Water Wheel Nov/Dec 2022: Wef Nexus

Abstract

Second winter school on water-energy-nexus successfully concluded The idea for a WEF nexus winter school first arose in 2020, but plans were scuppered by Covid-19 and the resultant lockdown restrictions. Attended by more than 80 participants, the first winter school was held virtually in 2021. The subsequent relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions allowed the water utilisation in agriculture business unit from the Water Research Commission (WRC) to host the second winter school physically, in collaboration with its strategic partners, the Centre for Transformative Agriculture and Food Systems (CTAFS) of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, WaterNet and Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA). Other partners include the One CGIAR Nexus Gains Initiative, Jones and Wagener Engineering Associates and the WEF Nexus in Africa Initiative. Several presenters, mentors, participants (students and working professionals), and assistants attended the winter school.

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