Call for Abstracts WRF 2020 Ghana Open

Accra, 19 December 2019 The Call for Abstracts for World Resources Forum 2020, to be held in Accra, Ghana, from June 23-25 has been opened. The conference is hosted by […]
WRF 2019 Calls for Ambitious International Rules for Resources Management

Geneva, 24 October 2019 Participants of the World Resources Forum 2019 are calling for ambitious international rules for mineral resources management. A low-carbon and resource efficient economy requires an uptake […]
Swiss Environment Director Chardonnens Calls for Strong International Resources Governance

Geneva, 17 October 2019 “With only about a decade left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and to bring our greenhouse gas emissions back to a safe pathway, the central […]
Ethiopian Harpist ZEM Performs at WRF 2019

Geneva, 20 August 2019 The Ethiopian born singer songwriter and harpist ZEM has agreed to perform at the upcoming World Resources Forum 2019. ZEM is a remarkable young woman, musician […]
Get Here Your Program Update WRF 2019 Geneva

Geneva, 30 July 2019 With less than three months to go before the next World Resources Forum (WRF) 2019 will open its doors, the WRF Secretariat has published the latest […]
Call for Strong Political Leadership at Raw Materials Summit

Berlin, 21 May 2019 It is imperative for industry, governance and independent bodies to attain an intersectional point. Leadership to sustainable mining is needed in all different silos of the […]
Registration Open for EIT Raw Materials Cooperation

St. Gallen, 3 May 2019 The World Resources Forum and its FORAM partners organise a parallel session on stepping up international raw materials cooperation at the EIT Raw Materials Summit, […]
WRF Geneva Conference on Raw Materials and Sustainable Consumption and Production

Geneva, 3 April 2019 “Anchoring Natural Resources and Raw Materials Management for Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production” is the leading theme of WRF2019, to be held in Geneva, October 23-24, […]
Circular Economy Missing Link in Fight Against Climate Change

Antwerp, 18 March 2019 For four days, Antwerp was the epicentre of the circular economy. More than 750 company leaders, scientists and policy makers from all over the world came […]
Lifestyles Need to Change Radically, WRF Conference Concludes

Antwerp, 27 Febuary 2019 Circular Economy is an enabler for climate policy. Over half of greenhouse gas emissions can be directly linked to our materials footprint. We have to link […]