Natural resources management is one of the serious challenges facing the world due to global population growth, economic crises, mismanagement of natural resources, and climatic changes. This work aims to develop an integrated dynamic model for the WEF system with and without climate change interlinkage for Kuwait's domestic and agricultural sectors to identify suitable opportunities for natural resources management. Quantitative characterization and trade-off for WEF nexus were developed, focusing on the three major drivers, including the environmental, sociological, and economic drivers. The results showed that the water consumption would rise on average between 2 to 4% in 2017-2035, with total cumulative demand of about 3144 Mm3. It was illustrated from the results that interventions and management policies such as reducing per capita consumption, saving devices, population control, and using reverse osmosis technology would play a significant role in sustaining water resources by reducing the demand by 50% in 2035.

Assessment of future water, energy, and food nexus by using WEAP and LEAP models in the state of Kuwait

ACS Fall 2021

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