“Resilient Agriculture and Forestry Systems ”.
Workshop Information
Wednesday, May 6, 2026| 8:30AM -10:30AM EST
Thursday, May 7, 2026| 8:30 AM -10:30AM EST
Meeting Format: Virtual
Zoom link: https://tennessee.zoom.us/s/2222653686
Oral presentations (12 minutes presentation, Q&A 3 minutes). 10 PowerPoint slides.
CO-ORGANIZING INSTITUTIONS
SPONSOR
About FEWSUS: International Research Coordination Network for Creating Transdisciplinary Nodes of Food-Energy-Water to Support Sustainable Urban Systems (FEWSUS) is funded by the US National Science Foundation. The grant, awarded to faculty and scientists at the University of Tennessee (UT) and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), supports the development of an International Research Coordination Network (iRCN), designed to facilitate transdisciplinary, multinational communications and accelerate the development and transfer of multisectoral data, standards, analysis tools, new technologies, and a trained workforce among differently urbanized countries. The Objectives of this iRCN are to: (1) build a comprehensive FEW-system database to support global urban sustainability; (2) create a focused FEW network to inspire urban outreach and engagement programs; (3) facilitate the formation of multinational transdisciplinary research teams to address the interests of urban stakeholders; and (4) educate and train a future FEW workforce capable of implementing sustainable urban development.
About the CFEWS program: The United States National Science Foundation funded project Climate-Smart Food-Energy-Water Nexus in Small Farms (CFEWS) aims to develop innovative, integrated climate-smart food-energy-water nexus solutions based on the principles of circular bioeconomy.
BACKGROUND
There is a growing awareness to the role that natural resources, such as water, land, forests and environmental amenities, play in our lives. There are many competing uses for natural resources, and society is challenged to manage them for improving social well-being. Furthermore, there may be dire consequences to natural resources mismanagement. Renewable resources, such as water, land and the environment are linked, and decisions made with regard to one may affect the others. Policy and management of natural resources now require interdisciplinary approaches including natural and social sciences to correctly address our society preferences. Scaling up strategic adoption of precision and regenerative practices will lead to resilient systems that are sustainable in every sense—environmentally, socially, and economically.
AGENDA AND BIOGRAPHIES
