Water-Food-Energy Nexus
ENVIRONMENT
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Objective Action
Ensuring the harmonious coexistence, interdependence and interconnection of water, energy and food security in order to build a sustainable ecosystem.
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Description
Water is a critical resource; necessary for sustaining life on earth and central to almost all economic activity. With water being essential not only for domestic use, but for energy generation through hydro-power production as well as irrigation within the agricultural sector, the efficient allocation of water is an issue of great importance. SDU adopts a holist approach towards examining the confluence of water, energy and food, providing methodologies and tools to support decision makers at all levels in order to sustainably manage water resources.
This initiative includes the following projects:
- (COST ACTION) CA20138 – Network On Water-Energy-Food Nexus For A Low-Carbon Economy In Europe And Beyond - https://phoebekoundouri.org/cost-action-ca20138-network-on-water-energy-food-nexus-for-a-low-carbon-economy-in-europe-and-beyond/
- Water for Tomorrow- Athenian Brewery - https://phoebekoundouri.org/water-for-tomorrow-athenian-brewery/
- (ERC) Water Futures: Designing the Next Generation of Urban Drinking Water Systems - https://phoebekoundouri.org/erc-water-futures-smart-water-futures-designing-the-next-generation-of-urban-drinking-water-systems/
- Nexus Project Cluster - https://phoebekoundouri.org/nexus-project-cluster/
- (EIT Climate-KIC) Cross-KIC Water Scarcity Activities - https://phoebekoundouri.org/eit-climate-kic-cross-kic-water-scarcity-activities/
- (Horizon 2020) DESIRA | Digitisation: Economic and Social Impacts in Rural Areas - https://phoebekoundouri.org/horizon-2020-desira-digitisation-economic-and-social-impacts-in-rural-areas/
- (PRIMA) AWESOME: Managing Water, Ecosystems and Food Across Sectors and Scales in the South Mediterranean - https://phoebekoundouri.org/prima-awesome-managing-water-ecosystems-and-food-across-sectors-and-scales-in-the-south-mediterranean/
- (Cost Action) SMIRES: Science and Management of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams - https://phoebekoundouri.org/cost-action-smires-science-and-management-of-intermittent-rivers-and-ephemeral-streams/
- (Horizon 2020) SIMRA: Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas - https://phoebekoundouri.org/horizon-2020-simra-social-innovation-in-marginalised-rural-areas/
- (Horizon 2020) DAFNE: Decision Analytic Framework to explore the water-energy-food Nexus in complex transboundary water resources of fast developing countries - https://phoebekoundouri.org/horizon-2020-dafne-decision-analytic-framework-to-explore-the-water-energy-food-nexus-in-complex-transboundary-water-resources-of-fast-developing-countries/
- (FP7) Globaqua: Managing the effects of multiple stressors on aquatic ecosystems under water scarcity - https://phoebekoundouri.org/fp7-globaqua/
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Impact on Society
The target audience of the initiative includes stakeholders in the field such as small and medium-sized enterprises, academia, citizens, policymakers, investors, etc. The most important results include the implementation of important policies, the design of measures and solutions to ensure the sustainability of water, energy and food, while highlighting the close connection and interaction of these factors to build a sustainable ecosystem. The promotion and establishment of effective communication but also the increase of interest from all stakeholders, the possibility of achieving economic growth and the improvement of living standards, long-term sustainable development, finding funds to finance innovative practices are also some of the results of the initiative.
Initiative Location
Working with Organization
The Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Aephoria (AE4RIA) is an e-network of four research and innovation centres:
- Research Laboratory on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability (ReSEES) at Athens University of Economics and Business - https://www.dept.aueb.gr/en/ReSEES
- Sustainable Development Unit (SD.U) at ATHENA Information Technology Research Center - https://www.athenarc.gr/en/sdu/identity
- International Centre for Research on the Environment and the Economy (ICRE8) - https://ae4ria.org/icre8/
- Stochastic Modeling and Applications Laboratory at Athens University of Economics and Business - https://aueb-analytics.wixsite.com/stochastics-lab?lang=en
Three Innovation Acceleration Hubs:
- EIT Climate KIC Hub Greece - https://climate-kic-hub-greece.org/
- Maritime ClimAccelerator - http://maritime-accelerator.org/
- BRIGAID Connect Association - http://brigaidconnect.com/about-brigaid-conne-we-support-resilience-through-innovation/
And supports the following Scientific Associations and Science-Policy Networks:
- Sustainable Development Solutions Network - https://www.unsdsn.org/
- SDSN Europe - https://sdsn.eu/
- SDSN Greece - https://ae4ria.org/sdsn-greece/
- European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists - https://www.eaere.org/
- Water Europe - https://watereurope.eu/
- NEXUS Cluster - https://nexuscluster.eu/Home.aspx
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