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WATER–ENERGY–FOOD NEXUS

Mitigation north and impact south

Nature Climate Change volume 12, pages 119–120 (2022)Cite this article

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Climate mitigation policies are enacted in the interconnected climate, land, energy and water sectors. Now, a study shows regionally different land-use change emission pricing policies can increase competition for water in African river basins.

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Fig. 1: Interconnections in the water–energy–food nexus.

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