Energy Communities: A Model to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Colombia

The document argues for an integrated approach to Colombia's 2024 Energy Communities Strategy by linking energy production with water and food security. This 'Water-Energy-Food Nexus' aims to reduce the vulnerability of Colombia's hydroelectric-dependent energy system to extreme weather events like El Niño and La Niña, particularly in rural and disadvantaged areas. The proposed model focuses on three pillars: climate integration, community strengthening, and the development of community business models to ensure long-term energy, water, and food security.

• Colombia's energy system is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events, specifically El Niño and La Niña, due to its heavy reliance on hydroelectric generation, which threatens energy security, water access, and food production in rural and disadvantaged areas.
• The Energy Communities Strategy, introduced by the national government in 2024, aims to transition to a low-carbon model by allowing local authorities, businesses, and communities to collaborate on the generation, distribution, and consumption of renewable energy to achieve self-sufficiency.
• The proposed model for Energy Communities relies on three essential design elements: community strengthening, climate integration, and the creation of community business models, all intended to secure energy, water, and food needs while conserving nature.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Energy Communities: A Model to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Colombia. https://www.wri.org/research/energy-communities-model-strengthen-climate-resilience-colombia

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Energy Communities: A Model to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Colombia. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/energy-communities-model-strengthen-climate-resilience-colombia.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendenergy, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Energy Communities: A Model to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Colombia}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/energy-communities-model-strengthen-climate-resilience-colombia}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }