Rexus

Managing resilient nexus systems through participatory system dynamics models.

Project information

Horizon2020 project

Work areas

I+D+I

In collaboration with

UCLM, UCAM, DRAXIS, WCMC, IRSA, CIAT, Deltares, UNIPD, CIRCE, ETIFOR SRL, AGRISAT, AAWA, SWRI, GEOECOMAR, WWF Romania, GWP-Med.

Status

Finishes in October 2024

REXUS offers a comprehensive strategy to incorporate WaterEnergyFoodClimate (WEFC) nexus thinking and promote resilient management by designing management tools that take into account all dimensions of the nexus, resulting in the holistic security of all its elements.

Problem definition

To achieve a sustainable water future, purely sectoral views cannot provide solutions, as new strategies have to be integrative. Awareness of the interdependencies between the water, energy and food sectors is increasingly evident. Alongside these “competing” uses of water are the risks posed by the impacts of climate change on future water supplies. In the future, we will need quality water to drink, to grow food and to produce energy. REXUS aspires to use the power of the nexus approach to advance policies towards better coordinated water management.

Solution

The objective of REXUS is to improve the integrated management of WEFC resources, in a context of uncertainty in the face of climate change.

REXUS will allow the development of more accurate estimates of future water, energy and food demands, through better knowledge sharing between stakeholders and the use of models in nexus analyses.

REXUS offers a comprehensive strategy to incorporate WaterEnergyFoodClimate (WEFC) nexus thinking and promote resilient management by designing management tools that take into account all dimensions of the nexus, resulting in the holistic security of all its elements.

Problem definition

To achieve a sustainable water future, purely sectoral views cannot provide solutions, as new strategies have to be integrative. Awareness of the interdependencies between the water, energy and food sectors is increasingly evident. Alongside these “competing” uses of water are the risks posed by the impacts of climate change on future water supplies. In the future, we will need quality water to drink, to grow food and to produce energy. REXUS aspires to use the power of the nexus approach to advance policies towards better coordinated water management.

Solution

The objective of REXUS is to improve the integrated management of WEFC resources, in a context of uncertainty in the face of climate change.

REXUS will allow the development of more accurate estimates of future water, energy and food demands, through better knowledge sharing between stakeholders and the use of models in nexus analyses.

Project information

Horizon2020 project

Work areas

I+D+I

In collaboration with

UCLM, UCAM, DRAXIS, WCMC, IRSA, CIAT, Deltares, UNIPD, CIRCE, ETIFOR SRL, AGRISAT, AAWA, SWRI, GEOECOMAR, WWF Romania, GWP-Med.

Status

Finishes in October 2024

Concrete measures

  • Connecting traditionally isolated sectoral and institutional actors in their respective sectors, through multi-stakeholder engagement in joint management of the nexus for common benefit.
  • Reduce inter-sectoral and institutional fragmentation, while increasing cross-sectoral collaboration, on water, energy and food.
  • Assess the EU policy framework for a sustainable water, energy and food nexus.
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This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101003632.

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