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Power dynamics and integration in the water-energy-food nexus: Learning lessons for transdisciplinary research in Cambodia
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Brethaut, Christian
Gallagher, Louise
Dalton, James
Allouche, Jeremy
Published in Environmental Science & Policy. 2019, vol. 94, p. 153-162
Abstract For nexus approaches to be successful in their analysis and influence, integration dynamics must be understood in the context of larger power dynamics. Current analysis barely take this dimension into account. In this article, we aim to delimit and understand the power-related enabling conditions for integration processes in a situation of water, food and energy conflicts in Cambodia. To do so, we reflect on our experiences and outcomes in a knowledge co-production approach for identifying nexus indicators in a WWF Conservation Mekong Flooded Forest Landscape. We conduct an analysis of stakeholder and partner qualitative interview data collected within the LIVES (Linked Indicators for Vital Ecosystem Services) project to explore three examples how we engaged with power dynamics in the course of the research. By doing so, this article provides first (1) learning on existing challenges regarding integration in the nexus, then (2) it analyses effects of coproduction processes when considering power dynamics in the nexus both in terms of stalemate and enabling conditions for reinforced integration. Finally (3), this article analyses the role that plays structure and agency in such integration pro- cesses.
Keywords Water energy food nexus — Power — Transdisciplinarity — Integration — Sustainable development — Cambodia — Conservation landscape — Mekong Flooded Forest
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Centres et instituts / Institut des sciences de l'environnement
Research groups UNESCO Chair on Hydropolitics
Pôle/Institut Gouvernance de l'environnement et développement territorial (PI-GEDT)
Projects WWF/Luc Hoffmann Institute
Nomis Foundation
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(ISO format) 		BRETHAUT, Christian et al. Power dynamics and integration in the water-energy-food nexus: Learning lessons for transdisciplinary research in Cambodia. In: Environmental Science & Policy, 2019, vol. 94, p. 153-162. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.01.010 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:113367

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