NEXUS Seminar am 14.12.2020

Die aus der Kooperation zwischen der TU Dresden und dem in Dresden ansässigen Institut für Integriertes Management von Materialflüssen und Ressourcen der Universität der Vereinten Nationen (UNU-FLORES) entstandene Seminarreihe geht in die nächste Runde. Schon seit 2015 bietet das „NEXUS Seminar“ spannende Vorträge rund um das Thema nachhaltiges Boden-, Wasser- und Abfallmanagement. Die Veranstaltungsreihe dient dabei nicht nur als eine Plattform für den akademischen Austausch zwischen den beiden Einrichtungen, sondern gibt Wissenschaftler*innen die Möglichkeit, ihre Ergebnisse öffentlich vorzustellen und zu diskutieren.

Abstract:

Over a period of more than 10 years, the project Integrated Water Resources Management: Model Region Mongolia (IWRM MoMo) investigated the scientific prerequisites for a holistic approach of managing water resources in the Kharaa River Basin (KRB) in Northern Mongolia, a region characterised by a rapid socioeconomic transition and data scarcity. The project focused on the development and implementation of an IWRM, which by the definition of Global Water Partnership also considers water in the context of “land and related resources”, “economic and social welfare” and “vital ecosystems”. The resource nexus which was made popular more recently resembles the IWRM concept in many ways, but with a wider focus and the concurrent consideration of several nexus elements and their linkages. Inevitably, IWRM addresses several nexus elements. Through the specific example of IWRM implementation in the KRB, this lecture covers the potential synergies and tradeoffs between water management and the alternative prioritisation of land management, mineral resources exploitation, and food production in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In particular, it will discuss how focusing on SDG 12 can help reduce tradeoffs between different nexus elements and SDGs.