A Water-Energy-Food Nexus approach for conducting trade-off analysis: Morocco's phosphate industry in the Khouribga region

Lee, Sang-Hyun; Assi, Amjad T.; Daher, Bassel; Mengoub, Fatima E.; Mohtar, Rabi H.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-4727-2020

Articles | Volume 24, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-4727-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-4727-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 24, issue 10

Research article

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05 Oct 2020

Research article |

| 05 Oct 2020

A Water-Energy-Food Nexus approach for conducting trade-off analysis: Morocco's phosphate industry in the Khouribga region

Sang-Hyun Lee, Amjad T. Assi, Bassel Daher, Fatima E. Mengoub, and Rabi H. Mohtar

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RC1: 'Review of "A Water-Energy-Food Nexus Approach for Conducting Trade-off Analysis: Morocco’s Phosphate Industry in the Khouribga Region"', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Jun 2020
- AC1: 'Response to reviewer's comments', Sanghyun Lee, 10 Aug 2020
RC2: 'Review: A Water-Energy-Food Nexus Approach for Conducting Trade-off Analysis: Morocco’s Phosphate Industry in the Khouribga Region', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Jun 2020
- AC2: 'Response to reviewer's comments', Sanghyun Lee, 10 Aug 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (11 Aug 2020) by Gerrit H. de Rooij

AR by Sanghyun Lee on behalf of the Authors (11 Aug 2020)

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Aug 2020) by Gerrit H. de Rooij

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (21 Aug 2020)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (24 Aug 2020) by Gerrit H. de Rooij

AR by Sanghyun Lee on behalf of the Authors (24 Aug 2020) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Proper water availability for the right place and time in a changing climate requires analysis of complex scientific, technical, socioeconomic, regulatory, and political issues. A Water-Energy-Food Nexus Phosphate (WEF-P) Tool, based on integrating supply chain processes, transportation, and water–energy footprints could assess the various scenarios to offer an effective means of ensuring sustainable management of limited resources to both agricultural areas and the phosphate industry.