Расширение возможностей для возврата инвестиций посредством применения подхода Нексус

To showcase how increased returns on investment opportunities can be achieved by applying a nexus approach, best practices of the water-energy-food nexus were collected in the form of several case studies. The best practice cases focus on water, energy and food security dimensions that advance socio-economic development and propose the nexus as a promising approach to resolving competition over limited resources.

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2019

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Dalton, James, Welling, Rebecca, Meyer, Kristin, Koundouno, Jérôme, Lindelien, Maria Carreño, Riddell, P. J.

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