We recommend that you read the preparatory material in this folder before Day 1

Preparation for Day 1 live training session on "Hoff Analytical Framework":

1)      Read the Hoff et al., 2019 paper, focusing in particular from page 1 to 8 

Hoff et al., 2019 Paper

2)      Read the Limpopo overview – file labelled: “Limpopo case study_overview_example-Final"

3)      Think about a case study of your interest where you identify links between Water, Energy, and Food.

The case study of your interest needs to be different from the ones indicated in the Hoff et al., 2019 paper and in the example of the Limpopo case study. The case study of your interest can be at any spatial scale (e.g., basin scale, regional scale, etc) and located anywhere. 

4)      Draft a few notes about the case study of your interest where you identified links between Water, Energy, and Food and bring the notes to the class on DAY 1.

 NB: The notes will be used during the Day 1 live training

Please follow this link to access the class material from Day 1

This material is useful for deepening the knowledge on the topics that will be covered on Day 1

Please note that the in-class material will be uploaded the day before the class or right after the class.

This material is useful for deepening the knowledge on the topics that will be covered on Day 2

It is recommended to go through this material before class on Day 3

Please note that the in class material will be uploaded the day before the class or right after the class.

This material is useful for deepening the knowledge on the topics that will be covered on Day 3

·      Assignment description with details

Write a report (max 2 pages + the framework) where you describe the case study selected, elaborate the Hoff’s Analytical Framework (Table 1) and answer the two questions using the information collected from the case study that you have selected.  

NB: This is an assignment that has to be submitted on the OCW platform by January 30th at 23:59 (CET time). 

Please note that the submission system will close on January 30th at 23:59 (CET time).

It is recommended to read The Hoff et al., 2019 paper https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00048/full and the Limpopo case study overview example before working on the assignment. 

This exercise is part of the preparatory material for the in-person event.

Questions on the WEF Nexus Hoff Framework can be sent to Sara Masia at s.masia@un-ihe.org

All the needed material for this exercise can be found in this folder

iWEF assignment

Assignment tasks

This assignment consists of three complementary tasks that are meant to prepare you for the iWEF sessions. Submit the assignment with your Name and Surname (label the files as “iWEF Assignment 2024_Name-Surname”) on the OCW platform by 30^th of January 2024 at 23:59 (CET Time).

1.       Choose a country case study that you are well familiar with, such as your country (or state) of origin or where you are currently living/working/studying from. Secure a shapefile for your chosen case study, preferably in .geojson or .shp format.

2.        Use the scale provided below to pairwise rank the performance of the six indicators for your chosen case study in Table 1. Refer to the “Background” section for the definitions of the six indicators.

This exercise is part of the preparatory material for the in-person event.

It is recommended to go through this material before class Day 2

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Preparation to Day 2 live training session:

1)      Read the Hoff et al., 2019 paper, focusing in particular from page 1 to 8 

Hoff et al., 2019 Paper

2)      Read the Limpopo overview – files labelled: “Limpopo case study_overview_example _masterclass 2025” and the "Limpopo case study_overview_example-Final - 2025_With Hoff framework"

3)      Think about a case study of your interest where you identify links between Water, Energy, and Food.

The case study of your interest needs to be different from the ones indicated in the Hoff et al., 2019 paper and in the example of the Limpopo case study. The case study of your interest can be at any spatial scale (e.g., basin scale, regional scale, etc) and located anywhere. 

4)      Draft a few notes about the case study of your interest where you identified links between Water, Energy, and Food and bring the notes to the class on DAY 2.

 NB: The notes will be used during the Day 2 live training

It is recommended to go through this material before class Day 1