IUCN and IWA (International Water Association) offer a space for the linkages across water, energy and food to be discussed through the Nexus Dialogue. The Dialogue will help to identify and share water infrastructure and technology solutions for the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus. The Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions is a call to action to those leading transformations in water infrastructure planning, financing and operation.
Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions
Water, energy and food security rely on water infrastructure. Recognition of the closely bound interaction between water, energy and food production and use – the Nexus - has led to new demands for water infrastructure and technology solutions.
Putting Nature in the Nexus
Understanding the role of nature in the nexus changes the picture of what investment is needed to ensure water, food and energy security. Nature and ecosystem services then become part of the investment focus for the nexus and for economic development, as a complement to built infrastructure rather than a competitor, and thus as a keystone of a future green economy.