Bassel Daher, Ph.D.

Publications

93 published knowledge products

including 41 peer-reviewed journal articles, 13 book chapters, 11 policy briefs, 8 conference proceedings, 15 reports, and 5 edited special issues

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Journal Articles •

Simplexifying Sustainability

How can sustainability science avoid paralysis in the face of complexity and ensure it catalyses meaningful action? The key lies...

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Journal Articles

  1. Angell, S. Y., Al-Kindi, S., Daher, B., Abdel Magid, H. S., Adams, A., Boeing, G., Davis, S. K. K., Fanzo, J., Madrigano, J., Myers, S. S., Navas-Acien, A., Newman, J. D., Peng, W., Diez Roux, A. V., Solomon, C. G., & Rajagopalan, S. (2026). Research opportunities to advance cardiovascular health through a planetary health lens. American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 101575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101575
  2. Williams, P., Jones-Crank, J. L., Daher, B., Thomas, A., Cortus, E., Seamon, E., & Kliskey, A. (2026). Rethinking stakeholder engagement: A multidimensional framework inspired by meta-synthesis of food, energy, and water research. Environmental Science & Policy, 178, 104353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2026.104353
  3. Rasooli, S., Casiano-Flores, C., Farhoodi, S., Daher, B., Cervantes-Avilés, P. A., & Huerta-Aguilar, C. A. (2026). Synergetic Benefits of Agricultural Sewage Reuse and Floating Photovoltaics in Mexican Wastewater System: A Municipal-Level WEF Nexus Study. Global challenges (Hoboken, NJ), 10(1), e00440. https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202500440
  4. Albatayneh, R., Mohtar, R., Ashkanani, Z., Daher, B. et al. (2025). Integrating health in the water–energy–food nexus: A comprehensive review of interdependencies, challenges, and future research opportunities. Current Environmental Health Reports, 12, 52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40572-025-00516-4
  5. Daher, B. (2025). Simplexifying sustainability. Nature Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01650-5
  6. Rhouma, A., Daher, B., Vrachioli, M., Mohtar, R. and Gil JM (2025). Financing the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus project: challenges, opportunities, and pathways for sustainable investment. Front. Sustain. Resour. Manag. 4:1590161. doi: 10.3389/fsrma.2025.1590161

  7. Wester, P., Daher, B., Cai, X., Nickum, J. E., Obani, P., & Stephan, R. M. (2025). Fifty years of excellence in water resources research: insights from the most cited articles per decade published in Water International. Water International, 50(5), 361–373. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2025.2533540

  8. Al-Zu’bi, M., Mabhaudhi, T., Daher, B., & Brouziyne, Y. (2025). Inclusive policy development from the ground up: Insights from the household water-energy-food nexus. Environmental Science & Policy, 169, 104084. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104084
  9. Djenontin, I. N. S., Daher, B., Johnson, J. W., Adule, K., Hishe, B. K., Kekirunga, P., … Scott, C. A. (2025). Coproducing water-energy-food Nexus actionable knowledge: Lessons from a multi-actor collaborative learning school in Uganda, East Africa. Environmental Science & Policy, 166, 104028. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104028
  10. Hassan R., Di Martino M., and Daher B. (2025). Quantifying sustainability and resilience in food systems: a systematic analysis for evaluating the convergence of current methodologies and metrics. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 9:1479691. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1479691 
  11. Daher B. (2024). Food for Thought: Nourishing Cardiovascular Health Amidst the Exposome. Methodist DeBakey Cardiovasc J. ;20(5):27-36. doi: 10.14797/mdcvj.1452
  12. Quiñones, M.A., Al-Kindi, S., Rajagopalan, S., Daher, B., Makar, A., Maddock, J.E. (2024). The Exposome and Cardiovascular Health: Webcast December 12 2024. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2024 Dec 31;20(1):128-130. doi: 10.14797/mdcvj.1536. PMID: 39760009; PMCID: PMC11697851.
  13. Mohtar, R., Peng, J., Daher, B., & He, X. (2024). Challenges and futureactions on water‐economy‐ecology‐society nexusunder changing environment. River, 3, 337–340. https://doi.org/10.1002/rvr2.111340
  14. Egieya, J.M., Parker, Y., Hofmann, V.S., Daher, B., Gorgens, J., Goosen, N.J. (2024).  Predictive simulation of the water-energy-food nexus for the City of Cape Town. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Jul 15;934:173289. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173289. Epub 2024 May 18. PMID: 38763198.
  15. Ertuğrul, Ö., Daher, B., Özgünaltay, Ertuğrul G., Mohtar, R. (2024).  From Agricultural Waste to Energy: Assessing the Bioenergy Potential of South-Central Texas. Energies. 17(4):802. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17040802
  16. Torres, C., Gitau, M., Lara-Borrero, J., Paredes-Cuervo, D., & Daher, B. (2023). Urban Few Nexus Model for the Otun River Watershed. https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.169008310.09765430/v1
  17. Al-Saidi, M., Daher, B., Elagib, N.A. (2023) Editorial: (10 years) Water-Energy-Food nexus: Towards knowledge synthesis, action prioritization and revitalization of security debates. Front. Water 4:1125534. doi: 10.3389/frwa.2022.1125534
  18. Mohtar, R. H., Aoun, M., Daher, B., Laspidou, C. S., Kim, H., & Sharma, V. K. (2023). Editorial: Water-energy-food-health solutions and innovations for low-carbon, climate-resilient drylands. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1153671
  19. Daher, B., Bachour, R., Yanni, S. F., Koo-Oshima, S., & Mohtar, R. H. (2022). Food security under compound shocks: Can Lebanon produce its own Mediterranean food basket? Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.969248
  20. Daher, B., Hamie, S., Pappas, K. and Roth, J. (2022). Examining Lebanon’s Resilience Through a Water-Energy-Food Nexus Lens. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 6:748343. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.748343
  21. Mohtar, R. H., Sharma, V. K., Daher, B., Laspidou, C., Kim, H., Pistikopoulos, E. N., Nuwayhid, I., Lawford, R., Rhouma, A., & Najm, M. A. (2022). Opportunities and challenges for establishing a Resource Nexus Community of Science and Practice. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.880754
  22. Daher, B., Hassan, R., ElMahdi, A., Molden, D., Stephan, R. M., Quesada, M. G., Assi, R., Bond, H., & Girma Wolde, S. (2021). Reflecting on water challenges of the past, present and Future: An intergenerational perspective. Water International, 46(7-8), 1236–1242. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2021.2003536
  23. Straw, C. M., McCullough, B. P., Segars, C., Daher, B., & Patterson, M. S. (2021). Reimagining sustainable community sports fields of the future: A framework for convergent science-stakeholder decision-making. Circular Economy and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-021-00115-z
  24. Daher, B., Hamie, S., Pappas, K., Nahidul Karim, M., & Thomas, T. (2021). Toward resilient water-energy-food systems under shocks: Understanding the impact of migration, pandemics, and natural disasters. Sustainability, 13(16), 9402. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169402
  25. Nahidul Karim, M. and Daher, B. (2021). Evaluating the potential of a Water-energy-food Nexus approach toward the sustainable development of Bangladesh. Water, 13(3), 366. doi:10.3390/w13030366
  26. Lee, S., Assi, A. T., Daher, B., Mengoub, F. E., & Mohtar, R. H. (2020). A Water-Energy-Food Nexus approach for conducting trade-off analysis: Morocco's phosphate industry in the Khouribga region. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 24(10), 4727-4741. doi:10.5194/hess-24-4727-2020
  27. Daher, B., Hannibal, B., Mohtar, R. H., & Portney, K. (2020). Toward understanding the convergence of researcher and stakeholder perspectives related to water-energy-food (WEF) challenges: The case of San Antonio, Texas. Environmental Science & Policy, 104, 20–35. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.10.020
  28. Schull, V.Z., Daher, B., Gitau, M.W., Mehan, S., and Flanagan, D.C. (2020). Analyzing FEW nexus modeling tools for water resources decision-making and management applications. Food and Bioproducts Processing, 119, 108-124. doi: 10.1016/j.fbp.2019.10.011
  29. Daher, B., Hannibal, B., Portney, K. E., & Mohtar, R. H. (2019). Towards creating an environment of cooperation between water, energy, and food stakeholders in San Antonio. Science of the Total Environment, 651, 2913-2926. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.395
  30. Mohtar, R. H. and Daher, B. (2019). Lessons learned: Creating an interdisciplinary team and using a nexus approach to address a resource hotspot. Science of the Total Environment, 650, 105-110. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.406
  31. Degirmencioglu, A., Mohtar, R., Daher, B., Ertugrul, G., Ertugul, O. (2019). Assessing the Sustainability of Crop Production in the Gediz Basin, Turkey: a Water, Energy, and Food Nexus Approach. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. Vol 28-No. 4/2019 pg 2511-2522
  32. Daher, B., Lee, S., Kaushik, V., Blake, J., Shafiezadeh, H., Askariyeh, M., Zamaripa, S., Mohtar, R.H. (2019). Towards bridging the water gap in Texas: A Water-Energy-Food Nexus Approach. Science of the Total Environment; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.398
  33. Mohtar, R.H., Shafiezadeh, H., Blake, J., Daher, B. (2019). Economic, Social, and Environmental Evaluation of Energy Development in the Eagle Ford Shale Play. Science of the Total Environment. 646 (2019) 1601-1614. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.202
  34. Dargin, J., Daher, B., & Mohtar, R. H. (2019). Complexity versus simplicity in water energy food nexus (WEF) assessment tools. Science of the Total Environment, 650, 1566-1575. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.080
  35. Daher, B., Mohtar, R. H., Pistikopoulos, E.N., Portney, K.E., Kaiser, R., and Saad, W. (2018). Developing socio-techno-econo-political (STEP) solutions for addressing resource nexus hotspots. Sustainability 2018, 10, 512; doi: 10.3390/su10020512
  36. Stephan, R. M., Mohtar, R. H., Daher, B., Irujo, A. E., Hillers, A., Ganter, J. C., Karlberg, L., Martin, L., Nairizi, S., Rodriguez, D. J., & Sarni, W. (2018). Water–energy–food nexus: a platform for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, Water International, doi: 10.1080/02508060.2018.1446581
  37. Daher, B., Saad, W., Pierce, S. A., Hülsmann, S., & Mohtar, R. H. (2017). Trade-offs and Decision Support Tools for FEW Nexus-Oriented Management. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports. 4 (3), 153-159 doi:10.1007/s40518-017-0075-3
  38. Mohtar, R. H., & Daher, B. (2017). Beyond zero-sum game allocations: expanding resources potentials through reduced interdependencies and increased resource nexus synergies. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 18, 84–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coche.2017.09.002
  39. Portney, K. E., Vedlitz, A., Sansom, G., Berke, P., Daher, B. (2017). Governance of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: the Conceptual and Methodological Foundations for the San Antonio Region Case Study. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, 4:3, 160-167 doi:10.1007/s40518-017-0077-1
  40. Mohtar, R.H. and Daher, B. (2016). Water-Energy-Food Nexus Framework for facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogue, Water International, doi: 10.1080/02508060.2016.1149759
  41. Daher, B. and Mohtar R.H. (2015). Water–energy–food (WEF) Nexus Tool 2.0: guiding integrative resource planning and decision-making, Water International, doi:10.1080/02508060.2015.1074148
 

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