About
Since 2015, the Dresden Nexus Conference has been the leading international platform for the Resource Nexus approach, bringing together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, UN agencies and civil society. After ten years in Dresden, DNC now leaves Germany for the first time: DNC 2027 convenes in Barcelona for a Mediterranean Edition to link the conference's focus on integrated management of environmental resources to the host region's environment that is characterised by water-scarcity, and the question of managing the land–sea continuum that is of particular relevance to coastal regions such as those of the Mediterranean.
By bringing together actors from a diverse range of disciplines and sectors, DNC fosters dialogue on how nexus thinking contributes to achieving sustainable development for all. The resources supporting development are finite and global change is impacting their availability and accessibility. By considering the maximisation of synergies, minimisation of trade-offs, and enhancement of resource use efficiency, the Nexus Approach is key for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
What Are the Thematic Areas?
- Global Nexus Case Studies: research and implementation experience from around the world
- Mediterranean Nexus Case Studies: water scarcity, coastal and marine resources, agri-food systems, and the source-to-sea continuum
- Advancing Nexus Concepts: definitions, data, methodologies, modelling and standardisation of the Nexus approach
- Nexus Governance and Policy: science-policy interfaces and institutions for integrated resource management
- Nexus Education and Capacity Development: teaching, training and curricula for the next generation of resource management practitioners
DNC 2027 will take place from 27 to 29 April 2027 under the theme: "Advancing the Resource Nexus: From the Source to Sea Continuum" at Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
