Environmental Policy to Develop a Conceptual Design for the Water–Energy–Food Nexus: A Case Study in Wadi-Dara on the Red Sea Coast, Egypt
Abstract
In the next twenty years, the scarcity of food shortage and drinking water will appear in
Egypt due to the growth of industries and agriculture. This paper develops a conceptual design of
the new technologies in the field of water–energy–food in new cities. Border lines are the internal
relationship, external influence, and linkage system evaluation for WEF nexus. The major problems
of using fossil energy in desalination are emissions and non-renewability, as well as the preference
for dispersed freshwater production instead of concentrated output. The design of a
Keywords
Wadi-Dara valley; sustainability; water–energy nexus