SIM4NEXUS


9 octobre 2019
Intitulé complet du projet
Sustainable Integrated Management FOR the NEXUS of water-land-food-energy-climate for a resource-efficient Europe
Intitulé du programme
Année de début
2016
Année de fin
2020
Autres coordinateurs
STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH
Principaux partenaires unités de recherche privées
Autres partenaires
STRANE INNOVATION SAS
Principaux partenaires hors France
Pays
GRÈCE
Intitulé
PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS
Pays
ROYAUME-UNI
Intitulé
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
SOUTH WEST WATER LIMITED
CAMBRIDGE ECONOMETRICS LIMITED
Pays
PAYS-BAS
Intitulé
STICHTING IHE DELFT INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION
STICHTING KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT
MINISTERIE VAN INFRASTRUCTUUR EN WATERSTAAT
Pays
ALLEMAGNE
Intitulé
POTSDAM INSTITUT FUER KLIMAFOLGENFORSCHUNG
Pays
ESPAGNE
Intitulé
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID
FUNDACIO EURECAT
Pays
ITALIE
Intitulé
UNIVERSITA COMMERCIALE LUIGI BOCCONI
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SASSARI
Pays
JAPON
Intitulé
UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY
Pays
SUÈDE
Intitulé
KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN
UPPSALA UNIVERSITET
Pays
TCHÈQUE, RÉPUBLIQUE
Intitulé
ENKI OPS
Pays
DANEMARK
Intitulé
DHI
Pays
MALTE
Intitulé
EPSILON MALTA LIMITED
Pays
AUTRICHE
Intitulé
FRESH-THOUGHTS CONSULTING GMBH
Pays
LETTONIE
Intitulé
BALTIJAS VIDES FORUMS
Pays
AZERBAÏDJAN
Intitulé
AZERBAYCANDA VETENDAS CEMIYYETINININKISAFINA YARDIM ASSOSIASIYASI
Pays
SLOVAQUIE
Intitulé
OBCIANSKE ZDRUZENIE MVO L'UDIA A VODA KOSICE
Pays
BELGIQUE
Intitulé
WATER EUROPE
Thématiques
  • Gestion, usages et gouvernance : Interface société/milieu
Mots-clés
  • Cycle de l'eau, gestion quantitative et dynamique physique : climat
  • Gestion de l'eau, gouvernance, société, économie : co-évolution société-milieu
Autres mots-clés
NEXUS
Résumé du projet

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 critical to secure the efficient and sustainable use of resources. Barriers to a resource efficient Europe are policy inconsistencies and incoherence, knowledge gaps, especially regarding integration methodologies and tools for the Nexus, and knowledge and technology lock-ins. SIM4NEXUS will develop innovative methodologies to address these barriers, by building on well-known 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. The Serious Game will assist the users (as players) in better understanding and visualising policies at various geo-/spatial scales and from a holistic point of view, towards a better scientific understanding of the Nexus. The Serious Game will be validated (applied, tested, verified and used) via ten Case Studies ranging from regional to national level. Two further Strategic Serious Games at European and Global levels will also be developed for demonstration, education and further exploitation purposes, accompanied by a robust business plan and IPR framework, for taking advantage of the post-project situation and business potential.