Dresden International Forum 2025
From Conflicts to Cooperation: The Resource Nexus as a Pathway to Peace

Reliable access to environmental resources is fundamental for our lives and one of the driving forces behind economic development and prosperity. Yet these valuable assets also hold immense potential for conflict. History has shown that the fight for resources has often resulted in violence and bloodshed.

However, resource-related conflicts are not an inevitable fate. Integrated resource management and nexus approaches, fair trade, or sustainable supply chains can help mitigate conflict potential.  Why and how do resources repeatedly lead to tensions and wars? And most importantly: how can we defuse these conflicts or even prevent them through integrated and sustainable management of environmental resources?
The Dresden International Forum forms a part of the Dresden Nexus Conference „The Future of Resources - Resources for the Future“.

The event will be held in English.

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