By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Analyze Interdependencies: Identify and map the critical linkages between Water, Energy, Food, and Ecosystems (WEFE) and how they rely on core infrastructure (transport, communications).
• Assess Cascading Risks: Evaluate how climate-induced disruptions in one sector (e.g., energy failure) trigger domino effects across other sectors and escalate financial losses.
• Quantify Fiscal Impact: Utilize analytical frameworks to estimate the potential shock of infrastructure failure on national budgets and economic stability.
• Integrate Nexus Thinking: Move beyond siloed sectoral planning to develop integrated strategies that account for climate change and ecosystem services.
• Develop Resilience Strategies: Formulate actionable policy recommendations and Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) strategies to strengthen infrastructure and fiscal preparedness.

Module 1 – Foundations of WEFE Nexus under a Changing Climate

• Climate change as a systemic and cascading risk
• Cross-sectoral impacts on water, energy, food, and ecosystems
• Conceptual foundations and evolution of the WEFE Nexus
• WEFE Nexus compared to traditional sectoral and IWRM approaches
• Global and regional WEFE frameworks and experiences

Module 2 – Operationalizing WEFE Nexus in Sectoral Planning

• Entry points for WEFE integration in sectoral and development planning
• Tools and methods for WEFE analysis and systems mapping
• Climate stress-testing and scenario-based planning
• Climate-smart and integrated WEFE solutions
• Applied group exercise on WEFE system analysis

Module 3 – Governance, Policy Coherence, and Financing

• Policy coherence and institutional coordination challenges
• Governance frameworks for WEFE implementation
• Inclusive and multi-stakeholder engagement
• Financing WEFE-based climate resilience
• Disaster risk financing, climate finance, and nature-based solutions

Module 4 – Applied Planning and Resilience Roadmapping

• Translating WEFE analysis into programmes and projects
• Avoiding maladaptation and managing trade-offs
• Group capstone: development of a WEFE-informed resilience roadmap
• Group presentations and peer review
• Key lessons, reflection, and way forward

This course employs a participatory, adult-learning approach to ensure concepts are practical and applicable.

• Interactive Lectures: Expert-led sessions introducing key concepts, frameworks, and global best practices.
• Case Study Analysis: Deep dives into real-world examples (both failures and success stories) of nexus planning and disaster response.
• Simulation Exercises: The Cascading Failure Simulation: A tabletop exercise where participants must manage a simulated disaster that starts in one sector (e.g., a flood hitting a power plant) and respond to the cascading effects on water supply, transport, and the national budget.
• Peer-to-Peer Learning: Facilitated discussions where government officials, insurers, and development practitioners share challenges and solutions from their respective sectors.
• Group Projects: Participants will work in multi-disciplinary teams to apply the "Nexus Lens" to a hypothetical national development plan.

• Government Officials from Key "Nexus" Ministries
• Disaster Management & Climate Change Practitioners
• Development Partners & Donors
• Private Sector & Technical Experts

$1,140 (without accommodation)
$1,464 [with accommodation (4 nights)]

Fees are inclusive of course materials (soft copy), cost of instructions and course certificate. For face-to-face training, fee is inclusive of morning and afternoon snacks and lunch during the course.

Interested individuals and organizations can register online at www.adpc.net/apply.

For more information about the course, you may also contact ApibarlBunchongraksa at apibarl@adpc.net and telephone numbers +66 22980681 to 92 ext. 132.