Working towards a secure water future
REsilienT water gOvernance Under climate CHange within the WEFE NEXUS
The RETOUCH NEXUS project is dedicated to tackling the growing challenge of water scarcity by promoting an integrated Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus approach that supports the EU water economy and relies on ecological and social considerations.
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New Policy Brief: Pathways Towards Improved Integrated Water Governance in Malta
Integrated Water Governance in Flanders Malta confronts unique water governance challenges as a small, densely populated Mediterranean island with no…
New Policy Brief: Integrated Water Governance – Flanders’ Blue Deal into Action
Integrated Water Governance in Flanders Flanders, Belgium faces growing water stress that threatens the reliability of its centralized drinking water…
New Policy Brief: Pathways Towards Improved Integrated Water Governance in Slovakia
Integrated Water Governance in Slovakia Slovakia stands at a critical juncture as climate change exposes the nation to increasing droughts,…
New Policy Brief: Building Effective Participation in Dutch Water Governance
Integrated Water Governance in the Netherlands The Netherlands faces increasingly complex water challenges driven by climate change, polluted waterways, soil…
New Policy Brief: Pathways Towards Improved Integrated Water Governance in the Upper Main River Basin
Integrated Water Governance in the Upper Main River Basin The Upper Main River Basin in northern Bavaria confronts mounting climate-related…
New Policy Brief: Pathways Towards Improved Integrated Water Governance in the Júcar River Basin
Integrated Water Governance in the Júcar River Basin: Turning Scarcity into Resilience The Júcar River Basin, Valencia's main water source,…
Upcoming Event: Earth System Governance 2026 Conference, Bath, United Kingdom
Bath, United Kingdom | 7-11 September 2026 The RETOUCH NEXUS project is pleased to highlight the 2026 Bath Conference on…
Belgian Case Study Takes Center Stage: Agnetenpark’s Innovative Water System Featured on National Television
RETOUCH NEXUS project demonstrates practical water solutions through media engagement. When most people think about saving water, they imagine shorter…
Strengthening Europe’s Water Resilience: Three Projects Unite at Brussels Forum
Brussels, Belgium – December 4, 2025 RETOUCH NEXUS joins InnWater and GOVAQUA to present unified recommendations on economic dimensions of…
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💧 Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement in Malta – RETOUCH NEXUS Workshop on the WEFE Nexus Ranking System
In October 2025, the Energy and Water Agency (EWA) hosted a new RETOUCH NEXUS Stakeholder Project Meeting in Malta, bringing…
RETOUCH NEXUS 5th General Assembly – Moving Toward Performance
As we progress through the third year of the RETOUCH NEXUS project, our consortium gathered in Amsterdam on September 23-24…
Join us at the 10th International Conference on Island Sustainability organized by the GTI Foundation
Gozo, Malta | October 29-31, 2025 Expanding Holistic Island-led Solutions to Drive Global Sustainability and Climate Action The RETOUCH NEXUS…
Informative evening for HHNK’s Freshwater Availability Programme
On Thursday, 11 September, the water authority Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier (HHNK) held an information evening as part of the public…
RETOUCH NEXUS at SEAM 2025 – Advancing Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Governance in Slovakia
Nitra, Slovakia | September 11-12, 2025 The RETOUCH NEXUS project is proud to participate in the Slovak Economic Association Meeting…
🤝 Building a Participatory Path for Water Governance in North Holland
RETOUCH NEXUS supports stakeholder engagement for the Freshwater Availability Program. In response to the growing threat of water scarcity in…
🌊 Achieving Water Benefits at Business Parks – A RETOUCH NEXUS Belgian Case Study Event
On 20th June 2025, VITO, together with the City of Ghent, North Sea Port and VLAIO organized an interactive event…
🌿 Nature-Based Solutions in Action: Local Engagement for Water Resilience in Kulmbach and Leuchau
On 18–19 June 2025, our German Case Study hosted two workshops in the Upper Main region (Germany) to promote, validate,…
Water is life, and Europe is facing an urgent need to protect this vital resource.
On 3 June 2025, the European Commission presented the European Water Resilience Strategy, the EU’s first-ever comprehensive plan to address the…
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Discover the diverse locations where the RETOUCH NEXUS project is making an impact. All together, our case studies represent the diversity of water challenges faced in Europe – facilitating the development of a product that can be easily replicable in other basins in Europe – but also beyond Europe (as other regions do face similar challenges).
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