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TL;DR: The criteria and approach proposed, for a paradigm shift towards sustainable intensification of agriculture, integrates the dual and interdependent goals of using sustainable practices to meet rising human needs while contributing to resilience and sustainability of landscapes, the biosphere, and the Earth system.

TL;DR: A methodology and model have been developed for the real-time optimal flood operation of river-reservoir systems based upon combining a nonlinear programming model with a flood-routing simulation model within an optimal control framework.

TL;DR: The study confirms the Mediterranean diet is a healthier and more sustainable diet with strong cultural heritage and better water-nutritional efficiency than the current one: it provides more energy, fiber, and nutrients per liter of consumptive water.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the current status, including the opportunities and the practices of applying the WEF Nexus in the Mediterranean and draw specific recommendations for the way forward, and propose a set of interventions to strengthen the institutional capacities, to enhance the finance mechanisms, to support the intra-regional dialogue as well as to implement economic instruments and integrated economic approaches to measure the impact of Nexus into economy and employment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the concerns of policy makers based on their policy work, policy-related research work, and their day-to-day experiences in terms of three questions: What are the perceived major issues for water governance?What are the major challenges in the structure of the existing global water governance approach? What is the vision for improving global Water governance?