Planetary Security Conference 2017 // Water-Energy-Food Security in the MENA Region (C1)

This conversation will advance the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus dialogue initiated at the PSI 2016 conference. The event will be set up as a round table discussion, which will inform participants and attendees of the status of the ongoing MENA sub-regional dialogue; put on track efforts to identify avenues of cooperation on WEF nexus; and explore possibilities of policy development on WEF security on national, regional and sub-regional levels. The event will involve concerned ministries in countries of the Levant region, experts, practitioners and other relevant policy makers.

Objectives

• To identify avenues for cooperation on Water – Energy – Food Security issues within a nexus approach on a national and a regional scale – specifically the MENA region
• To advance policy dialogue on actuating cooperation on issues of Water – Energy – Food Security Nexus in countries of the Levant region on both national and regional levels
• To exchange ideas and lessons learned with other policy makers from around the world

Moderators

• Nadim Farajalla
  Program Director, Climate Change and the Environment
• Tessa Terpstra
  MENA Regional Envoy for Water and Energy Security
  Minstry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Speakers

• Azzam Alwash
  Nature Iraq founder and Current CEO
• Rana El Hajj
  Senior Program Coordinator

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