South Africa Workshop: W-E-F Nexus and its Linkages to the Implementation of the SDGs: 21-23 November 2016

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Held in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, this technical workshop was the final workshop of four held in different regions of the world in connection with the Future Earth initiative. The event comprised both a technical workshop (3 days) and dialogue (1.5 days) to address the science-policy interface in the W-E-F Nexus. In addition to addressing W-E-F Nexus issues, the three-day event emphasised the contributions of the Future Earth W-E-F Cluster study to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the areas of water, energy, and food.

Please find below the final agenda and links to available presentations, in pdf format, from the workshop.

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Agenda

Purpose of the Workshop

  • Identify the critical issues related to the W-E-F Nexus generally in Africa and particularly in southern Africa.
  • Assess information needs and the potential benefits of Earth observations and integrated information systems in the W-E-F Nexus context.
  • Identify governance gaps in addressing W-E-F Nexus issues and requirements for information and strategies to improve the performance of the water, energy, and food sectors.
  • Assess the role of a W-E-F Nexus approach to support the effective implementation of the SDGs and the potential of the UN SDG process to support the W-E-F Nexus.
  • Identify needs and opportunities for capacity building.

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Sunday, November 20, 2016

Arrival and informal drinks in the evening

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DAY ONE:
Monday, November 21, 2016

8:30-9:00           Registration

9:00-10:30         Introduction to workshop and theme (Graham Jewitt)

  1. Welcoming remarks (Graham Jewitt and Sylvester Mpandeli)
  2. Introduction of the Future Earth W-E-F Cluster, SWFP, and the purposes of this workshop (Richard Lawford) PDF 4.19mb
  3. Keynote on SDGs and the W-E-F Nexus (Stefan Uhlenbrook)
  4. Summary of discussion paper on W-E-F Nexus and SDGs (Richard Lawford) PDF 839kb
  5. The Global Water Partnership and Nexus issues in Africa and the South African Development Community region (Kidane Jembere)

10:30-10:50         Break

10:50-12:20         Panel 1: The problem of sustainability in the W-E-F Nexus, with a focus on African countries

Chair: Sylvester Mpandeli
Each presenter will make an 8-minute presentation (40 minutes total), then the floor will be open for targeted discussions (50 minutes).

  1. “W-E-F Nexus challenges in North Africa” (Kamal Labbassi) PDF 4mb
  2. “Food, Water and Energy: Lessons from the South African Experience” (Tatjana von Bormann) PDF 630kb
  3. “Food-water-energy nexus challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: A literature review” (Hannah Moersberger) PDF 740kb
  4. “Climate and southern Africa’s water-energy-food nexus” (Declan Conway) PDF 2mb
  5. “Recommendations for a WEF management structure for the proposed Mzimvubu Dam” (Faye Balfour) PDF 1mb

12:20-13:30         Lunch break

13:30-15:00         Panel 2: Challenges for the implementation of the SDGs (emphasis on Goals 2, 6, and 7) in different parts of the Global South

Chair: Olayiwola Joseph Orunja
Each presenter will make an 8-minute presentation (40 minutes total), then the floor will be open for targeted discussions (50 minutes).

  1. “WEF/SDG monitoring in the information age” (Graham Jewitt) PDF 1mb
  2. “Expertise: Industry and compliance” (Andrew Motha)
  3. “Expertise: Energy systems planning” (Fadiel Ahjum) PDF 1mb
  4. “Expertise: Natural and water resources governance” (Gimbage Mbeyale)
  5. “Water, food and land” (Aiden Senzanje) PDF 858kb

15:00-15:30         Break

15:30-17:00         Panel 3: The potential of observations, including Earth observations and citizen data, as new information source for the W-E-F Nexus

Chair: Steven Gillham
Each presenter will make an 8-minute presentation (40 minutes total), then the floor will be open for targeted discussions (50 minutes).

  1. “Water use estimation in agriculture and forestry: Accurate data for improved management and W-E-F trade-offs” (Mark Gush) PDF 5mb
  2. “SANSA Observations to support the W-E-F Nexus” (Clement Adjorlolo) PDF 7mb
  3. “NASA data services to support the W-E-F Nexus” (Rick Lawford) PDF 4mb
  4. “Citizen Science as an enabler for integration and implementation” (Sabine Stuart-Hill) PDF 10mb
  5. “Applications of Earth observations” (Christian Tøttrup) PDF 810kb

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DAY TWO:
Tuesday, November 22, 2016

8:30-8:45             Summary from Day 1 (Graham Jewitt)

8:45-10:15           Panel 4: Governance challenges in the W-E-F Nexus (institutional arrangement, legislation, policy, capacity development, stakeholder   involvement, organizational robustness/resilience)

Chair: Stanley Liphadzi
Each presenter will make a 10-minute presentation (40 minutes total), then the floor will be open for targeted discussions (50 minutes).

  1. “Some key challenges of governance and management for the W-E-F Nexus in a Southern African context” (Sabine Stuart-Hill) PDF 440kb
  2. “The water-energy-food nexus as a tool for transforming rural livelihoods in southern Africa” (Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi) PDF  243kb
  3. “To participate or not to participate: There is no question that local communities need to be involved in water and sanitation management” (Richard Meissner) PDF 774kb
  4. “A bottom-up approach – a solution to decision making challenges in the water energy food nexus and SDGs implementation” (Hlalanathi Fundzo) PDF 665kb

10:15-10:30          Break

10:30 – 12:00      Panel 5: International cooperation in the area of water to assist in the implementation of the W-E-F Nexus and the SDGs for international and national basins

Chair: Dhesigen Naidoo
Each presenter will make an 8-minute presentation (40 minutes total), then the floor will be open for targeted discussions (50 minutes).

  1. “Expertise: Water scenarios” (Simon Langan) PDF 1mb
  2. “Expertise: Groundwater” (Karen G. Villholth) PDF 7mb
  3. “Understanding Nexus dynamics and governance challenges in complex regional systems – Insights from the Berg River Catchment South Africa” (Nadine Methner) PDF 1mb
  4. “Expertise: Biotechnology and Wastewater treatment” (Tamsyn Grewar) PDF 728kb
  5. “Expertise: Natural Resources Management” (Nkobi Mpho Moleele) PDF 3mb

12:00-13:00         Lunch break

13:00-14:30         Panel 6: Environmental factors and trends influencing the W-E-F Nexus and the SDGs (e.g., climate change)

Chair: Mark New
Each presenter will make a 10-minute presentation (40 minutes total), then the floor will be open for targeted discussions (50 minutes).

  1. “Food security in Southern Africa in relation to the regional factors driving future social and ecological insecurity” (Marit Berchner) PDF 230kb
  2. “The Danish + 10 Million Tonnes Study – Increasing the sustainable production of biomass for biorefineries” (Morten Gylling) PDF 731kb
  3. “The Biophysical Basis of the WEF Nexus, Now and into the Future, which Informs and is informed by Policy and Governance: A South African Perspective” (Roland Schulze)
  4. “Gender and climate change” (Oluchukwa Rebecca Goodnews)

14:30-14:45         Break

14:45-15:45         Panel 7: Governance, Infrastructure (ecological and built), water, energy and decision making

Chair: Simon Langan
Each presenter will make a 10-minute presentation (30 minutes total), then the floor will be open for targeted discussions (30 minutes).

  1. “Coal and the W-E-F Nexus: Policy considerations” (Gareth Simpson) PDF 6mb
  2. “Expertise: Renewable energy” (Zakiwanu Shaibu)
  3. “Expertise: Hydrologic and climate change modelling” (Stefanie Schütte) PDF 3mb

 15:45-15:55         Introduction to breakout groups (Richard Lawford)

 15:55-17:15         Breakout groups: Participants will have the options of joining the breakout group of their preference.

  1. Observations and science (Chair: Richard Lawford. Rapporteur: Christian Tøttrup) PDF 80mb
  2. Governance (Chair: Sabine Stuart-Hill. Rapporteur: Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi) PDF 91 kb
  3. Management (Chair: Sylvester Mpandeli. Rapporteur: Stephanie Midgley) PDF 86 kb

17:15-18:00         Reports from the breakout groups and discussion

19:00                    Dinner

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DAY THREE:
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

9:00-9:15            Summary from Day 2 (Richard Lawford)  PDF 1mb

9:15-10:15           Discussion Session

Chair: Graham Jewitt
Ideas for formulating networks with Future Earth Nexus Knowledge-Action Networks and SDGs, SWFP, and potential future collaborations

10:15-10:30         Break

10:30-12:00        Discussions of Recommendation

Chair: Stanley Liphadzi

  1. Messages for the Science-Policy Dialogue (20 minutes): Sylvester Mpandeli PDF 291kb
  2. Recommendations on observations, data systems, science, and related research needs for the W-E-F Nexus (20 minutes): Richard Lawford PDF 38kb
  3. Recommendations on governance and management and related research needs for the W-E-F Nexus (20 minutes): Sabine Stuart-Hill  PDF 91kb
  4. Recommendations for linking the W-E-F Nexus to the SDGs (20 minutes): Graham Jewitt  PDF 371kb

12:00-12:35         Summary discussion

Workshop summary, follow-up actions, conclusions, and adjournment (Richard Lawford, Graham Jewitt) PDF 72kb

12:35-13:35         Lunch break

14:00                    Departure for the Science-Policy Dialogue in Johannesburg

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  • On-site questions: Susan Risko
  • Workshop note-takers:  Susan Risko and Ntombi Nxumalo

 

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