Published by Center for Natural Resources and Development (CNRD)

Cover design and layout by Luna Montenegro Torres

Lars Ribbe Cologne University of Applied Sciences

Germany

Muralee ThummarukudyUnited Nations Environment Programme

Switzerland

Eduardo SalgadoPontificia Universidad Catlica de Valparaso

Chile

Udo NehrenCologne University of Applied Sciences

Germany

Daniela SerranoPontificia Universidad Catlica de Valparaso

Chile

Francisca SolarPontificia Universidad Catlica de Valparaso

Chile

Luna MontenegroPontificia Universidad Catlica de Valparaso

Chile

Foreword 1

About the Keynote Speakers

Dr Francisco Meza 5

Dr Marco Cisternas 6

Dr Hartmut Gaese 7

Dr Martin Coy 8

Prof Mary Comerio 9

Dr Conor Skehan 10

Dr Jean Acquatella 11

Research challenges regarding the Food-Water-Energy Security NexusWhat Holds Back Eco-Innovations? A Green Growth Diagnostics Approach. Harald Sander

15

AguaSCAPES A collaborative Research Network (CRN) on Innovative Science and Influential Policy Dialogues for Water Security in the Arid Americas. Francisco Meza

16

Tracing the Policies behind the Water, Energy and Food Nexus Towards Understanding the New Integrative Approach of the Nexus Perspective. Mohammad Al-Saidi

17

Hydropower in Chilean Patagonia Exploring peoples perceptions of the Hidroaysn project. Tobias Buser

18

Value of water an approach for the Nile River catchment in the light of the water-food-energy nexus. Peter Rutschmann

19

Transboundary Water Management in the Nile Basin and the Water Energy Food Security Nexus. Lars Ribbe

20

Joint Management of Water and Energy Resources as a Prerequisite for a Sustainable Development of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago de Chile. Helmut Lehn

21

Integrated Land and Water Resources Management

Coping with impacts of salt intrusion on agriculture production in the Vu Gia Thu Bon basin, Central Vietnam. Trinh Quoc Viet

25

Nest+Aguas: A public-private tool for watershed sustainability. Jorge Al Yarad 26

Considerations about Integrated Coastal Zone Management along Rio de Janeiro Coast. Guilherme Borges

27

Energy, nitrogen, and land use efficiency of four agricultural systems in southern Germany. Hung-Chun Lin

28

Understanding contamination as a limiting factor to reach sustainability

Water safety plans. Zulma Jimnez 31

Spatial-temporal analysis of water quality in the Cienega Tamasopo Wetland, Mexico. Mara Catalina Alfaro

32

Assessment of agricultural nonpoint-source fungicide exposure and mitigation in detention ponds and vegetated ditches. David Elsaesser

33

Environmental Indicators for Evaluation of the impact of a Petrochemical Complex along East Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Raul Vicens

34

Effects of sand mining activities on land in agrarian communities of Oyo State, Nigeria. Adewale T. Adeola

35

Sustainable land use systems

Actions for sustainability learning to take action on biodiversity. Kristina Brebck 39

Analysis of land use, changes and forest valuation, CDM and REDD projects in a municipality of the Bolivian Amazon Region. Carmelo Peralta

40

Experimental determination of soil erosion changes due to pasture substitution by sugarcane: a study case in Brazil. Cristin Youlton

41

Functioning soil and water systems as a basis for production and protection

Partnership between power generation and agricultural sectors for sustainable cropping soils and reductions in carbon foodprints. Isa Yunusa

45

Prediction of the reduction in saturated hydraulic conductivity associated with applications of saline-sodic waters using Artificial Neural Network. Younes Ezlit

46

Effect of tillage and grazing on the volumetric water content and penetration resistance in permanent grassland in Southern Chile. Ivn Ordez

47

Soil solarization in the sanitization of anaerobic sewage sludge to be used as substrate for Surinam cherry (Eugenia uniflora Lam.) seedling production. Ronaldo Faustino

48

Physical soil quality, a tool for sustainable development of sheep grazing systems. Felipe Ziga

49

Effect of different pasture improvement strategies on the functional resilience of the porous system of Andisol under sheep grazing. Jorge Ivelic-Seza

50

Change in soil use and types of production in areas with highly fragile soils: sub-watershed case study in the region of Araucana, Chile (stage 1). Pablo Saavedra

51

Validation of the soil chromatography method in six fruit orchards with different management styles in the Region of Valparaiso. Diego Fuentes

52

Food Security

Food Security - is it really threatened? Hartmut Gaese 55

Role and value of African Indigenous Knowledge and practices in enhancing smallholder agricultural productivity and sustaining household food security in sub-Saharan Africa. Simeon Materechera

56

Factors influencing adoption of farm management practices in agro-biodiversity hotspots in India: An analysis using the Negative Binomial Count Data model. Varghese Manaloor

57

Analyzing the Natural Embodied in Global Commodity Chains The case of the Israeli meat system. Shira Dickler

58

Sustainable energy systems in the context of natural resources cycles

The Gttingen Approach to Sustainability Science: Creating Renewable Energy Communities in Germany. Peter Schmuck

61

Using Waste for Closing Material Cycles: A German Research Project as part of the Consistency Strategy analyzing the Options for Transferability. Dagmar Gaese

62

Implications of the National Energy Efficiency Policy on the Sectoral Development Policies in Egypt. Marwa Khalifa

63

Electricity Supply in Five North-eastern Provinces of Afghanistan. Ramchandra Bhandari 64

Systems Analysis for Sustainable Biomass Utilization in Chile. Ann-Kathrin Mller 65

Utilization of Renewable Energy in Jordan. Ahmed Al-Salaymeh 66

Production and storage of the bioliq-Syncrude for conversion of biomass residues into synthetic fuels. Thomas Nicoleit

67

Interactions between Land Use and Bioenergy Potentials on Designing a Bioenergy Area in Los Ros Regin, Chile. Alfredo Erlwein

68

Renewable energy villages and regions in Germany. Andr Wueste 69

Shale-gas exploration in Quebec: a quest for legitimacy. Suzanne Beaulieu 70

Disaster, ecosystems and development

Resilience, recovery and community renewal. Mary Comerio 73

Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction in the context of the food-water-energy nexus: New and innovative approaches for higher education. Udo Nehren

74

Working towards a Stronger Scientific Basis for Ecosystem based DRR. Radhika Murti 75

Young Researchers Forum

Modeling hydropower impacts on uses of water resources in the Vu Gia-Thu Bon River Basin, Central Vietnam. A.B.M Firoz

79

Young Researchers Forum (continuation)

Experimental determination of water balance changes due to pasture substitution by sugarcane: a study case in Brazil. Cristian Youlton

80

Charcoal production as a driver of degradation of tropical dry forests: A case study of Mutomo District in Kenya. Geoffrey Ndegwa

81

Implementing REDD+ under the pressures of food and energy production a case study from Yasun, Ecuador. Toa Loaiza Lange

82

Protection and sustainable management of urban ecosystems: The sand dunes of Ritoque, Greater Valparaiso, Chile. Sandra Alfonso

83

Comparative study of food security before and after the Mount Merapi eruption in 2010 in the Cangkringan Sub-district . Anggit Priadmodjo

84

Governance of Open City cultural landscape. Clinical study the land of the Amereida Cultural Corporation. Diego Fuentes

85

Effects of increasing doses of copper on potted walnut tree plants in clay loam soil. Jessica Alvarado

86

Use of chili seeds (Capsicum annuum) as biosorbent in the removal of toxic heavy metals present in aqueous solution. Maria del Coral Regules

87

Contribution of Peri-Urban Agriculture to Urban Food Security. Shreema Rana 88

Planning approaches for sustainable natural resources management

People and parks: an evaluation of community development and nature conservation efforts in south-eastern Zimbabwe. Wedzerai C Mandudzo

91

Agricultural Transformation of the Indigenous Soliga Communities: A Comparative Analysis of Land Use Changes in Male Mahadeswara Hills and Sathyamangalam Hills of Southern India. Divya Rajeswari Swaminathan

92

Exploring environmental knowledge and pro-environmental behavior of the Chilean adult population. Alexander Neaman

93

Emerging commons within artisanal fisheries. The Chilean territorial use rights in fisheries (TURFs) within a broader coastal landscape. Gloria Gallardo

94

Environmental Concerns in Urban Planning and Management. Ajay Lal 95

Urban Environmental Governance: A Case Study of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Eleanor Mitch 96

Nexus in the Nile Basin Countries. Aly El-Bahrawy 97

Water and land resources management in the context of drought

LimariRBIS An example for a web based data management system to support integrated natural resources and drought management in Northern-Central Chile. Alexandra Nauditt

101

Water and land resources management in the context of drought (continuation)

Analyzing the groundwater recharge of a river oasis along the Tarim River (China) to develop a sustainable water management tool for the region. Patrick Keilholz

102

Assessment of runoff generation from high elevation Andean catchments in predicting water availability under climate variability and change. Alexandra Nauditt

103

Interpretation of operational rules and its consequences: the case of La Paloma system, Limar catchment , Chile. Pablo lvarez

104

Data preparation for water balance modeling using the Mike Basin Model in the semia-rid Hurtado catchment, Central Chile. Rike Becker

105

Trend detection in annual precipitation in the river basin of Epitcio Pessoa dam using the Mann-Kendall test. Francisco A. S. Sousa

106

Methods to evaluate and improve water allocation processes in a semi-arid waters-hed with given physical, environmental and social constraints and hydrological extreme conditions Possibilities and Limitations. Nicole Kretschmer

107

Scenario-based participatory water resource planning for climate change adaptation. The case of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago the Chile. Laura Simon

108

Coping with climate variability and change in water, food and energy systems

Comingling effect of changing climate and allocation policy on ecohydrological sustainability of streamflow in Maine, USA. Md.Rakibul Hassan Khan

111

Water balance modeling to detect spatially distributed water deficits due to land use changes in a small semi-arid Chilean catchment. Rike Becker

112

Integrated drought hazard assessment: A case study in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. Junun Sartohadi

113

Social network analysis of buffer zone around a protected area. Case study: Alerce Andino National Park in temperate rainforest of southern Chile. Gonzalo Mardones

114

Groundwater recharge variability under global climatic changes. A case study from Jordan highlands. Marwan Raggad

115

Flood risk assessment on the Chilean semiarid coast and its impact on the urban development. La Serena, Coquimbo Region. Mara Victoria Soto

116

The role of social capital in disaster risk reduction and sustainable development of coastal areas. Muh Aris Marfai

117

Education and Networking for the Nexus

Being a Botanical Artist in Chile: considerations on art, science, education and ecology. Geraldine MacKinnon

121

Collaborative development of learning units and case studies in the area of Integrated Water Resources management. Lars Ribbe

122

Education and Networking for the Nexus (continuation)

Collaborative development of learning modules in the area of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation. Muh Aris Marfai

123

Integrated Approaches for Urban Planning in Developing Countries: Concepts, Needs and Transferability into Higher Environmental Education. Simone Sandholz

124

Culture in Higher Education: the CNRD Experience. Aly El-Bahrawy 125

Posters

Network Topology and Project Management. Aly N. El-Bahrawy 129

The risk of inclusion: Socio-ecological conflicts and environmental justice viewed from the Chaco Occidental, a soybean frontier of globalization. Robert Hafner

130

Technical Efficiency and Total Factor Productivity of Water Use in Irrigation Districts in Southern Alberta. Kurt Klein

131

Values and Attitudes of the farm family in the context of water policy reform: An empirical study in Alberta, Canada. Wencui Zhang

132

Towards integrated flood management in Guatemala. Hctor Guinea 133

Strategic Environmental Assessment as a Way to Reach the 7.C Millennium Development Goal in Rural Communities in the Altiplano Potosino. Mara Catalina Alfaro

134

Plan-EE: A spatial decision support system to assess potential for regional renewable energy supply. David Elsaesser

135

Exploring the Impact of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Cities in Egypt: The case of Kafr El-Shiekh. Aly N. El-Bahrawy

136

The socioeconomic effects of industrial minerals on the community and economy in Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Aldagheiri

137

The Center for Natural Resources and Development (CNRD) is a network of universities from

around the world established in 2009 with the aim to contribute to creation and sharing

of knowledge on the various interactions between natural resources and development. In

this sense CNRD decided to support the organization of the First Conference of Natural

Resources and Development, oriented this year towards some of the most significant

human problems related to Food, Water and Energy Security.

The idea of inviting to such a conference was born during the 2012 CNRD Annual Meeting

held at Aims Sham University in Cairo and immediately received encouragement and

support from the representative of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

The board of partner universities of CNRD requested Pontificia Universidad Catlica de

Valparaiso to be the host of this first conference with the option to turn it into a regular

event.

After a year of preparation we can be extremely satisfied with the significant response

from the scientific community from all around the world. The call for papers made at

the beginning of this year yielded an unexpected large number of abstracts for oral and

poster presentations submitted by researchers, as well as by doctoral and master graduate

students from all continents. This success demonstrates that the topic suggested by the

organizers was perceived as a crucial issue of high relevance.

Thus, the organizers are pleased to present this document containing all the abstracts

accepted for the conference. But it should be annotated that this event would not have

been possible without the great support from our donors. We especially thank BMZ,

DAAD, UNEP, CONICYT and CUAS. Also, we would like to thank all the scientists who

generously reviewed the abstracts; of course we also thank our special guests, the Keynote

Speakers, who add further relevance to this International Conference. Last, but not least,

we thank all the assistants and personnel who did the detailed work!

We hope you find this document helpful and look forward to your participation in this

conference to make it truly successful!

Eduardo Salgado Lars RibbePresident of Organizing Committee CNRD General Director