahala, Hussey, Karen, Wyrwoll, Paul, Wichelns, Dennis, Ringler, Claudia, Garrick, Dustin, Pittock, Jamie, Wheeler, Sarah, Orr, Stuart, Matthews, Nathanial, Ansink, Erik, Aureli, Alice, Connell, Daniel, De Stefano, Lucia, Dowsley, Kate, Farolfi, Stefano, Hall, Jim, Katic, Pamela, Lankford, Bruce, Leckie, Hannah, McCartney, Matthew, Pohlner, Huw, Ratna, Nazmun, Rubarenzya, Mark Henry, Sai Raman, Shriman Narayan, Wheeler, Kevin, Williams, John
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Richmond John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-05-2016
Subjects:	Decision making Discourses Energy Food Food security Global environmental change Medical diagnosis Natural environment Resilience Risk assessment Soils Sustainable development Water Waterworks
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Summary:	We analyse the threats of global environmental change, as they relate to food security. First, we review three discourses: (i) 'sustainable intensification', or the increase of food supplies without compromising food producing inputs, such as soils and water; (ii) the 'nexus' that seeks to understand links across food, energy, environment and water systems; and (iii) 'resilience thinking' that focuses on how to ensure the critical capacities of food, energy and water systems are maintained in the presence of uncertainties and threats. Second, we build on these discourses to present the causal, risks and options assessment for decision-making process to improve decisionmaking in the presence of risks. The process provides a structured, but flexible, approach that moves from problem diagnosis to better risk-based decision-making and outcomes by responding to causal risks within and across food, energy, environment and water systems.
Bibliography:	Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies, Vol. 3, No. 2, May 2016, [275]-299 Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
ISSN:	2050-2680 2050-2680
DOI:	10.1002/app5.128