New Policy Brief: What “Nexus”? Towards Resource Nexus Standardization

by Manelle Sokar | Feb 17, 2026 | Cluster event, Policy Briefs, PRIMA

Defining and Standardizing the Resource Nexus Despite growing recognition in academic and policy circles, the “Nexus” concept has long suffered from fragmented definitions, inconsistent governance structures, and insufficient practical guidelines, leaving...

Building Resilience: Economic Instruments for Sustainable River Basin Management

by Manelle Sokar | Feb 10, 2026 | Cluster event, Event, Water Governance 2027 - synergy group

Online – February 26, 2026 On 26 February 2026, the RETOUCH NEXUS project took part in the webinar “Economic Instruments for Resilient River Basin Management,” organised as part of the...

RETOUCH NEXUS Presented at the International Workshop WEARE-EAARN-FICOTUR in Córdoba

by Manelle Sokar | Jan 28, 2026 | Case study activity, Event, Spanish CS

RETOUCH NEXUS was represented at the International Workshop WEARE-EAARN-FICOTUR: Establishing Networks, held on 22–23 January 2026 in Córdoba, Spain, within the session “Instruments and Policies for Enhancing Water Resilience.” The event brought together international...

New Policy Brief: Pathways Towards Improved Integrated Water Governance in Malta

by Manelle Sokar | Jan 23, 2026 | Maltese CS, Policy Briefs

Integrated Water Governance in Flanders Malta confronts unique water governance challenges as a small, densely populated Mediterranean island with no permanent inland water sources, relying heavily on energy-intensive desalination and increasingly on treated...

New Policy Brief: Integrated Water Governance – Flanders’ Blue Deal into Action

by Manelle Sokar | Jan 23, 2026 | Belgium CS, Policy Briefs

Integrated Water Governance in Flanders Flanders, Belgium faces growing water stress that threatens the reliability of its centralized drinking water supply, prompting the region’s ambitious Blue Deal strategy emphasizing circular use of rainwater and...