Abstract In recent years, there has been increased recognition of the importance of a nexus approach to optimize food, energy, and water (FEW) security at regional and global scales. Remote communities in the Arctic and Subarctic regions in Alaska provide unique examples of closed and isolated systems, wherein the FEW nexus not only needs to be examined to lend resilience to these vulnerable communities but that could also serve as small-scale test beds for a wider and systematic understanding of the FEW nexus. In this short communication, looking at the FEW nexus in Cordova, Alaska, through an energy lens, we introduce an approach (referred to as the “MicroFEWs approach”) that may assist remote communities in Alaska in making informed decisions regarding the use of renewable energy to increase FEW security. Our example uses the MicroFEWs approach to assess the impacts of increased renewable energy generation on FEW security in the community, more specifically to food security through potential changes to the community's fish processing industry. This approach can serve as a basis for investigating the FEW nexus in varying contexts and locales.

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MicroFEW：阿拉斯加农村岛屿微电网社区可再生能源决策的食物-能源-水系统方法

摘要 近年来，人们越来越认识到在区域和全球范围内优化食物、能源和水 (FEW) 安全的联系方法的重要性。阿拉斯加北极和亚北极地区的偏远社区提供了封闭和孤立系统的独特例子，其中 FEW 关系不仅需要检查以增强这些脆弱社区的弹性，而且还可以作为更广泛的小规模试验台。以及对 FEW 关系的系统理解。在这篇简短的交流中，通过能源视角审视阿拉斯加科尔多瓦的 FEW 关系，我们介绍了一种方法（称为“MicroFEW 方法”），可以帮助阿拉斯加的偏远社区就可再生能源的使用做出明智的决定能量以增加很少的安全性。我们的示例使用 MicroFEW 方法来评估增加可再生能源发电对社区 FEW 安全的影响，更具体地说，通过社区鱼类加工业的潜在变化对食品安全的影响。这种方法可以作为调查不同环境和地区中的 FEW 关系的基础。