An Integrated Approach to Peace and Resource Security

This paper explores the value proposition of using systems tools to model interlinkages that exist between security water, energy, land, and food (WELF) resources peace. The intersection these five sectors, referred as WELF-Peace nexus, is complex, unfolds in a constrained landscape specific context scale, involves interaction multiple their subsystems. Multiple states combined community peace resource are possible. demonstrates system dynamics account for interdependencies four sectors WELF nexus domains positive Two existing indices, Positive Peace Index Pardee RAND Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Security proposed by Institute Economy (IEP) considered, analyzed dynamics. approach can be used explore different scenarios involving linkages forms FEW synergy tradeoff.