Integrating the sustainable development goals into post-mining land use selection.

Active mines regularly commit to post-mining land uses (PMLUs) several decades before their planned closure, setting closure outcomes and commitments in regulatory instruments during the initial, pre-mining phases. Considering the mounting global challenges of water, energy, food, and livelihood security, as well as climate change, many of these PMLUs may be considered sub-optimal for a future context. Whether new land uses are being defined or existing land uses are being refined, options for PMLUs should be selected using various planning lenses.

An African perspective on the Water-Energy-Food nexus.

There is a need to address resource security and distributional justice in developing countries. People need water, energy, and food to sustain their livelihoods, grow economies, and achieve sustainable development. The interactions between these resource sectors form the crux of water-energy-food (WEF) nexus assessments.