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La Platforme Eau, Energie et Sécurité Alimentaire est une plateforme indépendante d'information et de facilitation développée dans le cadre du programme mondial "Dialogues régionaux Nexus", mis en œuvre par la Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH et financé conjointement par le Ministère Fédéral de la Coopération Economique et du Développement (BMZ) et l'Union Européenne (UE).
Nous travaillons à l'intégration du dialogue Nexus sur l'eau, l'énergie et la sécurité alimentaire dans les dialogues politiques régionaux de haut niveau, les décisions d'investissement et dans la politique de développement mondial.
Notre programme met en œuvre les Dialogues Régionaux Nexus, qui aident les acteurs régionaux à rendre opérationnel le concept Nexus dans les recommandations politiques et les projets pilotes.
- 2010
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L'approche Nexus a été mise en avant dans l'agenda international après avoir été promue pour la première fois lors d'événements internationaux d'élaboration des politiques en 2010.
- 2011
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La Conférence Nexus Bonn 2011 organisée par le gouvernement allemand a présenté des preuves sur la façon dont une approche Nexus peut améliorer la sécurité de l'eau, de l'énergie et alimentaire en augmentant l'efficacité, en réduisant les compromis et en créant des synergies tout en améliorant la gouvernance dans les différents secteurs.
- 2014
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À partir de 2014, la GIZ, au nom du Ministère Fédéral de la Coopération Economique et du Développement (BMZ), a commencé à mettre en œuvre les activités du programme « Dialogues Régionaux Nexus ».
- 2016 — 2020
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La phase I du programme est le résultat d'efforts internationaux visant à rendre l'approche Nexus opérationnelle. Le programme a été financé conjointement par l'Union Européenne et le BMZ. Il est conçu pour stimuler les cinq Dialogues Régionaux Nexus (NRD) impliquant diverses parties prenantes, y compris les décideurs politiques nationaux et régionaux, le secteur privé, le monde universitaire et la société civile.
- 2020 — 2023
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Les principaux objectifs de la deuxième phase sont les suivants:
- institutionnaliser l'approche Nexus dans les structures de gouvernance nationales et régionales et les décisions d'investissement dans les Régions
- présenter la valeur ajoutée du Nexus avec des projets de démonstration dans les régions
- promouvoir l'échange et la diffusion d'informations par le biais du ‘Centre de Connaissances’
Cheffe du Secrétariat Mondial Nexus
Maria Ana est responsable du Secrétariat Mondial Nexus. Elle a une vaste expérience dans le secteur de l'eau, ayant travaillé pour GIZ au Pérou et dans les pays du Maghreb. Avant la GIZ, elle a travaillé comme consultante pour plusieurs agences des Nations Unies ainsi que comme chercheuse et conférencière à l'Université catholique pontificale du Pérou à Lima. Ses domaines d'expertise comprennent le conseil politique, le développement organisationnel, le renforcement des capacités, les partenariats public-privé ainsi que la gestion de projets. Elle a étudié les sciences politiques et la géographie à l'Université de Tübingen en Allemagne et à l'Université du Texas à Austin aux États-Unis. Maria Ana est basée à Eschborn, en Allemagne.
Head of Global Nexus Secretariat
Irene joined the Nexus Team in December 2020. Besides coordinating overall Secretariat support to the regions, she will be focusing on scoping financing opportunities for both small- and large-scale Nexus projects. She recently returned to Germany after 10 years living in the MENA region, where she worked as a GIZ adviser and World Bank consultant on diverse issues, such as integrated water resources management (IWRM) in Jordan and private sector development and employment promotion in Tunisia. She holds a M.A. in Political Sciences from Sciences Po Paris and the University of Bath.
Global Nexus Secretariat - Human Capacity Development
Eleonora has been working in the Global Nexus Secretariat since May 2022. She responsible for Human Capacity Development (HCD) as well as actively supporting the Global Nexus Secretariat.
Before joining the Secretariat, she has been, among other things, an advisor for strategic and technical policy advice and support to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and a specialist in knowledge management at GIZ. Prior to that, she worked for Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer to advise on the reform of the United Nations development system, and as a project assistant at the Global Policy Forum (GPF), mainly researching the role of private actors in international organisations, climate negotiations, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
She holds a Master's degree in International Relations and Development Policy and is currently studying a part-time Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies. She fluent in both English and German.
Global Nexus Secretariat - Communications
Cecilia joined the Nexus team in June 2022 and is currently working as part of the Global Nexus Secretariat within the Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme with a focus on communications and outreach. She is responsible for the Nexus Resource Platform, ensuring its operation and maintenance as well as its continued development and growth. She ensures Nexus networking activities, promotes the ongoing progress of the project and its success stories, builds cooperation with Nexus-based programmes, manages and creates contributions to all Nexus social media channels and the platform.
Cecilia has previously worked as a marketing and communications specialist in a Geopolitical analysis firm in the USA. She has also worked as a practising nurse in a London NHS hospital. She holds a BSc. in Adult Nursing from London and a Master’s in European Studies and International Relations from the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands. She is a native speaker of both English and French and is based in Bonn, Germany.
Secrétariat Mondial Nexus
Jakob Seidler travaille comme conseiller junior pour la composante Nexus depuis le début de l'année 2020. Ses principales tâches consistent à conseiller le Ministère Fédéral de la Coopération Economique et du Développement (BMZ) sur tous les sujets liés au Nexus, ainsi qu'à soutenir le Secrétariat Mondial Nexus et l'ensemble de la composante. Avant d'occuper ce poste, il a été stagiaire au sein du programme sectoriel "Politique durable de l'eau" de la GIZ où il travailler sur l’atteinte des objectifs du SDG6, garantir la disponibilité et la gestion durable de l'eau et de l'assainissement pour tous. Jakob a une formation en sciences politiques ainsi qu'en gestion intégrée des ressources naturelles. Ses expériences pratiques comprennent la recherche sur les aspects sociaux de la gestion de l'approvisionnement en eau en Jordanie ainsi que les efforts de durabilité des entreprises en charge des services Eau (Berliner Wasserbetriebe)
Advisor on the Nexus between Water, Rural Development and Food Security
Hannah has been working with the NEXUS-Team since August 2022. Her role is to advise the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development on the Nexus between Water, Rural Development and Food Security.
Before joining the NEXUS-Team, she has been working as a Policy Officer in the international division at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, where she was responsible for the cooperation with Eastern Europe, Central- and Western Asia. Prior to that, she has worked as an Advisor for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), where she has worked on Water Resource Management and Transboundary Water Management in Iran an Afghanistan.
She holds a Master’s degree in International Security from Sciences Po Paris with a regional focus on Western Asia. Hannah is fluent in German, French and English and has a very good knowledge of Persian and Arabic.
Coordinateur Régional Amérique Latine et Caraïbes (ALC)
Antonio est le coordinateur régional du Dialogue Nexus en Amérique Latine et dans les Caraïbes (ALC). Antonio a plus de vingt ans d'expérience dans la coopération internationale, en particulier dans les domaines des énergies renouvelables et de l'atténuation du changement climatique, ainsi que dans le financement, la gestion, l'évaluation et le financement de projets. Il est titulaire d'une maîtrise en administration des affaires (MBA) de l'Université du Chili et de l'Université de Tulane. Antonio est bilingue anglais-espagnol et est basé à Santiago, au Chili.
Technical Advisor
Ghada joined the Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme in June 2022 and is currently working as Technical Advisor for the Nexus Regional Dialogue Programme in the MENA Region. She supports the MENA Regional Coordinator with the smooth implementation of WEF Nexus activities within the region, ensures liaison with the League of Arab States) LAS and other relevant partners in the region. She has 14 years of professional experience in Environmental Consulting and Public-Private Sector Partnerships.
Ghada is fluent in Arabic and English, has a background in Chemical Engineering and holds a Master’s Degree in Water-Energy-Food Nexus Implementation from the Center for Sustainable Development (School of Sciences and Engineering from the American University in Cairo.
Regional Coordinator Niger Basin
Robert is the Regional Nexus Coordinator in the Niger Basin in support of the Niger Basin Authority, based in Niamey, Niger. The Basin comprises 9 countries in West Africa and is home to more than 160 million people. Previously, he worked as a political consultant with GIZ to the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development on the topic of water and climate change with a particular focus on climate change adaptation and resilience.
He studied in Germany, France and Canada and holds a M.A. in Geographies of Globalisation from the University of Frankfurt and a B.Sc. in Geography from the University in Münster (both Germany). Robert is fluent in French and English and native in German. His regional focus is East- and particularly West-Africa, while he is based in Cologne, Germany.
Technical Advisor, Niger Basin
Aïchatou Maïgari is a specialist in environmental management environment, climate change, local development in the sustainable management of natural resources, particularly water resources in the Niger basin, the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus Food Security Nexus and the management of conflicts related to natural resources. She has joined the Nexus team in February 2023 and as Technical Advisor to the Niger BasinNexus Dialogue.
She has a Master II in Environmental Management from Senghor University in Alexandria, an Engineering degree in Water and Forestry from the Rural Polytechnic Institute of Training and Applied Research (IPR/IFRA) of Katibougou (Bamako) and a DEUG in Life Sciences from the Faculty of Science and Technique (FAST) of the University of Bamako.
She has 10 years of experience in technical support, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programs as well as project management, including 6 years in the technical support of users of natural resources in the Niger basin. She has participated in the empowerment of of women in the context of climate resilience through the Nexus water-energy-food security project. She has carried out several consultations in the framework of sustainable management of natural resources.
Advisor Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme
Moussa is the Advisor for the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus Regional Dialogue Program in Support to the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) and its nine member States. He has over fifteen years of experience working with, and for, governments, NGOs and donor organizations. Dr. Ibrahim is a PhD holder in the Climate Change and Water Resources Program from Co-Universities, University of Abomey-Calavi and University of Boon (ZEF). He has performed research activities in the context of climate change impact on the availability of water resources in the Niger river basin, with focus the Niger inland delta (NID).
Dr. Ibrahim is a Water Resources and Environmental Engineer from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU). He also holds a Master’s in integrated water resources management (IWRM) from International Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE). He has considerable experience with managing largescale data. He is involved in research, teaching and capacity development activities related to water resources management, hydrological risk and adaptation to climate variability and change, food security, wetland and ecosystem services - with a focus on West Africa. He is a published author of articles on “Hydrology and IJCET Journals” and regularly participates in International Conferences.
Spécialiste des Projets d'Investissement pour l'Asie Centrale
Mme Aksulu Kushanova travaille comme spécialiste des projets d'investissement au Centre Régional pour l'Environnement de l'Asie Centrale (CAREC) et fournit un soutien analytique au Programme Dialogues Régionaux sur le Nexus en Asie Centrale (CA). Plus précisément, elle dirige la mise en œuvre des projets de démonstration Nexus dans cinq pays de CA et des résultats analytiques liés au Nexus. Auparavant, Mme Kushanova a travaillé pendant plus de dix ans à la Banque Mondiale en tant que consultante en énergie. Elle s'est principalement concentrée sur la transmission et la production d'énergie, le chauffage urbain, les sources d'énergie renouvelables, l'efficacité énergétique et le marché du carbone. Elle a participé à de nombreux projets de recherche de la Banque Mondiale : "Coincée dans la transition : les expériences de réforme et défis à venir dans le secteur de l’électricité au Kazakhstan” et “la Transformation de l’efficacité énergétique à Astana et Almaty”. Dans le cadre de l'initiative des Nations Unies "Énergie durable pour tous", Mme Kushanova a effectué une analyse de tous les aspects énergétiques du Kazakhstan pour le tableau de bord de la politique mondiale qui note plus de cent pays (RISE). Mme Kushanova est titulaire d'une licence de l'Université Kazakhe en relations internationales et langues mondiales nommée d’après Abylai Khan et d'une maîtrise en administration publique de l’Ecole de Politique Publique Lee Kuan Yew (Singapour).
Coordinatrice Régionale, Asie Centrale
Mme Ludmilla Kiktenko est Coordinatrice Régionale du Programme Dialogues Régionaux Nexus en Asie Centrale (CA) et elle est la Directrice du Programme de Gestion Environnementale du Centre Régional pour l'Environnement de l'Asie Centrale (CAREC). Elle dirige la mise en œuvre du projet financé par l'UE "Dialogue sur le Nexus en Asie Centrale" et supervise l'avancement de la mise en œuvre du projet dans cinq pays de CA. Elle a plus de 20 ans d'expérience professionnelle dans cinq pays d'Asie Centrale dans la conception et la mise en œuvre de projets de développement nationaux et régionaux. Elle est membre de groupes de travail intergouvernementaux d'Asie Centrale, qui sont chargés d'élaborer des programmes interétatiques, tels que la quatrième édition du Programme du Bassin de la Mer Aral et le Programme Environnemental Régional pour le Développement Durable, entre autres. Avant de rejoindre le CAREC, Mme Kiktenko a acquis une expérience considérable en travaillant dans les ONG locales. Elle est titulaire d'une maîtrise en économie et en administration des affaires.
SDG Water Investments Officer
Ms. Kumbirai is a Development Professional and Water Engineer with skills and experience in bulk water supply, hydropower engineering and water resources management (WRM) across Africa. She has private sector and inter-governmental experience. Her experience includes the design and construction management of water infrastructure, the development of programs in WRM and the water-energy-food security nexus, technical facilitation of multi-stakeholder dialogues, stakeholder coordination and client relationship management. Shamiso holds an Undergraduate and Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Cape Town.
Senior Technical Advisor
Andrew started his career working in water and environmental engineering consultancy and then expanded his scope of work into the development sector - working for IUCN and GWP. Experienced in water resources management and development, working in a number of countries in Africa and over the years, he has been involved in water resources planning at national and regional level. He is currently the Senior Technical Advisor for GWP Africa Coordination Unit, providing technical leadership in the implementation of projects which manage the risk of climate change to development in Africa. He also provides expertise in investment planning, project development and financing. Andrew’s experience in the in the development sector has allowed him to engage with policymakers, development finance institutions, international cooperating partners, private sector, government practitioners and civil society at large.
Technical Advisor
Kidanemariam Jembere Tiruneh has extensive experience in the areas of water and natural resources management and environmental protection. He has experience in working for, and with, governments, NGOs and donor organizations. Kidanemariam is the Technical Advisor for Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP), providing technical support to the programme’s implementation in the Eastern and Southern African regions. He is also managing the EU-supported project on Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the SADC region. He is involved in capacity building programmes in Africa around Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), Climate Change Adaptation, Conflict resolution and Negotiation Skills. Previously Kidane worked as Regional Program Manager for GWP Eastern Africa for over four years. He has also worked as Environment Advisor at the Royal Norwegian Embassy and the Canadian International Development Cooperation (CIDA) in Ethiopia. Kidane has written and contributed to different publications including Training Manual for Conflict Management and Negotiation Skills in IWRM, Case studies on IWRM implementation, and on building community and ecosystems resilience. Kidanemariam is a graduate (M.Sc.) of UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands in Environmental Science and Technology.
Programme Officer
Annah works as a Programme Officer at GWPSA and supports the implementation of the SADC WEF Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme. Her expertise and interests include IWRM, agricultural water management, circular economy, sustainable water supply and sanitation. Her previous experience include research in irrigation and water engineering at various universities and circular economy at IWMI; working in private sector where she mainly supported irrigation water management projects in the UAE and later expanded into the development sector where she supported the implementation of water resources management projects in Africa, at the World Bank. She holds a MSc degree in International Land and Water Management from Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
Coordinateur Régional FREXUS
Alexandre est responsable du projet Frexus. Il a travaillé pendant les 10 dernières années à l'étranger dans le secteur de l'eau dans la région ANMO pour la GIZ et le Ministère français des Affaires Etrangères. Auparavant, il a également travaillé pour différentes ONG françaises en France et en Afrique, en tant que représentant du Conseil Régional d'Ile-de-France en Mauritanie et pour le secteur privé en France. Ses domaines d'expérience comprennent le conseil politique, le développement organisationnel, l'approche participative, le renforcement des capacités ainsi que la gestion de projets. Il a étudié la géographie à l'Université de Paris Sorbonne à Paris, en France. Alexandre est basé à Eschborn, en Allemagne, et se rend régulièrement dans la région du Sahel.
Technical Advisor, FREXUS
David joined the Nexus team in April 2021 and is currently working as the technical advisor for the Frexus project in Chad, where he is based. He is responsible for the implementation of the project in the Kanem province intervention area. His expertise lies in promoting peaceful reconciliation, interreligious dialogue and community development.
He previously worked as a project manager of NGO ARDEK in Mao, Chad in 2020, within the framework of the RESI-SCHOOL project financed by the World Food Program. Between 2017 and 2019, he worked as the head of the CESADEP project under the Reinforcement of Resilience and Pacific Cohabitation Project in Chad. He also gained experience as the technical officer of the Support Project for Conflict Prevention and Peaceful Co-existence in Chad from 2015 to 2016, under the umbrella of GIZ Chad.
David holds a Master’s degree in Territory Planning and Development Planning from Institut de Développement Economique et Social, and acquired a Certificate of Pastoral Studies, Interreligious Dialogue within the framework of Institut Formation Islamo-Chrétienne in Bamako, Mali.
Technical Advisor FREXUS
Mr. Kone recently joined the Nexus Team as the Technical Advisor in Mali as part of the Frexus Project: Improving security and resilience to climate change in fragile contexts through the WEF Nexus. He is an agricultural engineer, specialised in agroforestry and has worked on numerous research topics related to climate change at the Institut d’Economie Rurale (IER) based in Mali.
From 2017 to 2019, he led the activities of the SmAT-Scaling project, which was based on the sustainable management of natural resources and the fight against poverty in a context of climate change and variability, financed by the US government through USAID and implemented by CRS (Catholic Relief Service) in the Mopti, Timbuktu and Sikasso regions. He also participated in the elaboration of local conventions for the management of natural resources and pastoral schemes, with an emphasis on inter-stakeholder dialogue in southern Mali (Yanfolila circle, Sikasso region).
Technical Advisor
Dr. Boubacar is a water and climate change expert currently working as a technical advisor to the Frexus project at GIZ which he joined in 2021. Prior to GIZ, he was an Environmental/safety program coordinator at the US Embassy of Niger from 2020 to 2021. He also served as the Environmental and water resources Expert at SahelConsulting group from 2015 to 2020 where he performed projects for multi-national clients in water resources evaluation, climate change impacts as well as sites assessments.
Dr. Boubacar holds a PhD in climate change and water resources from the West African Science Service for Climate Change and Adapted Land Use WASCAL GRP/BENIN of the Université of Abomey Calavi, Benin. He holds a Master’s degree in groundwater resource management from Abdou Moumouni University, and a Master degree in Climate Change and Sustainable Development from AGRHYMET Regional Center of Niamey. He was a fellowship of USAID West African Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene.
Coordinatrice Régionale Lac Kivu et Rivière Ruzizir
Kristine Herbomel est responsable du projet "Appui à la gestion intégrée des ressources en eau du lac Kivu et de la rivière Ruzizi". L'objectif du projet est d'améliorer la gestion hydrologique et opérationnelle du lac Kivu et de la rivière Ruzizi tout en poursuivant une approche intégrée et basée sur le Nexus. Auparavant, Kristine a travaillé comme fonctionnaire pour le gouvernement des États-Unis, où elle a géré des programmes internationaux de renforcement des capacités en matière de gestion des ressources en eau et conseillé des fonctionnaires sur la politique internationale de l'eau. Elle est titulaire d'une maîtrise en politique environnementale mondiale de l'American University et d'une licence en relations internationales et commerce mondial à l'Université de Californie du Sud. Kristine est basée à Eschborn, en Allemagne.
Regional Advisor
Desire is currently working as regional Advisor for transboundary water management on the EU/BMZ co-funded project to “Support to the Integrated Management of Water Resources of Lake Kivu and the Ruzizi River basin’’ shared with Rwanda, Burundi and DRC. He co-manages contracts ranging from consultancy studies, communication and visibility, grants for local and international NGOs implementing pilots’ projects, organizing training and capacity development workshops across the region. In addition to this he regularly takes part in meetings and consultations with local and international institutions around the topic of transboundary water resources management using the WEF Nexus approach.
His area of expertise is engineering; he holds a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Rwanda and a Master’s degree in Water sanitation and Health Engineering from The University of Leeds, UK and a 2018 Chevening Scholar. Desire is from Kigali, Rwanda and is fluent in English and French.
Technical Advisor
Manassé is currelty working on the implementation of the WEF Nexus approach in the Lake Kivu and Ruzizi River Basin, based in Bukavu with supporting contacts in Kinshasa and Goma (Democratic Republic of Congo), but also moving around the Great Lakes region (Rwanda and Burundi). He has more than 10 years of experience in the Environmental Compliance, Water and Wetlands management which enables him to assume an advisory role for stakeholders in the project and the mutualization of efforts for transboundary water management and mitigation policies in the context of climate change. To Manassé, good water resources management is not only a profession but a passion.
Manassé is from the DR Congo, is fluent in French, English and Swahili and holds a master's degree in Socio-Economics of Environment from the Catholic University of Louvain and the University of Liege (Belgium).