Inclusive policy development from the ground up: insights from the household water-energy-food nexus

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdomen
cg.contributor.affiliationUnited Nations Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of KwaZulu-Natalen
cg.contributor.affiliationTexas A&M Universityen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeFragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa
cg.contributor.programAcceleratorScaling for Impact
cg.coverage.countryJordan
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2JO
cg.coverage.subregionAmman
cg.coverage.subregionJabal Al Natheef
cg.creator.identifierMaha Al-Zu'bi: 0000-0001-9810-0103en
cg.creator.identifierBROUZIYNE Youssef: 0000-0001-6710-9527en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104084en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH053755en
cg.identifier.projectIWMI - C-0020en
cg.identifier.projectIWMI - C-0059en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1462-9011en
cg.journalEnvironmental Science and Policyen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume169en
dc.contributor.authorAl-Zu'bi, Mahaen
dc.contributor.authorMabhaudhi, T.en
dc.contributor.authorDaher, B.en
dc.contributor.authorBrouziyne, Youssefen
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-30T09:01:08Zen
dc.date.available2025-04-30T09:01:08Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174396
dc.titleInclusive policy development from the ground up: insights from the household water-energy-food nexusen
dcterms.abstractDespite substantial contemporary research and a growing trend in exploring the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus, most research efforts have been invested in macro-level supply-side infrastructure and policies. However, prioritizing demand-side management policies can provide new opportunities and untapped potential for addressing interconnected resource challenges. Demand management inherently encompasses users’ consumption patterns, behaviors, socio-economic conditions, and choices, thereby necessitating active engagement and participation. Understanding household-level demands is fundamental to assess the demand for and consumption of water, energy, and food, as well as to inform policy decisions. In this context, our study investigated household consumption patterns within the interconnected WEF nexus, including daily practices such as cooking and washing, conservation measures, household governance, and their cross-cutting relationships with climate change. As a case study, we conducted our research in the Jabal Al Natheef neighborhood of Amman City, Jordan. Our findings reveal that households can propose and enact climate-friendly decisions. Significant gender-related differences were also observed in decisions made across WEF household practices. Additionally, households’ perspectives highlighted governance issues and revealed gaps in policy implementation along with the need for more inclusive decision-making processes. Our results underscore the importance of understanding household-level WEF nexus dynamics and daily practices in informing environmental policies, particularly those related to climate action. Such policies are best developed from the bottom-up by incorporating household insights, rather than relying solely on top-down, one-size-fits-all solutions.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2025-04-29en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAl-Zu'bi, Maha; Mabhaudhi, T.; Daher, B.; Brouziyne, Youssef. 2025. Inclusive policy development from the ground up: insights from the household water-energy-food nexus. Environmental Science and Policy, 169:104084. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104084]en
dcterms.extent104084en
dcterms.issued2025-07en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectinclusionen
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen
dcterms.subjectgovernanceen
dcterms.subjectwater useen
dcterms.subjectenergy efficiencyen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectnexus approachesen
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectsocioeconomic aspectsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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