SURE NEXUS
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- Apr 3, 2021
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Updated: 5 days ago
Ensuring fair WEFE Nexus transition for climate change adaptation and sustainable development based on coupled nature-based systems and bioeconomy
Duration: 1 April 2022-30 September 2025
Funding programme: PRIMA Foundation (Call 2021 Section 1 Nexus IA
Project budget: € 4.329.051,71
SEL NTUA budget: € 415.000,00
Coordinator: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
SEL NTUA role: WP8 leader “Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation of the project results”, T4.2 leader Selection of best practices in NBS, T4.3 leader Qualification of best solutions for SETs
Project website: surenexus.eu
SureNexus in a nutshell
The SureNexus project aims to facilitate a fair transition for climate change adaptation and sustainable development by implementing the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) NEXUS approach. Focused on the Mediterranean region, it addresses water scarcity, biodiversity loss, and resource inefficiencies through Nature-based Solutions (NbS), regenerative agriculture, and circular economy practices.
The project has established demonstration sites in Spain, Greece, Morocco, Israel and Tunisia to test and validate innovative solutions in vineyard and winery management, sustainable tourism, precision agriculture, and agrovoltaics. By integrating artificial intelligence, participatory stakeholder engagement and cross-sector collaboration, SureNexus aims to enhance climate resilience and optimize resource use.
WEFE Nexus Demonstration Sites around the Mediterranean
DS1: Codorniu Facilities, Penedés, Catalonia, Spain - Environment and Resource Efficiency in the Winery sector
DS2A: Agios Fokas beach, Tinos Island, Greece - Solar desalination technology
DS2B: Tinos Ecolodge facility, Potamia, Tinos Island, Greece - Sustainable tourism
DS3: Experimental Station of Menzeh (INRA Kenitra), Morocco - Precision Agriculture applied to Citrus
DS4: Emek HaMaayanot - Ma’alé Gilboa KKL testing site, Israel - Renewable energies for food production
Complementary DS: Bir Ami, Tunisia - Underground Irrigation for Olive Crops
Our expertise in action
SEL NTUA is the leader of WP8, which encompasses the dissemination, communication and exploitation strategy of SureNexus, ensuring broad stakeholder engagement. It has also developed the exploitation plan and business strategy to accelerate the deployment of project innovations.
Research team
Constantinos Noutsopoulos, Alexandra Tsatsou, Andriani Galani, Tadej Stepisnik Perdih, Chara Dolgira, Filippos Gkoumas
