Researchers from KWR (with affiliation to Utrecht University), the National Technical University of Athens, and Panteion University have developed a framework to assess the coherence of WEFE nexus policies in both its formulation and implementation. The framework has been applied in Greece’s Nestos Basin to demonstrate its applicability and usefulness . The results show that shifting the focus from analysing the net influence of policies on one another to identifying nexus hotspots helps to effectively manage policy trade-offs and synergies by: 1) enabling the identification of policies requiring revision or strengthening; 2) providing insights into whether these hotspots have positive or negative cascading effects throughout the nexus; and 3) via stakeholder feedback on the policy coherence analysis, offering insights on policy implementation in practice.
