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Dresden Nexus Community
Who convenes the Nexus.
Three founding institutions, expert committees, and a growing network of partners stewarding the Resource Nexus agenda since 2015.
Founding institutions
Three pillars of the community.
Leibniz Association
IOER
Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development
Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development — research on sustainable development of cities and regions.
PRIMA
DNC2027 co-organisers
Joining for the Mediterranean Edition.
For the first time outside Germany, two Catalan institutions co-host the conference in Barcelona.
ICRA
Catalan Institute for Water Research
ICRA is a research centre that addresses the integrated water cycle from an interdisciplinary perspective — from emerging contaminants to coastal hydrology.
UPC
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
A leading European technical university with strong research in environmental engineering, water management, urban systems and circular economy.
Steering Committee
Setting the direction.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. E. Guenther
TU Dresden · Steering Chair
Dr. K. Schneider
UNU-FLORES · Director
Prof. Dr. M. Wirth
IOER · Scientific Director
Dr. M. Acuña
ICRA · DNC2027 Co-chair
Advisory Committee
Wisdom from across the field.
Leading academics and policy thinkers who review scientific direction, session calls, and the conference declaration.
Prof. Joseph Alcamo
Center for Environmental Systems Research
Prof. Rabi Mohtar
Texas A&M University
Prof. Rattan Lal
Ohio State University
Prof. William Rees
University of British Columbia
Dr. Elena Manaenkova
World Meteorological Organization
Prof. Robert Costanza
UCL Institute for Global Prosperity
Prof. Winfried Blum
BOKU University Vienna
Mr. Michael Herrmann
United Nations Population Fund
Recognition & support
Partners across the years.
UNU @ 50
EKU 2021
SMEKUL
UNESCO
DAAD
SDGs
Interested in joining as a member?
The Dresden Nexus Community welcomes affiliated institutions, researchers, and practitioners committed to the Nexus Approach.