Stakeholder Workshops Informing System Modeling—Analyzing the Urban Food–Water–Energy Nexus in Amman, Jordan

Large cities worldwide are increasingly suffering from a nexus of food, water, and energy supply challenges. This complex can be analyzed with modern physico-economic system models. Only when practical knowledge those affected, experts, decision makers is incorporated alongside various other data sources, however, the analyses suitable for policy advice. Here, we present concept “Sustainability Nexus Workshops” extracting preparing relevant modeling apply it to case Amman, Jordan. The experiences workshop participants show that, although water scarcity predominant resource problem in Jordan, there close connection between as well urbanization. To prevent foreseeable significant degradation security, actions needed across all dimensions. stakeholders demonstrate an awareness this suggest variety technical measures, solutions, individual behavioral changes—often combination. Improving requires political institutional reforms. In developing these, must borne mind that prevalent informal structures illegal activities both strategies coping challenges causes them.