Vulnerability reduction in post-conflict areas through a Nexus approach to sustainable food production systems: a case study in Colombia
Guzman-Molina, Jairo, Caucci, Serena, Amer A., Abdulhakeem and Schellens, Marie, (2022). Vulnerability reduction in post-conflict areas through a Nexus approach to sustainable food production systems: a case study in Colombia . Research Square, 1-23
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Sub-type Journal article Author Guzman-Molina, Jairo
Caucci, Serena
Amer A., Abdulhakeem
Schellens, MarieTitle Vulnerability reduction in post-conflict areas through a Nexus approach to sustainable food production systems: a case study in Colombia Appearing in Research Square Publication Date 2022-10-26 Place of Publication online Publisher Durham Start page 1 End page 23 Language eng Abstract To increase the resilience of agroecosystems, and allow for sustainable economic reactivation, it is vital that theintroduction of sustainable measures - particularly in agriculture – is advanced via an integrated managementapproach such as the Resource Nexus. An essential aspect of this approach is to optimise the eciency ofecosystems and resources in conjunction with environmentally friendly economic growth. Colombia hasexperienced the impact of armed conict over many years, while geographic regions have been shaped byenvironmental conicts; resulting in vulnerable areas suffering from land and population inequalities that alsotranslate into wicked planning for resilient food systems. This paper addresses a double challenge: theimprovement of natural resources management and reducing the population's vulnerability in line with theprinciples of inclusion and gender equity. The paper developed a methodology to identify those productiveregions that require improved management at the landscape level, which could benet under the mainframework of the water-energy-food Nexus. It also provides evidence of the value of the science-policy interfaceto ensure increased social equity, economic growth, and the conservation of resources. A geographicinformation system approach has been utilised to spatially evaluate the effects of land-use change, ecosystemservices provision, and the impacts of climate change at the municipality scale of productive agriculturalregions. The objectives of this research were to: (i) evaluate the impact of climate change and anthropogenicactivities on natural resources, (ii) assess productive landscape fragmentation due to the overuse of resources,and (iii) consider ecosystem services planning as an operational methodology for municipality ecosystem-based management. The study results show a decrease in the natural Andean Forest, coupled with an increasein agricultural elds over the past 35 years, and a decrease in freshwater availability in the last decade. Theexpansion trend of the agricultural frontier into the protected areas is also highlighted. UNBIS Thesaurus CLIMATE CHANGE Keyword ecosystem service
post-conflict
productive landscape management
NEXUSCopyright Holder The Authors Copyright Year 2022 Copyright type Creative commons ISSN 2693-5015 DOI https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2183999/v1 -
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