DNC2015
The Nexus Approach to Environmental Resources
The first Dresden Nexus Conference. Established the Water–Soil–Waste framing.
25–27 March 2015 · Dresden Congress Centre, Dresden, Germany
Dresden Nexus Conference 2015
Programme at a Glance
There will be three thematic topics over the course of the three days; each day will deal with one aspect of global change: climate, urbanization and population growth. It will be discussed how the integrated management of environmental resources guided by nexus approach may help to achieve the potential targets of the post-2015 agenda.
Day 1 · 25 March 2015
Climate Change
08:00 – 08:45
Registration
08:45 – 10:30
Plenary: Opening Remarks & Keynote Speeches
Opening remarks
Volker Rieke
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) · Director General of the Directorate General
Eva-Maria Stange
Saxon State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Arts (SMWK) · State Minister
Hans Müller-Steinhagen
Technische Universität Dresden · Rector
Franz-Birger Marré
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) · Head of Division for Water, Urban Development and Transport
Keynote
Addressing climate change in the context of sustainable management of natural resources
Elena Manaenkova · WMO
Keynote
Systems thinking for advancing a nexus approach to water, soil, & waste
Joseph Alcamo · Center for Environmental Systems Research
10:30 – 11:00
Break
11:00 – 12:30
Sessions in parallel
S1
The Nexus approach in the light of climate change adaptation and mitigation.
S2a
The governance of climate adaptation: comparing experiences of diverse regions and sectors
S4
Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development for resource-efficient industries
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:30
Sessions in parallel
S2b
Climate adaptation from a bottom-up perspective: stakeholder involvement, perspectives and knowledge
S3
What information on climate change do we need to manage the resources of water, soil and waste?
S5
Sustainable energy solutions under conditions of climate change
15:30 – 16:00
Break
16:00 – 18:00
Closing Plenary
Panel discussion with reports from the sessions — moderator Janos Bogardi, GWSP.
Concluding talk: Rabi Mohtar, Texas A&M University.
19:30 – 22:00
Reception hosted by the City of Dresden
Dresden Academy of Fine Arts
Day 2 · 26 March 2015
Urbanization
09:00 – 10:00
Opening Plenary
Keynote
Urbanization, a Threat or an Opportunity? Water and Waste Nexus Approach
Saeed Nairizi · ICID
Keynote
Is Urban Sustainability Possible? Biophysical and Political Considerations
William Rees · University of British Columbia
10:00 – 10:30
Break
10:30 – 12:00
Sessions in parallel
S6a
Eco-cities: urban environmental development and the nexus approach
S8
The Nexus Approach to Integrated Urban Water Management
S10
Data harmonization and evidence-based decision making in peri-urban regions
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 15:00
Sessions in parallel
S6b
Eco-cities: urban environmental development and the nexus approach
S7
Urban ecosystem services and biological diversity
S9
Urbanization as an opportunity: local solutions and urban/peri-urban interlinkages for integrated resource-efficiency in metropolitan regions
S11
Nexus monitoring strategies and management of environmental resources
15:00 – 16:00
Poster Session
16:00 – 18:00
Closing Plenary
Panel discussion with reports from the sessions — moderator Bernhard Müller, IOER.
Concluding talk: Steven Curwell, Heys Environmental Consultants Ltd.
Day 3 · 27 March 2015
Population Growth & Rising Demand for Resources
09:00 – 10:00
Opening Plenary
Keynote
Three Policy Priorities for a Sustainable Nexus
Michael Herrmann · UNFPA
Keynote
The Integrated Management of Land Resources: Institutional Tools
László Miklós · Technical University Zvolen
10:00 – 10:30
Break
10:30 – 12:00
Sessions in parallel
S12
Assessing the role of soil functions for achieving the SDGs
S13
Brick production and land degradation: a rural–urban nexus
S14
The water-quality dimension of the water–soil–waste nexus
S15
Regional land-use dynamics, water security and the nexus approach
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 15:00
Sessions in parallel
S16
Food losses and environmental resources
S17
Promoting safe and sustainable wastewater use in agriculture — formal and informal approaches
S18
The potential of integrated land-use planning and ecosystem services to enhance the sustainable provision of natural resources
15:00 – 15:30
Break
15:30 – 17:30
Closing Plenary
Panel discussion with reports from the sessions — moderator Danka Thalmeinerová, GWP.
Concluding talk: Timothy Williams, IWMI.
17:30 – 17:45
Break
17:45 – 18:30
Plenary: Wrap-up & Closing
Conference synthesis
Rattan Lal
Ohio State University
Closing remarks
Verena Klinger-Dering
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB)
Bernhard Müller
Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER)
Karl-Heinz Feger
Faculty of Environmental Sciences, TU Dresden
Reza Ardakanian
UNU-FLORES
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