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The water–energy nexus in Middle East and North Africa

Afreen Siddiqi, +1 more
- 01 Aug 2011 - 
- Vol. 39, Iss: 8, pp 4529-4540
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In this paper, a country-level quantitative assessment of the water-energy nexus in the MENA region is performed, and the results show that up to 9% of the total annual electrical energy consumption may be attributed to ground water pumping and desalination.
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This article is published in Energy Policy.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 449 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Water-energy nexus & Virtual water.

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Solar-Powered Solutions for the Water and Energy Shortage Problem: The Case Study of Nahr El Bared, Lebanon

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The design of climate-adaptive water subsidies: financial incentives for urban water conservation in Morocco

TL;DR: In this article , a water saving credit (WSC) was proposed to encourage consumers to reduce their water consumption in a large city in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
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An Integrated Energy System Operation Optimization Model for Water Consumption Control Analysis in Park Scale from the Perspective of Energy–Water Nexus

TL;DR: In this article , the coupled relationship between water resources and energy in the integrated energy system was systematically analyzed, and a system operation optimization model was proposed through comprehensively considering cold, heat and electricity load, and nine kinds of energy conversion and supply equipment/technology from the perspective of a water resource and energy nexus in a typical industry park.
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Liens entre l'eau et l'énergie au regard des changements climatiques dans les pays en développement : les expériences vécues en Amérique latine, en Afrique de l'Est et en Afrique australe

TL;DR: In this paper, el nexo energia-agua en el contexto del cambio climatico en los paises en desarrollo is discussed.
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The water footprint of bioenergy

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Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2000

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