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Bachour, R., Yanni, S., Daher, B., Jaafar, H., Ajour, S. & Mohtar, R. 2024. Water–energy–food–health nexus in Lebanon – Case study. SOLAW21 Technical background report. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc4641en

World Water Council Task Force on IWRM (Rabi Mohtar, Chair) 2023. Opening Up Integrated Water Resources Management to Include Energy, Food, Health, and Education. [Report 2023]

Aoun M., Elhusseini R., Mohtar R. (2023) Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. In The Sustainable University of the Future. (Eds: M. Al-Maadeed, A. Bouras, M. Al-Salem, N. Younan). Springer Int’l Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-20186-8_12

Braudeau , E. and Mohtar , R. H. (2023). Soil-water Modelling Framework Using Pedostructure and Structural Representative Elementary Volume (SREV) Concepts. In: Novel Perspectives of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences Vol. 2, Mustafa Turkmen, Editor.. Pages 111–138. SBN 978-81-19039-26-5 (Print) ISBN 978-81-19039-22-7 (eBook) DOI: 9734/bpi/npgees/v2

Braudeau, E., Assi, A.T., Boukcim, H., and Mohtar, R. H. (2023). Thermodynamic Formulation of the Pedostructure Water Retention and Shrinkage Curves: An Approach to Soil Medium Organization. In: Novel Perspectives of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences Vol. 3, Kwong Fai Andrew Lo, Editor. Pgs 46–79. Abstract https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/npgees/v3/17672D

Braudeau , E. ., Hovhannissian , G. ., Assi, A. T. ., and Mohtar, R. H. (2023). Assessment of Soil Water Thermodynamic to Unify Water Retention Curve by Pressure Plates and Tensiometer. In: Novel Perspectives of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences Vol. 3, Kwong Fai Andrew Lo, Editor. Pages 80–104. Abstract https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/npgees/v3/17673D

Mirella Aoun, Rami Elhusseini, Rabi Mohtar (2023) Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. In The Sustainable University of the Future. Editors: Mariam Al S A Al-Maadeed, Abdelaziz Bouras, Mohammed Al-Salem, Nathalie Younan. Springer Int’l Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-20186-8_12  download

Daher, B. and Zelinka, D. (2021). Water-Energy-Food Interconnections: Methods, tools, And Cross-sectoral decision-making.  In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Clean Water and Sanitation. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70061-8_113-1 download

One Water, One Health: Water, Food and Public Health in a Changing World. Final Report from IWRA Online Conference, in collaboration with UN-FAO, examining the inter-linkages between water, food and public health as the world changes in response to the stressors of pandemics, climate change, population growth, and urbanization. Co-chairs, IWRA International Scientific Committee (ISC) Sasha Koo-Oshima, Yuanyuan Li,  Rabi Mohtar. 7-9 June 2021. Download

Eftelioglu, E., Miralles-Wilhelm, F. R., Mohtar, R., Ruddell, B. L., Saundry, P., & Shekhar, S. (2020). Applying science to practice. In P. Saundry & B. L. Ruddell (Eds.), The Food-Energy-Water Nexus(pp. 459-482). Springer. (Preview)

Kinne, B., Magee, D., McCarl, B. A., Mohtar, R., Richardson, R. B., Ruddell, B. L., Saundry, P., & Treemore-Spears, L. (2020). Opportunities at the nexus. In P. Saundry & B. L. Ruddell (Eds.), The Food-Energy-Water Nexus (pp. 587-611). Springer. (Preview)

Mroue, A.M., Obkirchner, G., Dargin, J., & Muell, J. (2020) Water-Energy Nexus: The Role of Hydraulic Fracturingin Regulating Water Security in Unconventional Oil and Gas Buono, R.M., Lopez-Gunn, E., McKay, J. Staddon, C.  (Eds.)  Springer ISBN 978-3-030-18342-4. Chapter 2, pages 21-38. access

Martin Keulertz and Rabi Mohtar. 2020. Governing the ‘Water-Energy-Food Nexus’ on the National Level. In Luomi, M., Fuller, G., Dahan, L., Lisboa Båsund, K., de la Mothe Karoubi, E. and Lafortune, G. 2019. Arab Region SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2019. (Pg 23-26). Abu Dhabi and New York: SDG Centre of Excellence for the Arab Region/Emirates Diplomatic Academy and Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Pg 23-26. download.

Mohtar, R., & Assi, A. (2019) The Role of New and Green Water Resources in Localizing Water and Food Security Under Arid and Semi-Arid Conditions in The Oxford Handbook of Food, Water and Society  Allan, T., Bromwich, B., Keulertz, M., & Colman, A. (Editors) DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190669799.013.45  download

Mohtar, Rabi H. (2018) The Wicked Problem of Soil and Water Quality. In Wicked problems facing integrated water quality management: what IWRA experts tell us. James E. Nickum, Henning Bjornlund & Raya Marina Stephan (eds). Water International. 43:3,336-348. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2018.1452879

Rabi Mohtar and Amjad Assi. (2018) The Role of New and Green Water Resources in Localizing Water and Food Security Under Arid and Semiarid Conditions. In: The Oxford Handbook of Food, Water and Society. Tony Allan, Brendan Bromwich, Tony Colman, and Martin Keulertz (Eds). Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190669799.013.45

Bassel Daher, Sanghyun Lee, Rabi H. Mohtar, Jeremiah O. Asaka, and Stacy D. VanDeveer. 2018. Security, climate change, and the resource nexus.  In Routledge Handbook of the Resource Nexus. Raimund Bleischwitz, Holger Hoff, Catalina Spataru, Ester van der Voet, Stacy D. VanDeveer (eds). Routledge, UK and NY. CRC Press ISBN: 978-1-138-67549-0.  Chapter 4.  download

Mohtar,Rabi H., AT Assi, BT Daher. (2017). Current Water for Food Situational Analysis in the Arab Region and Expected Changes Due to Dynamic ExternalitiesIn: The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in the Arab Region. Water Security in a New World. Amer K., Adeel Z., Böer B., Saleh W. (eds) Springer, Cham (pps. 193-208). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-48408-2_10 Link.

Mohtar, Rabi H., Keulertz, Martin, and Singh, Vijay P. (2016): Water Security. In Handbook of Applied Hydrology, (Vijay P. Singh, ed in chief) McGraw Hill. Ch 154, 6 pgs, ISBN: 978-0-07-183509-1 purchase.

Martin Keulertz, Jeannie Sowers, Eckart Woertz, andRabi Mohtar. (2016). The Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Arid Regions: The Politics of Problemsheds. The Oxford Handbooks Online. Ken Conca and Erika Weinthal (eds).  DOI: 10.10913/oxfordhb/9780199335084.013.28 download

UN-ESCWA (R.H. Mohtar, ed.) (2016) Developing the Capacity of ESCWA Member Countries to Address the Water and Energy Nexus for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, Regional Policy Toolkit. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) 219 pgs. United Nations, Beirut.  [download]

Mohtar, Rabi H. (2016). Integrated Water, Energy, and Food Governance: A Qatari Perspective. In: Policy-Making in a Transformative State, Tok M., Alkhater L., Pal L. (eds). Palgrave Macmillan, London.  pp 295-307, DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-46639-6_11 Link to book

Rabi H. Mohtar and Bassel Daher (2015). Policy Briefs for the Water, Energy and Food Nexus in the Arab Region, prepared for GIZ ACCWaM Regional Programme for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Water Sector in the MENA Sector. In cooperation with the League of Arab States and the Arabian Gulf University inception workshop. March 4-5, 2015, Cairo, Egypt. Arabic Language download

IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) (2015) Renewable Energy in the Water, Energy & Food NexusRabia Ferroukhi, Divyam Nagpal, Alvaro Lopez-Peña and Troy Hodges, Rabi H. Mohtar, Bassel Daher, Samia Mohtar, Martin Keulertz (eds) 124 pages. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. download

Mohtar, R.H. & Daher, B. (2014): A Platform for Trade-off Analysis and Resource Allocation: The Water-Energy-Food Nexus Tool and its Application to Qatar’s Food Security. Produced as part of the Valuing Vital Resources in the Gulf Series, Chatham House. download

Braudeau, Erik and R.H.Mohtar (2014.) Integrative Environmental Modeling. In: Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food, and Biological Engineering, Second Edition. Taylor and Francis: New York, Published online: 07 May 2014; 1-6. download

Mohtar, R.H., Daher, B. (2012). Water, Energy, and Food: The Ultimate Nexus. In Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food, and Biological Engineering Second Edition, Dennis R. Heldman, Carmen I. Moraru (Eds.) (pp. 1-15) Abingdon, UK: Taylor & Francis. DOI:10.1081/E-EAFE2-120048376 download

Rabi H. Mohtar (2011). An Integrated Sustainability Index for Effective Water PolicyIn Water security : the water-food-energy-climate nexus. World Economic Forum, Water Initiative. Dominic Waughray (Ed.)Island Press. Washington, Covelo, London. 271 pages download

S Silliman, RH Mohtar, KG Paterson, WP Ball (2010). Engineering Academic Programs for Hydrophilanthropy: Commonalities and Challenges. In DK Kreamer, Hydrophilanthropy and Education.  J. Contemporary Water Research & Education 145:1, 5-29. DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-704X.2010.00077.x download

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