A Nexus-Based Systematic Review of Food Security, Gender Inequalities and Water Resource Management: Insights from Spatial Modeling and CGE Modeling

A Nexus-Based Systematic Review of Food Security, Gender Inequalities and Water Resource Management: Insights from Spatial Modeling and CGE Modeling | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Systematic Review A Nexus-Based Systematic Review of Food Security, Gender Inequalities and Water Resource Management: Insights from Spatial Modeling and CGE Modeling Zakaria Haci, Fatima Lambarraa-Lehnhardt, Ahmed El Ghini This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8885708/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Despite women’s central role in food production, water collection and climate adaptation in marginalized regions, gender dimensions remain underrepresented in nexus research. This systematic review examines the conceptualization and analysis of food security, gender inequalities and water management in recent nexus literature, revealing persistent gaps in land conflicts, deforestation, spatial resilience, capabilities and Africa-focused analyses. We propose a Food–Gender–Water nexus framework centering intersectional gender disparities, spatial inequalities and capability constraints. A hybrid protocol combining bibliometric mapping, SPAR-4-SLR and PRISMA-PICOST was applied to screen the literature. Hybrid spatial-CGE modeling is advocated to bridge localized vulnerabilities with economy-wide impacts, thereby operationalizing the three co-equal pillars of wise agricultural systems-economic viability and resilience, environmental sustainability and social justice and equity-while enabling equity-centered evaluation of climate shocks and resource interdependencies. This approach advances Sustainable Development Goal 13.1 on resilience to hazards and 13.2 on gender-responsive planning, prioritizing women, youth and marginalized communities in least developed contexts. Agricultural Economics & Policy Macroeconomics Econometrics Environmental Economics Economic Theory Development Economics Food-Gender-Water nexus Gender inequalities Water governance Spatial modeling CGE models PRISMA-PICOST Full Text Additional Declarations The authors declare no competing interests. Supplementary Files Appendix111.tex Appendix Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. 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