Food, water, and energy security in South Asia: A nexus perspective from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region{star, open}

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-48

  Rasul, Golam ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Food water energy nexus; Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain systems; South Asia; Upstream downstream linkages

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; RIVER WATER; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CATCHMENT; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; HYDROPOWER; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SEASON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOUTH ASIA; WATERSHED;

EID: 84896357097     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.01.010     Document Type: Article

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