Now Open: Dresden Nexus Conference 2027 Call for Abstracts and Session Proposals  

October 15, 2026 thatomasire

The Dresden Nexus Conference 2027, to be held in Barcelona, Spain, from 27 to 29 April, invites researchers, policymakers, practitioners, UN agencies, civil society organizations and other stakeholders to submit abstracts for presentation at the conference. The call for abstracts and session proposals is open from 15 October to 15 November 2026. 

The call for abstracts and session proposals welcomes contributions that strengthen understanding and application of the Resource Nexus approach across different contexts, sectors and scales. Submissions should address one of the conference thematic areas outlined below. 

Thematic Areas 

  1. Global Nexus Case Studies: research and implementation experience from around the world 
  1. Mediterranean Nexus Case Studies: water scarcity, coastal and marine resources, agri-food systems, and the source-to-sea continuum 
  1. Advancing Nexus Concepts: definitions, data, methodologies, modelling and standardisation of the Nexus approach 
  1. Nexus Governance and Policy: science-policy interfaces and institutions for integrated resource management 
  1. Nexus Education and Capacity Development: teaching, training and curricula for the next generation of resource managements 

Accepted contributions will form part of the conference programme and contribute to knowledge exchange among experts and decisionmakers. 

Since 2015, the Dresden Nexus Conference has been the leading international platform for the Resource Nexus approach, bringing together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, UN agencies and civil society. After ten years in Dresden, DNC now leaves Germany for the first time: DNC 2027 convenes in Barcelona for a Mediterranean Edition to link the conference’s focus on integrated management of environmental resources to the host region’s environment that is characterised by water-scarcity, and the question of managing the land–sea continuum that is of particular relevance to coastal regions such as those of the Mediterranean. 

For submission guidelines and to submit an abstract or a session proposal, please visit the conference portal.