Training Workshop on Financing for Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus Projects in the Mediterranean, with particular focus on the European Fund for Sustainable Development+ (EFSD+) and other Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instruments (NDICI)

PRE READ MATERIAL

The UfM Training Workshop aims to:

• Enhance participants capacity for developing bankable WEFE Nexus project proposals by guiding them through the key components of WEFE-aligned criteria as well as EFSD+ (and other NDICI Instruments) mechanism and opportunities.
• Facilitate related knowledge exchange among stakeholders, including government agencies, financial institutions, private sector actors, EU Delegations, regional institutions and organizations.
• Suggest objectives, synergies and next steps for advancing the event’s long-term aim through follow up actions.

Selected pre-read material that could be useful for establishing understanding on WEFE Nexus and financing, includes:

WEFE Nexus

1. Draft WEFE Nexus Strategy in the Mediterranean Source to Sea Continuum here.
2. Concept Note of the Online Course for Stakeholders from Mediterranean Countries on Dimensions of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus. GWP- Med/CapNet/UNEP DHI, developed with the GEF UNEP MAP MedProgramme, 2025 here.

Financing & WEFE Nexus

1. Applying a Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus approach to water finance and investments. UfM, 2023 here.
2. UfM Recommendations on Water Finance. UfM, 2025 here.
3. European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus

Technical Materials: Financing the WEFE Nexus here