The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Global, Nile Basin and Local Case Studies Of Resource Use Efficiency
This research project was jointly implemented with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Center for Development Research (ZEF). The research intended to yield policy options for reducing the costs of tradeoffs and promoting positive synergies across the water, energy and food security nexus at local and regional levels in the Eastern Nile Basin. RWI contributed specifically to the research design and implementation of a case study on decentralized energy demand and supply in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia. The case study looked into the socio-economic and environmental scope for developing reliable, affordable and gender-conscious energy supply and distribution systems. The case study assesseed potential effects on food security, irrigation and drinking water access, and natural resource (e.g. forest) quality.
Publications
Project start:
01. March 2015
Project end:
31. December 2016
Project management:
Dr. Gunther Bensch
Project partners:
International Food Policy Research Institute,
Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung
Funding:
Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung