Training Water and Food Nexus in Ukraine

The purpose is to implement a short training on the topic of water management crosscutting food security; targeting 600 representatives of public, private and knowledge organisations of 10 prioritised regions of Ukraine, including urban and rural territorial communities. 

The training provides participants with the knowledge and skills to address water, agriculture and food security issues in conditions of war and post-war reconstruction in Ukraine, taking into account legal, environmental and social aspects; which are expected to be of practical application in their public or private work. The training enables awareness in the water for food nexus at local and regional level; and increases the resilience of communities and agribusinesses to climate change and the consequences of war. It fosters synergies between private, public and knowledge stakeholders towards collective action to define solutions to specific local problems related to water management and food security. 

In doing so, the training provides knowledge on European Union (EU) policies in the water and agricultural sectors that will further enable public and private stakeholders to comply with EU environmental standards; which will facilitate access to EU markets.