Break out of your silo, and come together to explore and address the water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus jointly! In this side event, we will focus on the MENA region and on three case studies within this region - presented by the co-organising organisations. We invite you to step into the shoes of different stakeholders in water management challenges and to contribute to the transition towards holistically managed water systems in our case areas, in the MENA region and : International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS), World Food Forum, Wageningen University & Research, MetaMeta, EIT Food, UNFCCC YOUNGO Agriculture WG, Islamic Development Bank, Wetlands International, MENA Youth Network, International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA) & CGIAR.