Yang J. auteur aut IRD Yang Y. C. E. auteur aut IRD Khan H. F. auteur aut IRD Xie H. auteur aut IRD Ringler C. auteur aut IRD Ogilvie Andrew auteur aut IRD Seidou O. auteur aut IRD Djibo A. G. auteur aut IRD van Weert F. auteur aut IRD Tharme R. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Water, food, energy, and the ecosystems they depend on interact with each other in highly complex and interlinked ways. These interdependencies can be traced particularly well in the context of a river basin, which is delineated by hydrological boundaries. The interactions are shaped by humans interacting with nature, and as such, a river basin can be characterized as a complex, coupled socioecological system. The Niger River Basin in West Africa is such a system, where water infrastructure development to meet growing water, food, and energy demands may threaten a productive and vulnerable basin ecosystem. These dynamic interactions remain poorly understood. Trade-off analyses between different sectors and at different spatial scales are needed to support solution-oriented policy analysis, particularly in transboundary basins. This 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. Results suggest that dam development can mitigate negative impacts from climate change on hydropower generation and also on ecosystem health to some extent. specialized agent-based modeling Niger River Basin reliability vulnerability resilience trade-offs GUINEE MALI NIGER NIGERIA 062 036 082 020 6 9 1292-1310 2018 2328-4277 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074129 10.1029/2018ef000923 2328-4277 [F B010074129] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074129 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/divers18-10/010074129.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2018-11-07 2024-04-04 fdi:010074129 fre