IPBES Nexus Assessment

Year

Location

Organization

Role

Description

August 2021 - present

Global

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Lead Author (Chapter 5.2) - Options for delivering sustainable approaches to elements of the nexus (food systems)

‘The nexus assessment will explore “interlinkages and interdependencies among climate, water, food, energy and health through their relationship with biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people.” To allow for comprehensive consideration of synergies and trade-offs related to climate change, the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel proposes to include energy in the scope of the assessment. Recognizing the SDGs’ integration and indivisibility and the interlinkages among the Rio Conventions and other relevant multilateral agreements and international frameworks, the scoping report notes that the nexus approach will also enable assessment of the complementarity and trade-offs between these agreements and frameworks. The assessment will specifically review the links between biodiversity and human health, including how infectious diseases emerge from the microbial diversity found in Nature and how human activities cause their spread. It will also examine how Nature provides natural medicines and drugs, and inspires synthetic products. Read more