The Nexus approach is a concept that recognizes the interconnections between the water, energy, and food sectors and the need for an integrated approach to manage resources in a sustainable and equitable way. The Nexus approach promotes collaboration and coordination across these sectors to identify synergies and trade-offs, and to develop integrated strategies that can maximize benefits and minimize negative impacts.

By considering the interdependencies between water, energy, and food, the Nexus approach can help to optimize resource use and reduce waste, leading to improved efficiency, reduced costs, and improved environmental sustainability. The Nexus approach also recognizes the importance of considering social and economic factors in resource management, including equity, gender, and poverty reduction. Implementing the Nexus approach requires the participation of multiple stakeholders, including government agencies, civil society, the private sector, and local communities, working together towards a common goal of sustainable resource management.

❖  Partnerships.

⮚        Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the Water Sector.

✔ Types     of     PPPs     (e.g.,    design-build-operate,     build-own-operate- transfer).

✔ Models for effective private sector engagement.

✔ Legal and regulatory frameworks for PPPs.

✔ Risk allocation and management in PPPs.

⮚        Multistakeholder Partnerships for Water Governance.

✔ Sector Financing.

The SWA partnership was created to particularly influence for increased financing of the sector. With KEWASNET’s contributions, the resulting products for the KSP:

▪          Results framework.

▪          Updated governance document.

▪          Mutual Accountability Mechanism.

▪          Framework to better articulate what we do at country level through the Principles, Building Blocks and Collaborative Behaviours.

✔ Roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in water governance

✔ Principles of stakeholder engagement and participation

✔ Conflict resolution and dispute settlement mechanisms

✔ Monitoring and evaluation of multistakeholder partnerships

⮚        Partnerships for Integrated Water Resource Management

✔ Cross-sectoral partnerships for water allocation and management

✔ Watershed-based partnerships for ecosystem services conservation.

IWaSp with KEWASNET’s and members’ contributions, the knowledge products will include the KEWASNET WRM strategy 2016-2021, the guide to public policy formulations, and watershed capacity building products. The latter will also go to the learning hub, for example, the water stewardship training.

✔ Climate resilience partnerships for water management

✔ Innovative financing mechanisms for integrated water resource management partnerships.

⮚        Partnerships for Water Security and Access

✔ Water security partnerships for disaster risk reduction and emergency response

✔ Partnerships for scaling up access to safe drinking water and sanitation services

✔ Innovative technologies and business models for water service delivery partnerships

❖  Gender

⮚        Women's participation in water management.

⮚        Gender-sensitive water policies and practices.

●        Sextortion policy brief.

●        Sex for water

⮚        Water-related gender inequalities.

❖  Economic Growth

⮚        Agriculture

✔ Water Use Efficiency in agriculture

✔ Irrigation systems

✔ Sustainable agriculture

⮚        Industrial water use

✔ Water efficiency in industry

⮚        Water pollution and treatment in industry

✔ Industrial Water Regulations and Compliance

✔ Industrial Water Management and Conservation

✔ Sources of Industrial Water Pollution

NOTE

Professionals in the water sector require continuous development to meet their mandates, address sector challenges.

The KSP will also have a special learning and development tab that will act as a water training center dubbed Learning Hub that will be a portal for learning and development solutions. This learning hub will entail:

1.       Capacity Building Resources: Tools and Training Manuals.

This will cover:With KEWASNET’s or members’ contributions, the resulting products for the KSP will include:

a)      Tools.

▪          IM toolbox.

▪          IQC toolbox.

▪          WRUA modules.

b)      Training Manuals.

▪          TRESH presentations; Sana International, KWAHO, & CESPAD.

2.      E-Learning Training Courses: Webinars

These are self-paced, free, paid, or sponsored and will entail:.

With KEWASNET’s or members’ contributions, the resulting products for the KSP:

▪          Course on governance in WASH with KEWI (yet to confirm it happened).

▪          Webinars: Videos

▪          How-to guidelines, for example, writing abstracts for sector conferences.

3.      Capacity Development.

These will include study cycles, learning forums, and TWGs as outlined below. With KEWASNET’s or members’ contributions, the resulting products for the KSP:

a)      Study Cycles.

Study cycle forums bring together sector players comprising of government, private sector, and civil society to discuss pertinent issues within the sector. The resulting knowledge products include:

▪          Study cycle on promotion of the right to water and sanitation.

▪          Study cycles on the SDG 6

b)      Learning Forums.

With KEWASNET’s and members contributions, the knowledge products in these learning forums are mainly workshop reports. They include:

▪          Migori IM training-NIA.

▪          TRESH training reports for water utilities: Examples are, Sirimon WRUA Resource Mobilization and Financial Management workshop report-CESPAD, Sana International workshop report on public participation in Migori.

▪          Water stewardship training report.

C)  Technical Working Groups (TWGs).

TWGs are think tanks by KEWASNET and its members that generate a wealth of ideas on WASH and WRM sector strategies. The TWGs analyse thematic areas including governance, Climate