Research for a new world: Critical thinking for the water–energy–food–ecosystems nexus (work packages)
Together, climate change, environmental degradation and biodiversity loss represent the largest existential threat to humanity. That much was clear as we participated in both the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands' COP14 in November, and now look ahead to the upcoming biodiversity COP15. With nine interventions at COP27 alone, we are committed to being part of the increasingly convergent global discourse on climate change, water, energy, food and ecosystem health. These are intricately linked challenges, and solving them will require unprecedented leadership, investment, collaboration and action across local, national and global scales. That is what these COPs are all about. Still, too many proposed solutions focus on just one piece of the puzzle. For example, inappropriate afforestation and bioenergy development or misplaced hydropower generation may serve climate goals but risk destroying precious ecosystems. We need innovative nexus solutions that cut across traditional boundaries to solve the whole puzzle: not only to extricate ourselves from catastrophe, but also to bolster long-term sustainable development. NEXUS Gains has contributed to this systemic thinking, with key research and engagement activities in 2022. Following our launch in April, we undertook baseline surveys in India, Nepal and Pakistan, reviewed trade-off analysis and foresight tools, and kicked off water productivity and storage analyses. A scoping study provided a foundation for capacity strengthening activities in Nepal, the hub for South Asia, while our African hub in South Africa implemented an online nexus masterclass and a physical winter school that saw the participation of more than 100 African students and professionals. From the winter school to the COPs, it was a year for bringing people and their fields of knowledge together for urgent conversations about the unprecedented threats we all face. Join us in 2023 to continue this journey.
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| Format: | biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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CGIAR System Organization
2022-12
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| Subjects: | water management, renewable energy, food security, ecosystems, biodiversity, forests, river basins, climate change, resource management, gender, governance, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134661 https://mailchi.mp/e739fcf508db/research-for-a-new-world-critical-thinking-for-the-waterenergyfoodenvironment-nexus |
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| Summary: | Together, climate change, environmental degradation and biodiversity loss represent the largest existential threat to humanity. That much was clear as we participated in both the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands' COP14 in November, and now look ahead to the upcoming biodiversity COP15. With nine interventions at COP27 alone, we are committed to being part of the increasingly convergent global discourse on climate change, water, energy, food and ecosystem health.
These are intricately linked challenges, and solving them will require unprecedented leadership, investment, collaboration and action across local, national and global scales. That is what these COPs are all about.
Still, too many proposed solutions focus on just one piece of the puzzle. For example, inappropriate afforestation and bioenergy development or misplaced hydropower generation may serve climate goals but risk destroying precious ecosystems. We need innovative nexus solutions that cut across traditional boundaries to solve the whole puzzle: not only to extricate ourselves from catastrophe, but also to bolster long-term sustainable development.
NEXUS Gains has contributed to this systemic thinking, with key research and engagement activities in 2022. Following our launch in April, we undertook baseline surveys in India, Nepal and Pakistan, reviewed trade-off analysis and foresight tools, and kicked off water productivity and storage analyses. A scoping study provided a foundation for capacity strengthening activities in Nepal, the hub for South Asia, while our African hub in South Africa implemented an online nexus masterclass and a physical winter school that saw the participation of more than 100 African students and professionals.
From the winter school to the COPs, it was a year for bringing people and their fields of knowledge together for urgent conversations about the unprecedented threats we all face. Join us in 2023 to continue this journey. |
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