Nexus-Ness consortium partners joined the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly in Wien (Austria) from May 23rd-27th, 2022. On May 26th, the project coordinator prof. Fernando Nardi (WARREDOC-University for Foreigners of Perugia) presented the work “Advancing transdisciplinary knowledge and procedures for mainstreaming WEFE Nexus: insights from the PRIMA NEXUS-NESS project” during the HS5.6 Session entitled “Impacts of land use and land cover changes on water resources management and water-related ecosystem services”. EGU General Assembly is the most important Conference on Earth, planetary and space science research in Europe, fostering fundamental applied research that addresses key societal and environmental challenges.
This contribution aims to specifically focus on the transdisciplinary concept that was a guiding principle of the NEXUS-NESS project design and mission. The NEXUS-NESS solution transdisciplinary datasets and tools seek to interlink the WEF Nexus components with a three-fold conceptualization of the Ecosystem component (Environment, Economy, Engagement/Society). NEXUS-NESS will operationalize the adoption of a WEFE Nexus bottom-up approach in four different case studies employing Living Lab and Responsible Research And Innovation (RRI) principles.