Past Events
Nexus Seminar // The Role of Complexity in Addressing the Water Quality Challenge
Nexus-related water quality problems, such as micro pollution or leaching in agriculture, are usually described as highly complex or “wicked” problems that resist solutions.…
Antiuniversity Now // Climate change and the water-energy-food nexus
When we think of climate change we tend to conjure up images of global scale problems; rising temperatures, melting ice caps and swimming polar bears due to factories pumping…
National Workshop // The Nexus between Water, Energy and Food in the Reventazón River Basin
This workshop presented and discussed the results of the national case study in Costa Rica, "Priorities for the water, energy and food nexus in Costa Rica and policies for…
XVI World Water Congress // Understanding the Forest-Water Nexus: monitoring framework and tool
The session at the XVI World Water Congress features experts who will provide an overview of forests and water, including gaps in knowledge, why we need science-based…
Lecture // Geology and the food-water-energy nexus in developing countries
Lecture by Professor Mike Stephenson, British Geological Survey. In this lecture, Prof. Mike Stephenson, Director of Science & Technology at the British Geological Survey,…
Catawba-Wateree River Basin // Water-Energy-Food Nexus Community Discussion
The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation strives to ensure clean, plentiful and affordable water for future generations in the Catawba River Basin. This event will be dealing with…
Workshop // "Energy-Water-Climate Change Nexus (EWCN) in a Transitional Economy: Sustainability and Resilience"
How can our energy and water systems be more sustainable? How resilient are they against natural and social risks and potential disruptions? And how should different…
Nexus Seminar // Tackling Key Challenges to Global Water Sustainability at the Center for Advanced Water Research
The Center for Advanced Water Research (CAWR) brings together the water competences of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ and the Technische Universität…
Keynote at FICWTM 2017 // "New Frontiers in Water-Energy Nexus"
Prof. Gustaf Olsson, Lund University, will give a nexus keynote at the Frontiers International Conference on Wastewater Treatment, organised with support of the IWA.
Session at DNC 2017 // Monitoring and assessment of resource use in multi-functional land-use systems
Multifunctional land-use systems overcome the strict separation between specialised land-use types such as crop cultivation, livestock grazing and area designated for nature…
Session at DNC 2017 // Building-up monitoring and reporting on SDGs based on sub-national and national efforts
As part of its follow-up and review mechanisms, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development encourages member states to “conduct regular and inclusive reviews of progress at…
Session at DNC 2017 // A systematic approach to map SDG interactions for practical decision-making
The session will discuss new results of projects and activities (lead by ICSU, German Committee Future Earth, SDSN and Future Earth) developed together with the scientific…
Session at DNC 2017 // Tools, data and Instruments for Management of Environmental Resources
As the Nexus Approach presents itself as an alternative to better manage resources, its realisation requires a holistic understanding of the interlinkage of all related…
Seminar // The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Balancing our (in)securities
Annual seminar by CIWEM. Water, energy and food are inextricably linked. Water is an input for producing agricultural goods in the fields and along the entire agro-food…
Session at DNC 2017 // Resource Recovery and Reuse in Multifunctional Land-Use Systems
This session is focused on multifunctional land-use systems in dry areas of the world where freshwater scarcity, water quality deterioration, and land degradation may…