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PERSPECTIVE article

Front. Water
Sec. Water and Human Systems
Volume 6 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/frwa.2024.1492698
This article is part of the Research Topic Leading Perspectives on Water Security View all articles

Systems-thinking innovations for water security

Provisionally accepted
Angelos Alamanos Angelos Alamanos 1Stefanos Xenarios Stefanos Xenarios 2,3Conrad Felix Michel Landis Conrad Felix Michel Landis 4,5Kostas Dellis Kostas Dellis 4Phoebe Koundouri Phoebe Koundouri 4,5,6*
  • 1 Independent Researcher, Berlin 10243, Germany
  • 2 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • 3 Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Kazakhstan
  • 4 Athena Research Center, Marousi, Greece
  • 5 Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Attica, Greece
  • 6 Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

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    We provide an overview of the evolution of water security considerations, and through reviewing the relevant literature, we highlight the trends towards, and the need for more transdisciplinary frameworks, including the angles of social science and environmental economics, as well as human-centered approaches. Responding to these needs and gaps, we present the conceptual framework used by the Global Climate Hub, a research-led initiative under the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The approach of the Global Climate Hub is transdisciplinary, methodologically and conceptually novel, and it encompasses in essence our vision for providing sustainable solutions to complex challenges we face, such as water insecurity. We hope that the piece provides both useful insights and a call for future cooperation. We believe that this work is highly relevant to the Journal, and it will be of great interest to a wide range of its readers: from early-stage to experienced academics, practitioners, and policymakers. Finally, this paper is expected to serve as a reference point for our ongoing and future interdisciplinary works in the field.

    Keywords: Integrated modelling, Global Climate Hub, Systems Innovation Approach, Human Security, environmental economics, valuation

    Received: 07 Sep 2024; Accepted: 18 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Alamanos, Xenarios, Landis, Dellis and Koundouri. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Phoebe Koundouri, Athena Research Center, Marousi, 151 25, Greece

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