Youth, Regulation, and Best Practices for Water, Energy, Food & Ecosystems
This report explores the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus through a food-centered lens, offering an accessible introduction to how food systems interact with water, energy, and ecosystems, and outlining the main benefits, challenges, best practices, and policies shaping this interconnected approach.
The report highlights key recommendations from a youth perspective to further assist with the implementation of the WEFE nexus in an inclusive and sustainable way:
- Integrating WEFE Nexus methodologies in university curricula as a framework to assist for example SEA/EIA assessments;
- Offering scalable WEFE solution-based practices to young entrepreneurs in the form of capacity building workshops, technical assistance, sector-specific resource management, traditional and digital tools;
- Networking students and early-career professionals with WEFE Nexus experts for capacity building;
- Collaborating with youth-led NGOs and advocacy groups to implement joint initiatives, e.g. workshops, events and projects to grow the implementation scope of the WEFE Nexus.
