A methodological framework for assessing the coherence of Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem nexus policies: Illustration and application at the river basin level

Highlights

• Policy coherence is a critical componentand an indicator of successful Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus governance.
• Few policy coherence assessment methods and policy coherence investigations into the WEFE nexus.
• Our policy coherence assessment framework assesses policy coherence in both its formulation and implementation.
• The approach identifies Nexus hotspots helps identifying policies requiring revision or strengthening.
• The approach shows whether these hotspots have positive or negative cascading effects throughout the nexus.

Caro E. Mooren, Chrysaida-Aliki Papadopoulou, Stefania Munaretto, Katerina Levedi, Maria P. Papadopoulou