event 08 Apr 2025 time 00:00 10 Apr 2025 time 00:00 location Dresden, Germany Save the Date

Conference // Dresden Nexus Conference

The Dresden Nexus Conference (DNC) will take place in Dresden from 8-10 April 2025, under the theme: "The Future of Resources – Resources of the Future." Since its establishment in 2015, the DNC has served as a platform to foster dialogue on nexus thinking, promoting research and capacity building for the sustainable and integrated management of environmental resources.

Dresden nexus conference

About the conference

The Dresden Nexus Conference (DNC) will take place in Dresden from 8-10 April 2025, under the theme: "The Future of Resources – Resources of the Future." Since its establishment in 2015, the DNC has served as a platform to foster dialogue on nexus thinking, promoting research and capacity building for the sustainable and integrated management of environmental resources.

This milestone 2025 edition marks the conference’s 10th anniversary and coincides with the 50th anniversary of the United Nations University. The conference will explore the intersections of science, policy, implementation, and real-world applications of nexus thinking.

Experts from academia, development practitioners, decision-makers, and representatives from diverse sectors, including UN agencies, governments, the private sector, and civil society, will gather to share insights.

Conference scope and topics

The conference will on the one hand look back to highlight important developments, accomplishments and best-practice experiences of the recent past, particularly since environmental Nexus approaches have been popularized through conferences like the 2011 Bonn Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus conference or the DNC series of conferences. A global, inter- and transdisciplinary perspective will be taken on this, showcasing how the Nexus has contributed to advancing sustainability, but also for discussing the hindrances to the implementation of Nexus approaches in research and practice.

Looking forward, the conference encourages the exchange between scientists, policymakers, the community of practice and the
young generation about ways to advance the Resource Nexus and related approaches, both conceptually and in their implementation. Furthermore, DNC 2025 aims at developing strategies for overcoming barriers to Nexus approaches, and initiating Nexus guidelines and an ISO standard for the Resource Nexus.

Important dates

  • Abstract submission Deadline: February 15, 2025
  • Early Bird Registration: until February 28, 2025
  • Regular Registration: until March 30, 2025

More Information

More information on the conference and how to register can be found here.

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