Scenario Planning for Establishing Water, Energy and Food Nexus-Driven Open Living Labs in Lebanon and Jordan

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of Business, Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University, Egypt.

2 Deputy Director Research and Innovation, ASRT, Egypt.

3 Egyptian Center for Innovation and Technology Development, Egypt.

Abstract

Establishing a sustainable WEF-NEXUS Open Living Lab (NDoLL) requires creative navigation of future opportunities and risks that might positively or negatively affect its operation. This article shows how to conduct effective scenario planning to explore future factors that might underpin or undermine the effective operation of the NDoLL in supporting ecosystem stakeholders in the Mediterranean area, covering two case examples: Jordan and Lebanon. The results show that, in Jordan, the most critical focal issues that will affect NDoLL’s operations are Entrepreneurs' Interest and Engagement and Access to the network within the ecosystem. The economic situation and business regulatory framework will cast high uncertainties on those two issues. On the other hand, in Lebanon, engagement and participation of WEF ecosystem stakeholders and financing of NDoLL represent the key focal issues. Those two factors are likely susceptible to uncertainties imposed by political instability and economic stagnation.

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