Food, water and climate security are deeply interconnected. Water scarcity affects food production, energy systems and livelihoods, while climate change increases pressure through drought, heat, flooding and disrupted supply chains.

Actions in one sector can create benefits, or unintended consequences, in another. Strengthening security therefore requires an integrated approach that considers how food, water, land, energy, ecosystems and communities interact. It also requires translating global and national climate commitments into practical action across food, water and natural-resource systems.

Thriving Solutions applies a Water–Energy–Food–Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus approach to identify synergies, manage trade-offs and improve the use of limited resources. This approach helps:

• Assess how decisions in one sector affect others.
• Identify competing demands for water, land and energy.
• Find opportunities for shared benefits and greater resource efficiency.
• Reduce unintended social, economic and environmental impacts.
• Strengthen resilience to climate and market shocks.
• Support more coordinated and equitable solutions.
• Assess how climate policies, Nationally Determined Contributions, adaptation priorities and international climate commitments affect food, water and agricultural systems.
• Identify opportunities to align climate action with food security, water security, livelihoods and sustainable development.

We support governments, development partners, businesses and other stakeholders in assessing risks and designing practical responses that strengthen food and water security. Our work includes:

• Food-, water- and climate-security assessments.
• Water–food–energy nexus analysis.
• Climate-risk and vulnerability assessments.
• Resource-demand and trade-off analysis.
• Resilience strategies and action plans.
• Integrated programme and project design.
• Scenario development and prioritisation of interventions.
• Stakeholder engagement and capacity development.
• Climate-policy and climate-commitment assessments relevant to food, agriculture and water systems.
• Regional and national climate action planning.
• Synthesis of climate risks, NDC priorities, adaptation needs and existing commitments.
• Development of policy briefs, strategic frameworks and practical recommendations linking climate action with sustainable food systems and livelihoods.
• Identification of climate-resilient and low-emission pathways for food and water systems.

Our systems approach looks beyond individual sectors to understand the drivers of vulnerability and the connections between resource scarcity, climate risks, food systems, livelihoods and economic development.

We help translate this analysis into practical strategies, programmes and investments that improve resource security, strengthen resilience and support more sustainable and inclusive development. This includes identifying regional and national priorities, defining implementation responsibilities, establishing indicators and tracking systems, and developing pathways for financing and coordinated delivery.