Nexus Game
Applications
The Nexus Game offers a unique opportunity to explore the challenges of water management for energy and food production. Participants are put into the roles of key ministries of two countries sharing the same river. From this perspective, they may brainstorm and collaborate to creatively form and verify a number of policies. As they try to meet the growing water demands, they still have to remember about ecological and economical balance within and across the borders. The simulation is foremost targeted at water, energy, and agriculture sector professionals: ministries, power plants, capacity building institutions, etc. It is designed to be used within capacity development programs, both as a training tool and a policy exercise.
The game met with an enthusiastic reception from players in many countries around the world, including:
Ivory Coast (African Development Bank),
Republic of South Africa (Southern African Systems Analysis Centre),
Egypt (Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology)
and Pakistan (Lahore University of Management Sciences).
Benefits
News and Articles

UNDERSTANDING THE NEXUS APPROACH
The nexus approach can guide a transition to sustainability, by reducing negative impacts within the system and producing gains that outweigh the costs connected with investing in better policy and “greener” technology.

ZAMBEZI SCENARIO WORKSHOP
Piotr Magnuszewski co-organized and co-conducted a workshop on nexus approach in the Zambezi Basin as part of the ISWEL project (Integrated Solutions for Water, Energy, and Land), led by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

NEXUS GAME SESSION AT AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK IN ABIDJAN
While playing as stakeholders from two bordering countries, players discovered that the game shares many similarities with the situations and problems they challenge in their day-to-day work.

3RD INDUS BASIN KNOWLEDGE FORUM
Piotr Magnuszewski participated in the Indus Basin Knowledge Forum (IBKF)! Piotr moderated one of the panels “Water, Energy, and Land Nexus in the Indus Basin: Exploring future and desirable futures”.
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Technical details
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The game was developed by the Centre for Systems Solutions in collaboration with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and the Sustainable Energy for All initiative.
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