New publication by Dr. Guangqing Chi and Erika Gavenus
Dr. Guangqing Chi and Erika Gavenus join co-authors to outline a 6-step framework for bridging the researcher-stakeholder disconnect in a recently published Opinion Paper in Circular Economy and Sustainability: "3E + 3B: An Elaborated One Health Approach to Bridging the Researcher-Stakeholder Disconnect at the Food-energy-water Nexus Within Circular Bioeconomies".
The complexity of the Food-Energy-Water nexus demands an integrated, holistic approach to successfully frame challenges and investigate sustainable solutions. The authors propose the One Health approach for its emphasis on understanding and capitalizing on interconnections. However, the One Health approach does not provide a practical framework for bridging the disconnect between science and society. This disconnect can lead to misaligned priorities: scientific advancements can inadequately address practical challenges, and stakeholder actions can lag behind evidence-based practices.
The authors outline a 6-step framework for bridging the researcher-stakeholder disconnect in using the One Health approach to understand the complexity of the Food-Energy-Water nexus. Organized cyclically, the framework involves: Earning Trust, Exploring Fears, Educating, Building Partnerships, developing Business Models, and Bearing the Risk.
This article came out of conversations and relationships sparked by the One Health working group convened during the 2024 Symposium of the International Research Coordination Network for Creating Transdisciplinary Nodes of Food-Energy-Water to Support Sustainable Urban Systems (FEWSUS): Food-Energy-Water Bioeconomies for Net Zero Transition.
Access the paper: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-025-00651-y