Policy Brief

What "Nexus"? Towards Resource Nexus Standardization

UNU-CRIS and UNU-FLORES Policy Brief

Other/All authors: Floor Brouwer (UNU-FLORES, Germany), Ali Rhouma (PRIMA Foundation, Spain), Daniel Karthe (UNU-FLORES, Germany), Antonella Autino (PRIMA Foundation, Spain), Bassel Daher (Texas A&M University, USA), Edeltraud Guenther (UNU-FLORES, Germany), Rabi Mohtar (Texas A&M University, USA), Annette Huber-Lee (SEI, USA), Zeeshan Tahir Virk (University of Oulu, Finland), Chrysi Laspidou (University of Thessaly, Greece), Nidhi Nagabhatla (UNU-CRIS, Belgium), Claudia Ringler (IFPRI, USA), Maria Vrachioli (Technical University Munich, Germany), Michael Jacobson (Penn State Universty, USA)

 

Key points:
•    Proposes a new definition of the Nexus 
•    Identifies steps for the operationalisation and certification of the Resource Nexus
•    Demonstrates how a Resource Nexus Framework can improve policy coherence, manage trade-offs, and unlock synergies across sectors and scale

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