<p>The Government's Foresight Report on the Future of Food and Farming, which DFID and the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs sponsored, explored the critical linkages between food, water and energy policies. The links between water and energy will be a key element in understanding the future sustainability of energy supplies and water resources in the developing world.</p><p>DFID's Water Security Programme is supporting the Water Partnership Programme to develop economic modelling to better investigate water energy linkages and policies in developing countries. DFID has also supported work on water and energy policies for river basins. For example the Ganges Strategic Basin Assessment evaluated the benefits and trade-offs of different approaches to delivering water and energy security to inform future policies and investments.</p>