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Key words:
- water,food,energy nexus
- resource security (and how it's measured)
List challenges which relate to this, which i will go into detail in the essay

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Key words:
- Water-food-energy nexus
- Resource security (at different scales)
- Challenges
- Application

Water-food-energy nexus are closely linked,

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Keywords
- food, water and energy nexus
- resource security
- different scales - local, national, global

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Intro:
Keywords: Water, food and energy nexus
- Resource security
Different scales: Local / national / global
Aims and goals for achieving a sufficient amount for resource security
- Potential challenges
Case study - relevant examples

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Introduction:
Explore key terms regarding water, food and energy nexus
Give the general impact on a globalised scale, then go down to a national scale
Introduce the case study; Nexus perspective of the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region

Paragraph one:
Dive into why the Hindu Kush is important regarding the water food and energy nexus

Paragraph two:
Add in a different but similar study to reinforce the thesis statement; China and the Meekong River

Holisitic Paragraph:

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Discuss the challenges relating to the application of the water, food and energy nexus in regard to resource security at different scales. (10)
Key terms:
- nexus
- resource security
- different scales

P1: global
Effect of climate change on a global scale

P2: regional
Environmental factors
Southeast Asia frequently hit by typhoons
- Frequent typhoons have decimated water and food resources, along with the infrastructure required for their use
- government has less incentive to rebuild and improve infrastructure required for the nexus

P3: Local
Mumbai
- increasing need for water due to rapid development
- absence of watershed mapping, no regulation over groundwater extraction

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Intro: define the key terms Eg; food and water security, nexus what it aims to achieve, give global context the problems

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Discuss the challenges relating to the application of the water, food and energy nexus in regard to resource security at different scales. (10)

Intro:

- Define key terms:

- "Water, food and energy nexus" - how these three major resources are closely interlinked, with an impact on a resource likely impacting others as well.

- "Resource security" - challenges to resource consumption due to a variety of factors. Can impact people on a variety of scales.

Paragraph 1 (Local):

How a lack of water (and a subsequent water crisis) can cause direct challenges for water security, and can indirectly affect food and energy security

This is due to the nexus approach to resource consumption - water is generally needed to make food, while there is high demand for water in other sectors (e.g. energy, industry, human use, etc.)

E.g. Inaccessibility of water in the Mumbai region in India

An increasing need for water due to the fast development in area puts stress on water consumption

Dependence on groundwater for food production means that unsustainable water sources are used for the production of other resources, meaning that a sudden shock to the water source may cause problems for food/energy security

Measures are being put in place to provide more sustainable sources of water to the population (e.g. use of rainwater reservoirs as a sustainable water source to take the burden off groundwater usage as the dominant source)

Paragraph 2 (National):

How geopolitical and social instabilities cause challenges for resource consumption

Especially bad for developing countries (as they need much more resources to match their rapid pace of development)

E.g. Syrian civil war has caused resource security in the country to go down

Causes problems such as lack of access to water, food and energy due to destruction of resource infrastructure

Dependence on aid is unsustainable for the population in the long term

Resource security is improving as foreign intervention provides sustainable solutions to resource availability and security

Paragraph 3 (Regional):

How environmental problems can cause challenges for resource security in a particular region.

E.g. Southeastern Asia is frequently hit by a variety of natural disasters and extreme weather events, limiting the ability for countries in the region to look towards a long-term solution to resource security, instead favoring the ability to stockpile resources to combat the resource burden when hit by environmental problems

Frequent typhoons have decimated resource stockpiles in the region, with a secondary impact of destroying infrastructure that protects resource security (e.g. Typhoon Haiyan's impact on the Philippines)

Governments are less inclined to build infrastructure for resources in areas naturally more prone to environmental damage, leading to a lack of resources in the region, and the loss of resource security (e.g. Philippines/Taiwan)

New infrastructure is gradually more adaptive to environmental shocks, leading to a more long-term focus that can help strengthen resource security

Conclusion:

Sum up points

Give final thesis statement

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Water
-Access to safe drinking water and sanitation

Food
-Availability to and access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet the dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy lifestyle.

Energy Nexus
-Linking resources together

They all link together, if one is affected, all the others are affected

Introduction:
-Describe the case study:South Asia-Hindu Kush Himalayan
-Give brief overview of what happens

Main body paragraph 1:
-Indications in water security in South Asia-Statistics
-Describe the changes

Main body paragraph 2:
-Key features and challenges for water security.

1.Growing water demand for agriculture,energy and human livestock use.

Adaptation:Providing access to safe drinking water in the face of increasing variability of water supply.

Link to resources:Leads to increased water pollution and water borne diseases.

2.Upstream and downstream dependence for water to grow food and generate hydro power.

Adaptation:Need for enhanced upstream and downstream coordination and cooperation for sustainable development.

Link to resources: Rivers are the lifeline for dry season water for irrigation, hydro power and major economic activities

Conclusion: link back to the question. Discuss previous points and possible implications of effects