What "Nexus"? Towards Resource Nexus Standardization

Publication Date: 
2026
Pages: 
5
Publisher: 
UNU-FLORES
Publication Language: 
EN
Policy Brief Type: 
Abstract: 

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 (UNUFLORES, 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)

  • 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 scales