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A team of scientists convened farmers, policymakers and practitioners in Uganda to investigate the locally adaptable ways to improve resource management in agriculture.
This Environmental Science & Policy journal article details this effort, offering lessons on how to engage communities and decision-makers in generating the most suitable sustainability programs and practices that support food, water and energy security.
The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is an integrative framework for addressing the multi-scalar interdependencies across water, energy and food systems. However, challenges linked to scale and data availability often make WEF analyses more theoretical, limiting their ability to offer practical, implementable solutions for policy and practice.
This article introduces Collaborative Learning Schools (CLS) as a means to foster stakeholder engagement, cross-cultural knowledge exchange, and participatory learning for actionable policy and management solutions to water, energy and food security issues. The authors established CLS workshops in Uganda to explore WEF nexus challenges among smallholder farmers and jointly developed locally relevant actions and policy proposals that improve livelihoods while protecting land and water resources.
The journal article draws from this experience to reflect on how CLS can tackle WEF nexus issues and promote sustainability and wellbeing for communities throughout the globe.
Program / SEI researchers apply a range of economic methods to explore the value of water and enable plans that foster cooperation across sectors and boundaries.
Feature / SEI Africa showcased how the WEF nexus supports climate resilience and policy action in Africa at a UN workshop, with insights from a project in Kenya
Journal article / This study aimed to support robust decision-making for planning and management of water-energy-food (WEF) nexus systems in the country of Jordan.
Feature / The quality of government of water, sanitation, and hygiene services was explored during an international networking event held in Tanzania.
