Legacy of the Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme

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Global Products

Factsheets and Newsletter

• Nexus Newsletter Collection
• Factsheet Phase I
• Factsheet Phase II

Tools & Trainings

• NIA toolkit
• Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Training Material (Module I, Module II, Module III, Trainer’s guide)
  
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Russian
  • Arabic

• Training Material on the Implementation of the WEF Nexus Approach (Phase I)

Publications

• Lessons Learned Study: Insights gained from the Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme (2023)
• Policy Paper: Sustainable Solar-Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) (2022)
• Study: Designing innovative solutions for the Water, Energy and Food Nexus (2023)
• Study: Financing the Water Energy and Food Nexus (2023)
• Financing strategy: Identification of Financing Facilities for Water-Energy-Food and Ecosystems projects for the Nexus Dialogues Programme (2022)
• The Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus: A review of Nexus literature and ongoing Nexus initiatives for policymakers (2018)
• Practical Planning Management of WEF Nexus Issues in Germany (2017)
• Coordination of Sectoral Interests in the Nexus Between Water, Energy and Agriculture. Mechanisms and Interests in Germany (2017)

Videos

• The Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme Video
• What is the Water Energy Food Nexus?
• The Nexus Serious Game: A hands-on experience to better understand the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
• Understanding the Water Energy Food Nexus

Webinars and Events

• World Water Forum Side-Event: Solving the Rubik´s cube. Multi-level Nexus governance (2022)
• Webinar: Water, Energy & Food for Thought: Interregional exchange on WEF Nexus Institutionalisation (2021)
• Fueling Synergies through the Water-Energy Nexus - honouring Energy Day at the Water Pavilion COP26 (online session) (2021)
• (FAO/GIZ Webinar series) Cooperation across borders and sectors: Regional experiences of WEF Nexus institutionalization (EN) / (FR) (2022)
• From Risks to Returns. Nexus solutions for climate resilience (World Water Week 2021) Nexus Blog // From risks to returns: The WEF Nexus at World Water Week 2021

Nexus Stories

• Sustainable EU support for Turkmenistan’s Desert Communities
• Empowering Women with the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Approach in Kollo, Niger
• Embarking on a journey to upscale Nexus-Based Farming in Egypt
• Strengthening rural communities in Peru with a WEF Nexus approach
• Working towards climate resilient municipalities in the MENA region
• Afforestation of the dried bottom of the Aral Sea
• Reinforcing ancestral Kichwa production systems in Ecuador through a WEF Nexus approach
• Ensuring the WEF security through advancing the energy efficiency at pumping stations and digitalization of the metering in the Republic of Tajikistan
• Transforming the challenge into opportunity: recycling the sediment to promote the transboundary cooperation and WEF security through innovative solutions
• Optimising WEF nexus projects in Southern Africa
• PV systems for the water sector: Increasing energy efficiency while combating water scarcity in Jordan
• Evidencing and showcasing the added value of the WEF Nexus approach
• RES4Africa and GIZ: Accelerating project investments for climate resilience, resource efficiency, and sustainable development
• Improving communities by ensuring access to clean water in Zambia and Malawi
• The Water, Energy, Food and Environment (WEFE) Nexus in Jordan governance: Building resilience and securing WEF in the present and the long run

Nexus Regional Dialogue in Central Asia

Factsheets

• Factsheet Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme Central Asia Phase I & Phase II
• Nexus Regional Dialogue in Central Asia in a nutshell (Phase II)
• Central Asia Nexus Dialogue Project: Fostering Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus and Multi-Sector Investment (Phase II) Long Factsheet
• Central Asia Nexus Dialogue Project: Fostering Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus and Multi-Sector Investment (PHASE II) One page Factsheet

Demonstration Projects

• Demonstration Projects
• Demonstration Factsheet (long)
• Kazakhstan national demonstration project on afforestation of the dried bottom of the Aral Sea
• National Demonstration Project in Tajikistan
• Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan: Transboundary demonstration project

Publications

• Nexus Approach Illustration Book (RU only)
• Forecast of sedimentation growth and losses due to sedimentation in monetary value at the Ruslovoye reservoir with recommendations on possible technical solutions, 2022
• Assessment of risks and vulnerability to climate change at the local level, Tuyamuyun hydro complex, 2021
• Identification of the volume of sedimentation at the Ruslovoye reservoir of the Tuyamuyun hydro complex 2021
• First outcomes of the review and rapid assessment on implementation of the transboundary demonstration project at the Tuyamuyun Hydroelectric Complex (THC)
• Recommendations on technical solutions for the sediment treatment and recycling at the Ruslovoe reservoir, based on international experience
• Cost and benefit analysis on sediment removal and recycling at the Ruslovoye reservoir
• Socio-economic assessment, state of irrigated agriculture and operation of pumping stations in Sughd province and Zafarobod district of Tajikistan
• Interactive Simulation of Nexus approach for water-energy-food-environment security at national and regional levels
  

Videos

• Nexus Regional Dialogue Central Asia - Phase 1
• Playing the Nexus Game (Nexus Regional Dialogue Central Asia)
• A WEF Nexus Transboundary Demonstration Project in Uzbekistan - Turkmenistan
• Demonstration Project Tajikistan (Nexus Regional Dialogue Central Asia)
• Demonstration Project Kazakhstan (Nexus Regional Dialogue Central Asia)
• CAREC's role in promoting the WEF Nexus approach in Central Asia: an expert opinion

Nexus Regional Dialogue in Latin America & the Caribbean

Factsheets

• Factsheet Phase II
• 2-pager Peru
• 2-pager Ecuador
• 2-pager Nature Based Solutions
• 2-pager Nexus GEF CReW+ in Dominican Republic I Detailed design for the rehabilitation of Wastewater Treatment Plants with the Nexus Approach / ES

The LATAM4WEF Innovation Lab for youth innovators and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)s in Latin America and the Caribbeanall - article series links and reports

• Call for Applications
• LATAM4WEF Innovations Programme – Article Series 1
• LATAM4WEF Innovations Programme – Article Series 2
• LATAM4WEF Innovations Programme – Article Series 3
• LATAM4WEF Innovations Programme – Article Series 4
• LATAM4WEF Final Programme Report
• LATAM4WEF Impact Report
• Video of Innovation Lab

Nexus Virtual Forum Series

Publications

• Nexus guidelines (Guía metodológica)
• The Nexus between Water, Energy and Food in Latin America and the Caribbean // Planning, Policy Framework and the Identification of Priority Interconnections (2017) (EN)
• El Nexo entre el agua, la energía y la alimentación en América Latina y el Caribe: planificación, marco normativo e identificación de interconexiones prioritarias (2017) (ES)
• Casos de Buenas Prácticas en Chile y el Perú // La Eficiencia en el Uso del Agua y la Energía en los Procesos Mineros (2017) (ES)
• Prioridades del nexo agua, energía y alimentación en Costa Rica y políticas para su manejo, con énfasis en la cuenca del río Reventazón (ES) (2017)
• Lineamientos de Políticas Públicas // Un Mejor Manejo de las Interrelaciones del Nexo entre el Agua, la Energía y la Alimentación (2018) (ES)
• Alineamiento de las Políticas Hídricas con las Nacionales y de Desarrollo a través de la Perspectiva Nexo en el Perú (2018) (ES)
• Recommendations for Action // Regional Political-Technical Forum on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Latin America and the Caribbean (2018) (EN)
• Recomendaciones para la Acción// Diálogo Regional Político-Técnico sobre el Nexo entre el Agua, la Energía y la Alimentación en América Latina y el Caribe (2018) (ES)
• Conclusions Report: Investment in circular water treatment and renewable energy systems for Latin America and the Caribbean with the Nexus approach EN/ES
• Secado de cacao con energía solar, en la Región Amazónica del Ecuador (ES)
• Análisis comparativo de acciones con enfoque del Nexo Agua-Energía-Alimentación: Lecciones aprendidas para los países de América Latina y el Caribe
• Lecciones de Chile para la adopción del enfoque del Nexo: Análisis de políticas de fomento de tecnologías de riego, gestión integrada de cuencas, fondos de agua y energía sostenible
• Lecciones del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia para la adopción del enfoque del Nexo: Análisis del Plan Nacional de Cuencas, el Sistema Múltiple Misicuni y las políticas de riego
• Estudio SPIS // Transversalización del Enfoque Nexo en el Contexto del Bombeo Solar para riego (2019) (ES)
• Agua, Producción de Alimentos y Energía // La Experiencia del Nexo en Chile (SP)
• Estudio de Caso // La Gestión del Agua desde el Punto de Vista del Nexo entre el Agua, la Energía y la Alimentación en el Perú

Nexus Country Profiles

• Nexus Country Profile Peru (EN)
• Nexus Country Profile Costa Rica (EN / ES)

Nexus Stories

• Reinforcing ancestral Kichwa production systems in Ecuador through a WEF Nexus approach
• Strengthening rural communities in Peru with a WEF Nexus approach

Videos

• WEF Nexus demonstration project in San Pedro de Casta, Peru- Aquafond

Online events

• Online Event // Conversations for Inspiration: The Water, Energy Food Nexus (ES)
• Online Event // Water-Energy-Food Nexus Initiative for territorial planning. A policy dialogue to spark exchange

Nexus Regional Dialogue in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA)

Factsheets

• Factsheet (Phase II)
• Factsheet (Phase I)
• WEF Nexus Farming: Upscaling Solutions for Small to Medium Scale Farms
• PV Roadmap initiative in Jordan 2-pager

Capacity Development

• Training Slides // Urban Nexus in the MENA Region
• The 3-day training (webinar) “The water-energy-food-ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus: from research to practice” (Training slides + recording)

Publications

• MENA Policy Brief Series // The WEF Nexus in the Arab Region (2016)
• National Guidelines Mainstreaming the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus into Sectoral Policies and Institutions in the Arab Region (2017)
• Regional Policy Guidelines for Mainstreaming the Water-Energy-Food Nexus (2017)
• Options for a Nexus Coordination Mechanism for the League of Arab States Mainstreaming the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus into Sectoral Policies and Institutions in the Arab Region (2017)
• Project Report // Lessons Learnt Report from Mainstreaming the Water-Energy-Food Security (WEF) Nexus (2017)
• Final Report Mainstreaming the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus into Sectoral Policies and Institutions in the Arab Region (2017)
• Water–Energy–Food Nexus Assessment of Solar Energy Farming Interactions The Azraq Case in Jordan with Insights from India (2018)
• Nexus Country Profile Tunisia (2018)
• Nexus Country Profile Sudan (2018)
• Nexus Assessment // Study on the Synergies of the Water, Energy and Food Sectors in Sudan (2019)
  
• Étude Nexus Tunisie // Evaluation Nexus Interdépendances des secteurs de l’eau, de l’énergie et de l’alimentation en Tunisie (FR) (2019)
  Excecutive Summary (EN)
• Pompage Solaire // Investigation de l’impact des installations de pompage solaire sur la consommation d’eau et la situation socio-économique d’un agriculteur dans 3 zones pilotes au Maroc (2019)
• SPIS Study // Impact of Solar Pumping Irrigation Systems in Tunisia (FR)
  Executive Summary (EN)
• Climate resilient municipalities - Techno-Economic Study for a hydroelectric power plant at the Safa-Damour River in Lebanon and a short simulation video
• Nexus Farms - SDG Impact Report
• Nexus Farms - Market Feasibility Study
• Nexus Farms - Business Models
• Nexus Farms - Agriculture through the Integration of Water, Energy, and Food Sectors

• Development of Framework for the Governance of the Water, Energy, Food and Environment (WEFE) Nexus in Jordan - WP1 - Governance and institutional frameworks analysis and global lessons learned

• MINARET - Access to Finance at Municipal level

• MINARET - Municipal WEF Nexus Project Proposals
  • Semqanieh - Hydropower
  • Ajloun
  • Maan
  • Manouba
  • Raoued
  • Semqanieh - Biodiesel Plant

• Empowering Municipal Governance for Climate Resilience Using WEF Nexus Approaches. MINARET in a Nutshell: Aims, challenges, achievements and lessons learned

Nexus Stories

• The Water, Energy, Food and Environment (WEFE) Nexus in Jordan governance: Building resilience and securing WEF in the present and the long run
• Embarking on a journey to upscale Nexus-Based Farming in Egypt
  
• Working towards climate resilient municipalities in the MENA region
• PV systems for the water sector: Increasing energy efficiency while combating water scarcity in Jordan

Nexus Regional Dialogue in the Niger Basin

Factsheets

• Factsheet Phase I
• Factsheet Phase II EN/FR
• Nexus Country Profiles for the Niger Basin (Phase I)
• 2-pager NBA Guidelines
• 2-pager 2iE

2IE Accelerator Programme

• 2iE accelerator article series EN / FR
• Booklet EN

WEFE Nexus Guidelines developed for the Niger Basin Authority

• Report Institutionalisation of the WEFE Nexus in the Niger Basin
• NBA Guidelines EN / FR

Videos

• The Nexus Regional Dialogue Niger Basin (EN)
• The Nexus Regional Dialogue Niger Basin (FR)
• The Kollo Project (FR) / EN subtitles
  

Nexus Stories

• Empowering Women with the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Approach in Kollo, Niger (EN)
• Renforcer le pouvoir d'action des femmes grâce à l’approche Nexus Eau-Énergie-Sécurité Alimentaire (EESA) à Kollo au Niger (FR)
• Nexus Guidelines successfully approved and adopted by the Niger Basin Authority (EN)
• Les lignes directrices Nexus ont été approuvées et adoptées par l'Autorité du Bassin du Niger (FR)

Nexus Regional Dialogue in Southern Africa

Factsheets

• Factsheet Phase I
• Factsheet Phase II
• Phase I & Phase II Factsheet

The SADC Regional WEF Nexus Framework

• Presentation about the SADC Governance Framework
  

Publications

• A regional approach to implementing the WEF nexus: a case study of the Southern African Development Community

Nexus Stories

• Optimising WEF nexus projects in Southern Africa
• Improving communities by ensuring access to clean water in Zambia and Malawi