FoodWISE Asia-Pacific Network
Be part of food and water security solutions in the Asia-Pacific region
The FoodWISE Asia-Pacific Network is a new platform for sustained regional engagement, shared learning, and coordinated action on food and water security.
Convened by the University of Technology Sydney, the UNSW Global Water Institute and Northwestern University, the Network brings together voices from community groups, research institutions, governments, major international development agencies, UN and intergovernmental bodies, and national peak organisations; fostering collaboration across local, national, and global levels.
We are currently welcoming new members. Membership offers access to news, reports, events, and networking opportunities, and gives you the chance to share your work through the network’s activities and publications.
Report: FoodWISE Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting
This report summarises the events, presentations, outcomes and attendees from the first FoodWISE Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting, held in September 2025.
The FoodWISE Asia Pacific Workshop, co-hosted by Professors Jacqui Webster (University of Technology Sydney, Australia), Greg Leslie (University of New South Wales, Australia), and Sera Young (Northwestern University, United States of America), brought together a diverse group of leaders, researchers and community advocates from more than fifteen countries to tackle the urgent and interconnected challenges of food and water security in the region.
Convenors
Our mission
We connect people to strengthen food and water security in the region, in order to improve the health of humans and the planet.
- We share knowledge, especially about the value of using experiential measures to understand people’s lived realities of food and water.
- We act, especially to support the use of experiential tools and experiential data for achieving sustainable food and water security solutions.
- We improve well-being, by empowering stakeholders to use experiential data to improve policy, programs, practice and investments.
Latest News
Global experts and community leaders tackle food and water insecurity
Hosted jointly by UTS, UNSW, and Northwestern University, the FoodWISE Asia-Pacific Regional meeting in 2025 attracted people from 15 different countries, marking the official launch of the FoodWISE Asia Pacific Network. A full report on the meeting summarises the events, presentations, outcomes and attendees.
Communities lead the way in Timor-Leste water and food security project
Members of the FoodWISE Asia-Pacific network travelled to Timor-Leste to collaborate with partners on a locally led water and food security project, funded by ACIAR. 30 people were trained on the use of the Food Insecurity Experiences (FIES) Scale and Water Insecurity Experiences (WISE) Scale survey tools, and a pilot survey was completed across six municipalities.