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Innovation and Science for the Operationalization of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Amazon River Basin

This webinar is part of a project sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) entitled Innovation and Science for the Operationalization of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus within the Framework of the Amazon Regional Observatory. This project is focused on the development and application of modelling tools in an integrated multi-sectoral planning process based on the water-energy-food nexus approach. This project is under the scope of the IDB’s Amazonia Forever regional coordination program, which aims to scale sustainable and inclusive development in the Amazonia region.

The objective of this project is to operationalize an integrated water-energy-food nexus modeling tool(s) that allows the exploration of different physical and socioeconomic scenarios in the entire Amazon basin. This project leverages the experience acquired and efforts made by the Bank and client countries in areas such as water, agriculture and land use, energy and climate change.

The knowledge and tools developed through this project will support an integrated, multi-sectoral (nexus) approach to policy development and investment in the Amazon Basin. This will promote coherent, collaborative environmental governance to understand tradeoffs and maximize synergies and co-benefits while minimizing vulnerabilities, risks, and unintended consequences. This capacity is needed to address priority regional transboundary problems in the Amazon Basin such as the lack of integrated water resources management, water pollution, biodiversity loss, effects of extreme hydroclimatic events, and land use change, among other issues.

This webinar will illustrate and provide hands-on the operationalization of the water-energy-food nexus model developed for the Amazon River Basin through interactive visualization dashboards. The main objective of this webinar is to collect input from participants to improve these operational dashboards.

Learners receive this digital credential for their participation in the workshop.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the webinar, participants will:

-Describe the scope and key components of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus modeling activities in the basin, with emphasis on the HydroBID-WHATIF model.

-Critically assess the operational visualization dashboards of the nexus model and provide recommendations for enhancements.

-Encourage and facilitate stakeholder engagement in discussions and analytical tasks outlined in the Project Work Plan.

-Demonstrate effective use of the operationalized nexus model by participating in inclusive, collaborative discussions and analyses.