Circular Flows
We are building a knowledge ecosystem to amplify awareness and fast-track the adoption of technologies, systems, and policies that enable resilient, circular economies.
Water
Growing demand for clean water and changes in climate, pollutants, technologies, policies, and cross-border dynamics are changing how water is managed, valued and accessed.
• Linear to Circular Water
• Economics of water
• Decentralised infrastructure
• Tradable water credits
• Digitising the value chain
• Brine treatment
• Nature-based solutions
• Water policy and pricing
• Transboundary water management
• PFAS and emerging pollutants
Energy
The energy sector is going through a global transformation driven by the falling cost of renewables, a transition from molecultes to electrons, geopolitical uncertainty, and the application of AI to optimise supply and demand patterns.
• Linear to Circular Energy
• Energy storage
• Decentralised infrastructure
• Waste-to-Energy
• Energy efficiency
• Energy supply chain
• The hydrogen option
• Smart grids
• AI-driven optimisation
• Supply chain challenges
Food
The ways in which food is produced, processed, distributed and consumed are changing as climate change, clean water availability, new disease patterns, technology innovation, and protectionism and food sovereignty trends reshape global markets.
• Regenerative agriculture
• Biosecurity and disease
• Future of agri-tech
• Soil management
• Saline tolerant agriculture
• Chemicals in food
• Localising supply chains
• AI in agriculture
• Controlled-environment agriculture
• Food sovereignty
WEFE Nexus
Explores interlinked water, energy, food and ecosystems, including the use of AI to model scenarios, inform policy and optimise resource allocation.
• Closed loop WEFE systems
• Water-health nexus
• Water-food-security nexus
• AI-driven scenario planning
• AI-driven policy optimisation
• Space-based mapping
• Combining macro and micro
• Ecosystem degradation and conflict
• Terrestrial-marine ecosystems
• Coastal ecosystem regeneration
Future
Looks ahead to assess risks and opportunities to shape win-win outcomes for companies, communities and nations.
• Regional hydro-politics
• Competition to cooperation
• Water as a peace tool
• Nature-based infrastructure
• Shared infrastructure planning
• Regional ecosystem planning
• Cross-border nexus cooperation
• Energy geopolitics and transition
• Climate impact planning
• Community-driven utilities
