Workshop // Resource Nexus Policy & Cluster Workshop
The Resource Nexus Policy & Cluster Workshop is co-organised by the Executive Agency for SMEs (EASME), SIM4NEXUS, MAGIC, and DAFNE, and will bring together EU-funded projects related to the resource nexus as well as other (non-EU funded) related initiatives with the objective to stimulate peer-to-peer and science-to-policy discussions on how to get the most out of nexus research for the benefit of society and policymaking.
Where and when
EASME, Brussels
16 Place Charles Rogier
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Bruxelles 1210
Belgium
27 Nov 2018
9am - 5.15pm
Agenda
09:30 – 10:00
Session 1: Welcome and Scene Setting
- Welcome
Speaker from EASME (Frederik Accoe) - Scene setting
Organizing projects (DAFNE-MAGIC-SIM4NEXUS)
10:00 – 11:00
Session 2: Governance of the Nexus
Chair/moderator: EASME/RTD
- A critical appraisal of nexus narratives through quantitative storytelling: Challenges for nexus governance (MAGIC) (25 min)
- Panel discussion (with 2 representatives from DGs and 2 representatives from other research projects or institutions) (30 min)
- Wrap up (moderator) (5 min)
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30
Session 3: The Nexus for a Resource-efficient Europe
Chair/moderator: EASME/RTD
- The Nexus concept and policy coherence in Europe, for a resource-efficient and circular economy (SIM4NEXUS) (25 min)
- Panel discussion (with 2 representatives from DGs and 2 representatives from other research projects or institutions) (30 min)
- Wrap up (moderator) (5 min)
12:30 – 13:15
Nexus Project Landscape - Plenary Pitch Session
- Flash presentations of different invited projects supported or not by EU funding, including of other institutions (3+ min for each project, max 15 projects)
13:15 – 14:30
Lunch and Poster & Video Presentations
Poster and video presentations of invited projects supported or not by EU funding, including of other institutions
14:30 – 15:30
Session 4: The Nexus in Transboundary Systems in Developing Countries
Chair/moderator: EASME/RTD
- The nexus in transboundary systems in developing countries (DAFNE) (25 min)
- Panel discussion (with 2 representatives from DGs and 2 representatives from other research projects or institutions) (30 minutes)
- Wrap up (moderator) (5 min)
15:30 – 16:30
Nexus Project Cluster - Parallel Discussion Tables World Café Style
with coffee
Chair: EASME/RTD
- The Nexus Project Cluster will develop a note in advance of the workshop, to present the cluster and introduce the session.
- Purpose of the Nexus Project Cluster and explanation of World Café (10 min)
- Floor Brouwer (SIM4NEXUS)
Tables:
- Table 1: Initiatives for scientific publications
Moderator: Lydia Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia (SIM4NEXUS) - Table 2: Nexus dialogues – policy interaction in Europe and in third countries (e.g. Latin America)
Moderator: Tamara Avellán (UNU-FLORES) - Table 3: Nexus research and the Sustainable Development Goals
Moderator: Phoebe Koundouri/Jasminko Novak (DAFNE)
16:30 – 17:00
Working Together - Next Steps/Action Points
Feedback from World Café Moderators, followed by Q&A
Chair/moderator: EASME
17:00 – 17:15
Closure
Organisers
Further reading
Integrating Nexus Research // Nexus Project Cluster
The Nexus Project Cluster” is an initiative that aims to enhance communication, dissemination, and the impact of research and initiatives on the Nexus, which links the fields…