A5061885325- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Water resources management and optimization
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Forest Management and Policy
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
2018-2024
Unidades Centrales Científico-Técnicas
2023
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
2012-2021
Fundación Botín
2012-2019
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2013-2015
University of Almería
2010-2012
Ecosystem service assessments have increasingly been used to support environmental management policies, mainly based on biophysical and economic indicators. However, few studies coped with the social-cultural dimension of ecosystem services, despite being considered a research priority. We examined how bundles trade-offs emerge from diverging social preferences toward services delivered by various types ecosystems in Spain. conducted 3,379 direct face-to-face questionnaires eight different...
Understanding the interplay between multiple climate change risks and socioeconomic development is increasingly required to inform effective actions manage these pursue sustainable development. We calculate a set of 14 impact indicators at different levels global mean temperature (GMT) covering water, energy land sectors from an ensemble climate, integrated assessment models. The analysis includes changes in drought intensity water stress index, cooling demand heat event exposure, habitat...
Water resources is a crucial environmental good for the function of human societies and ecosystems. Moreover, water an important input economy indispensable factor economic growth. Especially in regions that are facing scarcity, adoption management policies approaches fostering sustainable use while promoting growth becomes emerging issue. The Mediterranean region one most vulnerable regarding availability due to climate change activities. Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus offers integrated...
García-Llorente, M., I. Iniesta-Arandia, B. A. Willaarts, P. Harrison, Berry, M. del Mar Bayo, J. Castro, C. Montes, and Martín-López. 2015. Biophysical sociocultural factors underlying spatial trade-offs of ecosystem services in semiarid watersheds. Ecology Society 20(3):39. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07785-200339
Abstract Managing soil carbon requires accurate estimates of organic (SOC) stocks and its dynamics, at scales able to capture the influence local factors on pool. This paper develops a spatially explicit methodology quantify SOC in two contrasting regions Southern Spain: Sierra Norte de Sevilla (SN) Cabo Gata (CG). Also, it examines relationship between environmental factors. Results showed that mean were 4·3 kg m −2 SN 3·0 CG. Differences both sites not significant, suggesting other than...
One of humanity's major challenges the 21st century will be meeting future food demands on an increasingly resource constrained-planet. Global production have to rise by 70 percent between 2000 and 2050 meet effective demand which poses systems. Doing so without compromising environmental integrity is even greater challenge. This study looks at interdependencies land water resources, agricultural outcomes in Latin America Caribbean (LAC), area growing importance international markets....
The Indus River Basin covers an area of around 1 million square kilometers and connects four countries: Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan. More than 300 people depend to some extent on the basin's water, yet a growing population, increasing food energy demands, climate change, shifting monsoon patterns are exerting pressure. Under these pressures, "business as usual" (BAU) approach is no longer sustainable, decision makers wider stakeholders calling for more integrated inclusive...
Empirical research on land sharing and sparing has been criticized because preferences of local stakeholders, socio-economic aspects, a bundle ecosystem services the context were only rarely integrated. Using storylines scenarios is common approach to include use drivers contexts or cope with uncertainties future developments. The objective presented develop comparable participatory regional for year 2030 reflecting sharing, more intermediate developments across five different European...
Global food demand is increasing rapidly as a result of multiple drivers including population growth, dietary shifts and economic development. Meeting the rising global will require expanding agricultural production promoting healthier more sustainable diets. The goal this paper to assess compare water footprint (WF) two recommended diets (Mediterranean American), evaluate savings possible in countries: Spain United States (US). Our results show that American diet has 29% higher WF...
Cabello, V., B. Willaarts, M. Aguilar, and L. del Moral. 2015. River basins as social-ecological systems: linking levels of societal ecosystem water metabolism in a semiarid watershed. Ecology Society 20(3): 20. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07778-200320
Worldwide hundreds of millions people suffer from water, food and energy insecurity in transboundary river basins, such as the Zambezi River Basin. The interconnected nature nexus is often not recognized investment planning many regional policymakers lack adequate tools to tackle it. Future growing demands climate change add an additional challenge. In this study, we combine policy relevant co-developed stakeholder scenarios integrated modeling identify key solutions achieve sustainable...
Increasing human demands for water, energy, food and materials, are expected to accentuate resource supply challenges over the coming decades. Experience suggests that long-term strategies a single sector could yield both trade-offs synergies other sectors. Thus, transition pathways linked systems should be informed using nexus approaches. Global integrated assessment models can represent inherent in exploitation of energy land (WEL) resources, including impacts international trade climate...