ITS3.14/ERE6.5 | Advancing Resilient and Equitable Systems: Integrating Equity, Gender, Health, and Water-Food Security within NEXUS and IAM Research
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Advancing Resilient and Equitable Systems: Integrating Equity, Gender, Health, and Water-Food Security within NEXUS and IAM Research
Convener: Jon SampedroECSECS | Co-conveners: Sudeh Dehnavi, Neda AbbasiECSECS, Marina AndrijevicECSECS, Xaquín García-MurosECSECS, shivika mittal, Hamideh Nouri

The implementation of ambitious system-wide strategies, such as the Sustainable Development Goals and global climate policies, requires a holistic approach that integrates the economy, energy, land, food and water systems. Integrated assessment models (IAMs) have advanced science and policymaking but often lack representation of subnational dynamics, such as gender, within-region income distribution, and other social and spatiotemporal heterogeneity. These gaps limit insights into policy implementation, consumer demand projections, and equity outcomes, highlighting the need to explore subregional distributional impacts and variables critical to human development and welfare, including labour markets, supply chains, and health impacts from air pollution or heat exposure. At the same time, escalating resource depletion and climate change make it increasingly urgent to integrate the complex interdependencies between water and food security within the nexus concept. In this context, exploring definitions and strategies for achieving water and food security is essential, as they can vary across spatial scales, from local to global. Bridging the gap between science, policy, and community necessitates interdisciplinary collaboration, engaging diverse stakeholders to share knowledge, overcome barriers, and co-create innovative, multiscale solutions. Such efforts are essential to enhance resilience and deliver robust evidence for transformative policies. By embracing a plurality of perspectives and methodologies, this session seeks to drive the design and implementation of equitable, resilient, and sustainable policies.