Coordinator name:
Floor Brouwer
Coordinator email:
floor.brouwer@wur.nl
Coordinator affiliation:
Wageningen Research
Contact name:
Contact email:
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Acronym:
SIM4NEXUS
Title:
Sustainable Integrated Management for the Nexus of water-land-food-energy-climate for a resource efficient Europe
Abstract:
Land, food, energy, water and climate are interconnected,
comprising a coherent system (the 'Nexus'), dominated
by complexity and feedback. The integrated management
of the Nexus is c1itical to secure the efficient and
sustainable use of resources. Ban-iers to a resource
efficient Europe are policy inconsistencies and
incoherence, knowledge gaps, especially regarding
integration methodologies and tools for the Nexus, and
lmowledge and technology lockins. SIM4NEXUS will
develop innovative methodologies to address these
ban-iers, by building on we11-lmown and scientifically
established existing "thematic" models, simulating
different components/"themes" of the Nexus and by
developing: (a) novel complexity science methodologies
and approaches for integrating the outputs of the thematic
models; (b) a Geoplatform for seamless integration of
public domain data and metadata for decision and policy
making; (c) a Knowledge Elicitation Engine for integrating strategies at different spatial and temporal
scales with top down and bottom up learning process,
discovering new and emergent knowledge, in the form of
unknown relations between the Nexus components and
policies/strategies; (d) a web-based Serious Game for
multiple users, as an enhanced interactive visualisation
tool, providing an immersive experience to decision- and
policy-makers.
Start date:
01-06-2016
End date:
31-05-2020
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Coordinator name:
Prof. Dr. Paolo Burlando
Coordinator email:
paolo.burlando@ethz.ch
Coordinator affiliation:
ETH Zurich, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, Institute of Environmental Engineering
Contact name:
Prof. Dr. Jasminko Novak / Prof. Phoebe Koundouri
Contact email:
dafne@eipcm.org / pkoundouri@aueb.gr
Contact affiliation:
European Institute for Participatory Media / University of Economics and Business, Greece International Center for Research on the Environment and the Economy
Acronym:
DAFNE
Title:
Decision Analytic Framework to explore the water-energy-food Nexus in complex transboundary water resource systems of fast developing countries
Abstract:
DAFNE is a Horizon 2020 project that aims to develop a better understanding of the water-energy-food nexus in complex and trans-boundary water resources. It develops a decision-analytic framework, multi-perspective visualisation tools and a geo-information portal for integrated and participatory modelling and analysis of the nexus issues in two trans-boundary case studies: the Zambezi basin and the Omo-Turkana basins. DAFNE addresses the ongoing transformations in these regions through an integrated and participatory approach that can trigger change by facilitating shared learning of the risks and opportunities associated with the nexus-related challenges. The DAFNE negotiation simulation lab the nexus analysis tools are developed, applied and evaluated together with the stakeholders through a process of collaborative social learning. More information is available at http://dafne-project.eu/ .
Start date:
01-09-2016
End date:
31-08-2020
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Coordinator name:
Prof. Dr. Edeltraud Günther
Coordinator email:
guenther@edu.unu
Coordinator affiliation:
UNU-FLORES
Contact name:
Tamara Avellan
Contact email:
avellan@unu.edu
Contact affiliation:
Acronym:
UNU-FLORES
Title:
UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY Institute for Integrated Management of
Material Fluxes and of Resources
Abstract:
The United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management
of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) was
established to help address the challenges of complex relations
between demands, resource availability and quality, and financial
and physical constraints. UNU-FLORES develops strategies to
resolve pressing problems in the sustainable use and integrated
management of environmental resources, particularly water, soil and
waste. Focusing on the needs of the United Nations and its Member
States, particularly developing countries and emerging economies,
the Institute engages in research, capacity development, advanced
teaching and training as well as dissemination of knowledge. In an·
activities, UNU-FLORES strives to fulfil its mission of advancing a
Nexus Approach to the sustainable management of environmental
resources. UNU-FLORES was established in Dresden, Germany in
2012 with the support of the Federal Ministry of Education and
Research (BMBF) and the Ministry for Higher Education, Research
and the Arts (SMWK) of the Free State of Saxony, Germany.
Start date:
01-12-2012
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