Janez Susnik

New paper. Visiting IHE Delft PhD student Atiyeh Fatehifar explores historic water supply-demand cycles in the Zayendeh-Rud basin, diving into how technical fixes and social drivers contirbute to the problem. Open access paper, check the link below.

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The water-energy-food nexus, its relationship with ecosystems, and its role in supporting society - Sustainability Science Sustainability Science - The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus concept has emerged over the last decade as a way of thinking about and analysing natural resources. Each WEF sector has intimate feedback...

Our paper exploring the relationships between the WEF nexus, ecosystems, and society is out. Demand is threatening our ecosystems base, and the ability to support resources. A systems shift in thinking is urgently needed. With great colleagues!

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Janez Potočnik highlights the lack of urgency around reducing material footprints.

He urges bold thinking and collective action to bridge the gap between knowledge and real-world change.

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Dynamic mode decomposition for water-energy-food nexus modelling: Data-driven predictions of policy impacts The Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus is high-dimensional and sensitive to control inputs, such as policy changes. Constructing Nexus models to predict po…

Fresh publication. Elise Jonsson at Uppsala Uni describes how data-driven modelling of the WEF nexus can be done with dynamic mode decomposition, applying it to a case study and comparing with previous results.

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A participatory system dynamics approach to assess transboundary nutrient pollution: modelling the water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus in the Lielupe River Basin, Lithuania and Latvia Managing natural resources in transboundary river basins is a complex task in which societal needs and environmental impact are intertwined. The nexus…

IHE Delft PhD student Henry Amorocho Daza working on NEXOGENESIS with a new paper co-developing a system dynamics model of the Lielupe River Basin to explore the WEFE nexus. Cooperation is crucial to achieving transboundary goals

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Exploring water-energy-food nexus connections between climate action and regional development in the East African community Policy siloes between national adaptation plans (NAPs), nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and sustainable development hinder effective climat…

IHE Delft and PhD Tumaini John's paper on exploring WEF nexus connections between climate action and regional development in the East African community is out. It look into the links between the NDCs and local development plans.

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Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

Carbon offsets are, and always have been, a complete and utter con, designed to permit business as usual and free-market capitalism in the fast lane

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Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/
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New MSc thesis research published from IHE Delft where Deepiti Chand explores a policy analysis of low carbon development in the context of the water-energy-food nexus on Fiji. Open Access. Link below:

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🛢️From farm to fork, our food system is hooked on #fossilfuels, using 15% of fossil fuels.

Yet food is left out of the #climate conversation.

Our latest report exposes this major blind spot and how to address it👇

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New paper from NEXOGENESIS with Nikos Mellios charting the history of system dynamics modelling for natural resources management from the 1970s to present. We include opportunities for development in the near future.

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A major and important outcome for
@NEXOGENESIS_eu
, hopefully leading to impact in the Nestos-Mesta river basin, shared between Bulgaria and Greece. We hope this will be the start of new transboundary cooperation on natural resources management.

Major agreement signed for the sustainable mangement of the Nestos River Basin (CS#1) The 6th Stakeholders’ Workshop of the NEXOGENESIS project marked a milestone in transboundary cooperation, culminating in the signing of an agreement to support the sustainable management of the Nesto...

A major milestone for our #NEXOGENESIS project: Greek & Bulgarian #stakeholders have signed a bilateral agreement for the #sustainable management of the shared Nestos/Mesta River Basin.

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#EU defines its 2035/2040 targets. Only most ambitious option close to 1.5°C compatible (if followed by significant climate finance) and in line with EU's scientific advisory board.
Risk being not able to achieve the net zero target for 2050

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🌍 This #EarthDay, we reflect on the systems that sustain us. Our research explores the links between food, energy, water & ecosystems under climate pressure. Everything is connected. Protecting Earth means understanding those connections.
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Call for applications: Water- Energy- Food (WEF) Nexus Training 2025 Achieving water, energy, and food (WEF) security is a priori

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A graphic from the IPBES Nexus Assessment Report Summary for Policymakers showing interactions between nature, institutions, anthropogenic assets, direct drivers, nature's contributions to people and good quality of life.

🌍🧪 The @ipbes.net #NexusAssessment Report shows how nature, institutions, and anthropogenic assets interact to shape quality of life through nature's contributions like water security, food security, and climate regulation.

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New interview from NEXOGENESIS:

How do you keep a vibrant community of #stakeholders engaged even after a project ends?

In our latest interview, Ingrīda Brēmere & Daina Indriksone from BEF Latvia share their strategies.

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Integrating “nature” in the water-energy-food Nexus: Current perspectives and future directions Integrated approaches for managing natural resources are said to meet increasing demand for water, energy, and food, while maintaining the integrity o…

New paper! Integrating nature into the water-energy-food nexus. A big collaborative one, with many awesome colleagues. NEXOGENESIS and IHE Delft. Link to read:

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Our first NEXOGENESIS Policy Brief on Mainstreaming the WEFE nexus into policy making is out now. Key takeaways:

1) cross-sectoral integration is crucial
2) there is a greater need to align with SDGs

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Mainstreaming the WEFE Nexus into Policy Making: read our policy brief now! The NEXOGENESIS project, a Horizon 2020 research initiative, has launched its first policy brief, "Mainstreaming the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus into Policy Making." This brief provides ...

Check out our new NEXOGENESIS Policy Brief on mainstreaming the WEFE Nexus into policymaking.

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ML tools and systems models for WEFE nexus policy formulation and impact assessment Experts guide us through the use of machine learning tools and systems models to inform WEFE nexus policy formulation and impact assessment

My third, and final Open Access Government on machine learning for WEFE nexus policy support is now available to read. Link below. NEXOGENESIS Eurecat - Technology Centre Lluis Echeverria

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2) Exploring trajectories in the water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus to support policy and decision making - a scientific session to present your latest research - submission deadline 15 February

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Pleased to announce 2 sessions at Dresden Nexus Conference

1) Hands-on demonstration of the NEXOGENESIS Nexus Policy Assessment Tool (NEPAT) - an interactive facilitator-led workshop

Assessing to act: A water-energy-food-ecosystem (WEFE) nexus governance assessment for the Inkomati-Usuthu river basin in South Africa Water, energy, food, and ecosystems (WEFE) are inherently interlinked, forming a complex system (nexus) that is shaped by natural and anthropogenic fa…

New @NEXOGENESIS H2020 paper on WEFE nexus governance in South Africa. Open access:

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Try out our @NEXOGENESIS_eu policy evaluation tool - the NEPAT. Based on the latest WEFE nexus research and stakeholder co-creation activities.

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