Water, Energy, and Food Nexus: Review of Thailand’s Resource Security

The government of Thailand has continuously placed importance on water management to meet the challenges of future sustainable socioeconomic development. Water security is always related to energy and food security, suggesting that a holistic analysis encompassing different water, food, and energy (WEF) nexus dimensions is the key to achieving sustainable and efficient resource management. One of the important nexus examples from Thailand is rice production, its main export to the world market. Despite the significant revenue rice adds to the national economy, the increasing export of rice could increase risks to energy and water security. For example, exported water from rice production may cause economic damage in the form of water shortages in other economic sectors. One recommendation to policy-makers is the proactive application of the WEF nexus approach during policy-making and project planning processes.