SIGMA Nexus’ Coordinator Maria Vrachioli represented the SIGMA Nexus project at a recent Nexus Webinar entitled ‘Nexus Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems approach: An adaptation Strategy to cope with climate change’ organized by PRIMA and the WEF Nexus in Africa Initiative on June 21st, 2022.
This is the 1st Webinar organized by PRIMA after the training on Nexus Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) organized in December 2021, which gathered 1400 participants. The webinar addressed the role of Nexus WEFE as a tool to cope with climate change (adaptation and mitigation). Implementation of Nexus WEFE will avoid maladaptation generally performed at the sectoral and project-based activities without adequate consideration or coordination of cross-sectoral interactions among key climate-sensitive sectors
The presentations and discussion are based on concrete examples as well hand-on experiences implementing Nexus in African countries. The webinar is also an opportunity for participants to discuss challenges and opportunities to operationalize the WEF Nexus. Later sessions discussed the importance of recovery and resilience plans and innovation’s crucial role in the future of the Nexus.
More details can be found in the webinar’s agenda.