• Projects
  • /
  • BONEX: Boosting nexus framework implementation in the mediterranean

BONEX: Boosting nexus framework implementation in the mediterranean

PRACTICAL ADAPTED TOOLS TO FACILITATE WEFE NEXUS PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION

Boosting Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystem Nexus (WEFe Nexus)

Production of Nexus Bridging Plans (NBPs)

Implementation of WEFe solutions in 7 Demonstration Projects (DPs)

BONEX (Boosting Nexus Framework Implementation in the Mediterranean) is a project funded by the PRIMA programme that aims to promote the efficient and integrated management of natural resources in the Mediterranean region by applying the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFe) Nexus approach in practice.

In the face of increasing water scarcity, climate change, population growth and environmental degradation, BONEX offers practical and context-sensitive tools for informed decision-making, reducing cross-sectoral conflicts and fostering sustainable synergies.

The project is developing an innovative and transdisciplinary WEFe Bridging Framework (WEFeF) that supports the design of tailored Nexus Bridging Plans (NBPs) adapted to each territory’s technological, environmental and socio-economic context.

These approaches will be tested in 7 demonstration projects across the Mediterranean, implementing solutions such as solar-powered irrigation, agrivoltaics, and water reuse with renewable energy. This diversity will ensure the replicability and scalability of the project outcomes. BIOAZUL leads the demonstration site in Axarquía (Spain), focused on the use of reclaimed water for agriculture and the development of a digital nutrient balance tool.

ObjeCtivEs

  • Establish a replicable and adaptive transdisciplinary framework, the WEFe Bridging Framework (WEFeF), as a powerful tool to be used by analysts and experts.
  • Co-create, operationalize, and assess innovative, context specific WEFe solution approaches in seven Demonstration Projects (DPs) in the MedRegion.
  • Test combined application of a set of existing tools and methodological approaches from different disciplines to assess trade-offs and synergies.
  • Scale up WEFe Nexus practice through context-sensitive replication forming a Community of Practice including diverse key stakeholders.
  • Leveraging knowledge for proactively informing strategic policy processes.
  • Exploitation of results with close involvement of the private sector supporting the transfer of knowledge at the industrial level, promoting inclusive innovation, and scaling-up (from local to international).

consortium MAP

PARTNERS

BIOAZUL (España)

UCO (España)

FutureWater (España)

UAL (España)

UNI KASSEL (Alemania)

CBR (Italia)

UNIBO (Italia)

GJU (Jordania)

IUCN-ROWA (Jordania)

NOVAENERGIA (Líbano)

AUB (Líbano)

ORMVASM (Marruecos)

IAV (Marruecos)

NBI (Portugal)

NOVA (Portugal)

SmartLOGGER (Túnez)

INRGREF (Túnez)

Did you find it interesting?

Website: bonex-prima.eu

Status: Active

Funding program: PRIMA

Contract nº: 2141

Duration: May 1, 2022 – April 30, 2025 (36 months)

Budget: 4.460.276,00€ (CE contribution: 3.992.043,50€)

Contact person: Rafael Casielles (rcasielles@bioazul.com)