Water resources are global public goods essential to the maintenance of life on the planet and an important economic-political instrument. The relationship between supply and demand of water for the coming decades related to energy generation and food production is a global concern. The estimated population growth for the next few years and the threats related to climate change have stimulated debates in several scales of the globe, remitting the need to rethink the ways of planning and managing these resources. In order to contribute information to the integrated management of water, energy and food resources in the Amazon, the present study aimed to analyze the nexus of water, energy and food in the context of the municipalities of Para. For this, a bibliographical and documentary research was carried out, analysis of secondary data about the population; human supply and water consumption; social and sanitation indicators; production and consumption of electricity; food production; (GDP), besides the classification of the variables studied in observational units, listing for each a set of specific indicators. For the observational unit water: water consumption by volume (m³ / a); access to the sewage network and IDH-M. For the energy unit: state energy consumption; ICMS losses; municipalities served by the electric power grid. For the food unit: agricultural and livestock production. Digital cartographic data and geoprocessing were also used for the spatialization of the information studied. From the analysis, it was possible to perceive that the demand for water, energy and food in the State is not satisfactorily contemplated, apart from the lack of dialogue between the three sectors, the lack of interest of the competent authorities in the local demands, and inefficient management of water in the region, are some of the main obstacles to meeting Amazon demands. This study is part of the research activities of the Project "Risks, Climate Disasters and their Impacts on Food Water Safety in the State of Pará in the Context of Climate Change", integrated to the Group of Studies and Research on Disasters in the Amazon - GEPEDAM.
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