Water and Energy for Food (WE4F)

Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) is a joint international initiative funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the European Union (EU), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Netherlands, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), Sweden through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In the spirit of Team Europe, the initiative is dedicated to fostering the development and scaling up of climate-friendly, energy-efficient, and water-saving technologies and innovative solutions in the agricultural sector across Africa and Asia, with a primary focus on collaboration with the local private sector. Using a nexus approach, the initiative aims to break down silos to promote integrated solutions and increase synergies for greater impact and sustainability. As co-implementers, USAID and GIZ operate through five Regional Innovation Hubs (RIHs), spanning 53 countries across Africa and Asia. Located in West, East, Southern, Central and North Africa, the Middle East, and South and Southeast Asia, the RIHs work directly with the local private sector and are crucial for providing financial support, technical assistance, capacity development and investment opportunities to innovative companies offering Water-Energy-Food Nexus solutions.