@article{fdi:010074129,
  title = {{Q}uantifying the sustainability of water availability for the water-food-energy-ecosystem nexus in the {N}iger river basin},
  author = {{Y}ang, {J}. and {Y}ang, {Y}. {C}. {E}. and {K}han, {H}. {F}. and {X}ie, {H}. and {R}ingler, {C}. and {O}gilvie, {A}ndrew and {S}eidou, {O}. and {D}jibo, {A}. {G}. and van {W}eert, {F}. and {T}harme, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}ater, food, energy, and the ecosystems they depend on interact with each other in highly complex and interlinked ways. {T}hese interdependencies can be traced particularly well in the context of a river basin, which is delineated by hydrological boundaries. {T}he interactions are shaped by humans interacting with nature, and as such, a river basin can be characterized as a complex, coupled socioecological system. {T}he {N}iger {R}iver {B}asin in {W}est {A}frica is such a system, where water infrastructure development to meet growing water, food, and energy demands may threaten a productive and vulnerable basin ecosystem. {T}hese dynamic interactions remain poorly understood. {T}rade-off analyses between different sectors and at different spatial scales are needed to support solution-oriented policy analysis, particularly in transboundary basins. {T}his study assesses the impact of climate and human/anthropogenic changes on the water, energy, food, and ecosystem sectors and characterizes the resulting trade-offs through a set of generic metrics related to the sustainability of water availability. {R}esults suggest that dam development can mitigate negative impacts from climate change on hydropower generation and also on ecosystem health to some extent.},
  keywords = {agent-based modeling ; {N}iger {R}iver {B}asin ; reliability ; vulnerability ; resilience ; trade-offs ; {GUINEE} ; {MALI} ; {NIGER} ; {NIGERIA} ; {NIGER} {BASSIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}arths {F}uture},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {1292--1310},
  ISSN = {2328-4277},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1029/2018ef000923},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074129},
}