Developing Capacities for Implementing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

• Authors: Sarah Czunyi , Djiby Racine Thiam
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The novelty of the W-E-F nexus approach, given that it requires new coordination mechanisms within and between institutions and disciplines, requires new forms and types of capacities in order to be effective. This paper identifies some of the existing capacity gaps and measures to address those gaps, in order to ensure a successful implementation of the W-E-F nexus approach. Capacity development for the nexus requires a variety of mechanisms from the individual to institutional levels. To successfully put the W-E-F nexus into practice we should build on the strengths of existing mechanisms, while also improving coordination and integration of seemingly divergent approaches in the water, energy, and food sectors. Capacity development within and between sectors will be key to a successful implementation of the W-E-F nexus approach.

Keywords

EN

capacity; WEF nexus

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 1

Dates

published

2015-01-01

received

2014-07-06

accepted

2014-08-20

online

2015-12-17

Contributors

author

Sarah Czunyi

• BEE Environmental, Communication, Hungary, 1056 Budapest, Bastya utca 12.

author

Djiby Racine Thiam

• Centre For Development Research (ZEF), Walter-Flex-Strasse 3, University of Bonn, Germany

References

• Wehn de Montalvo, U., Pascual-Sanz, M. and Shubber, Z. (2013) Meeting Report of the UNESCO-IHE Expert Meeting on Water-related SDGs and Capacity Development, 6-7 February, UNESCO-IHE, Delft.
• Wehn de Montalvo, U. & Alaerts, G. (2013) Leadership in Knowledge and Capacity Development in the Water Sector: A Status Review, Editorial Introduction to the Special Issue, Water Policy 15(Suppl.2), pp.1-14.[WoS][Crossref]

Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/cass-2015-0023