The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) offers the virtual course “Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus: Building Resilience in the Caribbean”, which is delivered in asynchronous mode. Participants will be able to review the content and study at their own pace.

Recognizing the need to promote appropriate adaptation measures and to strengthen the resilience of agri-food systems and livelihoods, the Government of Mexico, in partnership with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and FAO, launched the Mexico-CARICOM-FAO Initiative "Cooperation for Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change in the Caribbean” (Resilient Caribbean Initiative).

Under this Initiative, FAO implemented the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus sub-project in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica and Saint Kitts and Nevis. These Small Island Development States (SIDS) face multiple challenges, including a very high food import rate, increasing scarcity of freshwater resources, and a dependency on imported fossil fuels to meet the rising energy demand associated with groundwater extraction and seawater desalination. 
The course objective is to strengthen the capacities of decision makers at various levels to plan beyond sectors when developing new policies, investments, regulations, and incentives.

This course is intended for Officers of the Ministries of Agriculture, Environment, Energy, and Water Resources in Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica, and Saint Kitts & Nevis; staff of relevant industry actors such as utility operators and planning agencies, including in other (Caribbean) SIDS; and other relevant stakeholders, including farmers. 

In sum, the Water-Energy- Food nexus: Creating Resilience in the Caribbean course will allow participants to learn about ways to promote a paradigm shift towards a holistic and coherent approach on water, land, nutrient, and energy resource management in the Caribbean at the local, national, and regional levels. The proposed approach and solutions may be replicated in other SIDS.