Resource Nexus Perspectives for the Sustainable Development Goals

This research paper examines the 'nexus' concept regarding natural resource demand and its relevance to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), proposing a five-nodes definition to integrate climate policy with supply-chain management and governance in resource-rich developing countries.

• The authors propose a 'five-nodes definition' of the resource nexus to help refine the concept, which they suggest is currently at risk of becoming a 'buzz word'.
• The paper suggests that specific research perspectives on the nexus could lead to a 'reload of climate policy' by securing support from resource-rich developing countries and supply-chain managers.
• The research focuses on scenarios and modelling approaches that exist at the intersection of human dimensions—specifically security and governance—and bio-physical inputs.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2018). Resource Nexus Perspectives for the Sustainable Development Goals. https://www.sei.org/publications/resource-nexus-perspectives-sustainable-development-goals/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Resource Nexus Perspectives for the Sustainable Development Goals. 2018. https://www.sei.org/publications/resource-nexus-perspectives-sustainable-development-goals/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Resource Nexus Perspectives for the Sustainable Development Goals |date=18 December 2018 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/resource-nexus-perspectives-sustainable-development-goals/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2018resource, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Resource Nexus Perspectives for the Sustainable Development Goals}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2018}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/resource-nexus-perspectives-sustainable-development-goals/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }