TIAS-USF Webinar
Tues. Nov. 25, 2014
10-11:45 a.m. EST
16.00 – 17.45 CEST (GMT+1h)
Hosted by The Integrated Assessment Society
and the Institute of Environmental Systems Research
The Water-Energy-Food Nexus is a relatively new approach for promoting security in all three sectors by reducing trade-offs, building synergies and improving governance across these sectors, and thus stimulating the transition to a green economy. The “nexus” is an important theme for The Integrated Assessment Society and the Institute of Environmental Systems Research since sectoral and disciplinary integration lie at the core of their mission. In order to launch the Nexus as a theme for TIAS, this webinar narrows the focus to water and food security, since the intersection of these two sectors alone is sufficiently broad and complex. It is intended for those practitioners, decision-makers and scientists whose work focuses on water security or food systems, and thus inevitably requires deeper consideration and understanding of both sectors.
The webinar will address the following questions:
- Where are we at with the Nexus approach and what are some of the key challenges we face? What areas require strengthening and improved guidance?
- What are some of the more promising Nexus assessment methods and tools used?
- What kind of networking and research opportunities can we identify that will help knowledge exchange and development?