Ongoing Research   (See also Completed Research)

Global Centers on Water Energy Food Health

I. The Permian Energy Technology and Resilience Alliance (PETRA): Expanding Resilience of Energy Communities rough Technology and Social Research, (Korgel, Pistikopolous, Mohtar, et.al.) is an NSF Regional Innovation Engine that addresses societal and economic challenges and opportunities of the Energy Transition. Globally, industry, government, and community leaders are committing to and investing in decarbonization and advanced energy technology development as part of a transition away from carbon-intensive energy sources. (UT News). Mohtar is Associate Director and Research Theme Coordinator.

II. NIH: Global Center on Climate Change and Water Energy Food Health Systems (GC3WEFH), Project # 1P20TW012709-01, AL-DELAIMY, WAEL K, U CA, SAN DIEGO.  (SubAward 5617: Mohtar, Daher, Pappas, et. al.) The GC3WEFH draws on a transdisciplinary team to address multifaceted, evolving climate change through long-term capacity building. Focusing on water scarcity in vulnerable communities, the center seeks to address the interplay of the water-energy-food-health nexus. More than 30 scientists will support evidence-based approaches aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of residents within rural communities and refugee camps. See More.

III. World Water Council (WWC) Systems Approach to Deliver Water to People: Task Force on IWRM-Transversality. (Mohtar, chair) Report 2023: Opening Up Integrated Water Resource Management to Include Energy, Food, Health, and Education download

IV. ACCEL NET (Thompson et al) Soil for Society Network  Soil systems are at the heart of food & water security, ecosystem services, and climate adaptation – fundamental to sustainable development. Improving the resilience of soil systems is a societal grand challenge requiring global collaboration to create solutions. With funding from the National Science Foundation, we are developing an international network of networks to address this challenge, the Soil for Society Network.