The Mediterranean Water Institute (IME) has been working on the WEFE Nexus for more than a decade and has presented the topic in WWFs since Brasilia 2018:
• III Med Water Forum Cairo (2018)
• VIII World Water Forum Brasilia (2018)
• Part of the NCR session in the IV Med Water Forum Malta (2021)
• Not present in the IX WWF Dakar (2021)
• V Med Water Forum Tunis (2024)
• X World Water Forum Bali (2024)
• VI EuroMed Water Forum Rome (2026)
The objective is not to replicate other major initiatives on the WEFE Nexus in the region, such as the GEF/UNEP MAP MedProgramme (Child Project 2.2 ‘Mediterranean Coastal Zones: Managing the WEFE Nexus’) or the PRIMA WEFE4Med Project. Instead, it aims to contribute as an active participant to strengthen the vision, particularly regarding the goal of planning, financing, and implementing solutions