This action is inscribed in the framework of the project: "Nexus Dialogues" Phase I (2016-2018). The "Nexus Dialogues" Phase I proposes to strategically steer on-going and newly established demand-driven Nexus policy-dialogue approaches in five regions: Africa (Nile, Niger and SADC), Latin America (Andean region), Asia (Mekong Area), Central Asia (Aral Sea region) and the Neighbourhood (with particular focus on the MENA region) with a view to achieving substantial outcomes, namely, Nexus policy recommendations and concrete endorsed Nexus action plans that can benefit from Phase II (project implementation can start from 2017 onwards when further funds would be mobilised for leveraging investment in larger-projects).

The project has been designed with a primary focus on dialogue which will trigger the development of policy recommendations and action plans for future investment. Globally, analysis of the state-of-play of Nexus discussions reveals that the key issue is putting the nexus agenda on food, water and energy at the ministerial policy levels and achieving endorsed policy recommendations and action plans at the national and regional level. This is still a challenge for many regions.

The "Nexus Dialogues" is therefore targeted at all developing countries where there is strong evidence of demand-led "Nexus-awareness and Nexus-readiness". For regions not mentioned above i.e. the Pacific and the Caribbean, water and sanitation activities remain a focal point for the time being. However, this action will encourage the Caribbean and Pacific regions to participate in the pan-regional meetings as appropriate.