Understanding Water-food-energy Nexus in Cauvery Basin, India Bhawana Gupta University of Dundee b.Gupta@dundee.ac.uk
Resource Base: Ecosystem Services Inputs: electricity for water treatment and water supply
Water Resources (surface flow)
Households: electricity for food consumption & storage, water for consumption
Electricity Production
Inputs: Water for hydro-electricity, water in thermal power plants, Biofuels
Water Resources (aquifers) Inputs: water for irrigation, electricity for operating machines in farms
Food Production
Drivers of change: • • •
Demographic changes Urbanisation Climate change
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Industrial growth Agricultural transformations Diversifying diet
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Sectoral policies Governance Food trade
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Technological innovations Unpredicted hydrological changes
Aims: • To identify the WEF nexus links at the micro and macro scales. • To prioritize the key drivers of change in different types of catchments.
Methods: • Stakeholder consultations and semi-structured interviews with local farmers and authorities.