Hi,
This is Elaine R. de Jesus from the Philippines, and I am currently conducting my PhD Dissertation which is about Integrated Sustainability Assessment of Irrigation Technologies for Climate Resilience Agriculture in the Philippines . In one of my methodology, I need to use OSeMOSYS as my modelling tool as part of the A-CLEWs (Agriculture, Climate, Land, Energy, Water) model but I am quite confuse as to what attributes/data I need to input to and how? Can somebody please extend me a helping hand
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Hi Elaine,
Just before we look to provide you with more support, I have a few questions.
- Have you worked with OSeMOSYS before?
- Have you worked with CLEWs before?
- How detailed should thid model be?
We have some online courses which may be a great starting point for you!
Best, Kane.
Hi Kane.
Good day!
To answer your questions.
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Have you worked with OSeMOSYS before? Yes I do, but I never got the chance to master it. I have an OSeMOSYS program installed in my PC but I am not that equipped on how to apply it in my thesis, particularly in my study site.
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Have you worked with CLEWs before? No, I haven’t worked with CLEWs before. All I know is that they are factors I need to consider for analysis in the application of my solar water irrigation pumps.
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How detailed should this model be? If you don’t mind, I opted to include the actual research objectives as what is indicated in my methodology. For the objectives: this thesis proposes a novel framework for the integrated analysis and sustainability assessment of technologies and policies using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) and the Agriculture, Climate Change, Land Use, Energy, and Water (A-CLEWs) model in the agricultural sector or in which is further identified as food production. This research aims to demonstrate the application of the proposed design in a framework that will address the linkages of energy, water, land use, agriculture (food), and climate change that will be applicable at an LGU level and be able to perform a demonstration to the present state of agricultural lands in the Philippines. Scenarios that represent potential technologies and policies for the agricultural sector will be modeled in the proposed framework, and their economic, environmental, and social sustainability will be evaluated. And as for the methodology part: 3.1 Measuring A-CLEWS Sustainability Using the novel A-CLEWS and identified irrigation methods along with several modelling tools discussed in the review of related literature, there are indeed plenty of options to choose from in order to attain a climate-resilient agriculture in the Philippines and thus why the use of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis methods at the end is important. Application of these MCDA tools will serve as a guideline in making decisions when multiple criteria (or objectives) need to be considered together to rank or choose between alternatives. To start with, A-CLEWS will be a unit of measurement in order to framed as how the stakeholders in the province of Rizal and Bulacan design and implement sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural strategies that can optimize resource use, improve food security, and align with long term development goals such as advancing to the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals and Ambisyon Natin 2040. This decision problem can be addressed with the following key concerns: (1) resource allocation; (2) technology and practice selection; (3) policy and investment planning; and (4) stakeholders’ participation. The areas of concern are elaborated in detail through the study’s research question. 3.2 Model Development Now that all criteria and values are put in place, model development comes next. As previously presented and discussed, various frameworks have been applied across the world wherein most of these frameworks focused on either the three concept (water, energy, food) or four-concept (climate, land, energy, and water) nexus. There is no specific framework that entails a holistic approach covering a bottom-up scheme wherein the concepts of water use, land use diversion, energy utilization, food production, and climate change mitigation are all in one framework. 96 Using this as a guide, it will now enclose the concepts into one framework wherein land will be for land use conversion and food is another entity. The Open-Source Energy Modeling System commonly known as OseMOSYS was first introduced in 2008 to serve as a full-fledged systems optimization model for long-run energy planning. Furthermore, this software possibly necessitates less time and a learning curve dedication to construction and operation. This can also model Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs), which are used to represent different greenhouse gas concentration scenarios in climate change research. The functions of this method were comprehensively discussed in Item 2.10. From the dedicated OSeMOSYS model as shown in Figure 13, this research aims to plug in the component of Agriculture into the common building blocks used in OSeMOSYS which are the factors of Climate Change, Land Use, Water, and Energy. Each component will have different sets of variables or parameters that will be measured using the software. Variables will be thoroughly discussed in the next section as this will be now applied to the current scenario for a pilot study. (This will be both use in my two chosen site which is San Mateo, Rizal and Sta. Maria Bulacan). Looking for your response on the matter. Thank you
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Hi Elaine,
This is really great to know.
First of all, you can try the OU courses, I would recommend the CLEWs course before the OSeMOSYS, as you use OSeMOSYS in both courses.
Please do download the most recent version of MUIO from GitHub too.
Your PhD proposal sounds really interesting and can definitely be done within CLEWS/OSeMOSYS/MUIO. May I ask why you are referring to it as A-CLEWs? As agriculture falls under the L(and) aspect of the CLEWs framework.
Best, Kane.