Close the gap while closing the loop? WRF and IRP webinar on how to manage a fair, global circular economy transition

On June 23rd, 15.00 – 16.30 CEST, the World Resources Forum and the International Resource Panel will co-host an open webinar with leading international experts on Global North-South relations for […]
Towards a just and sustainable global green transition: key takeaways from WRF2021 for COP26

With the attention of the global community directed towards the results of the ongoing 26th COP UN Climate Change Conference, momentum for the green transition appears to be at its […]
A Green Deal for Sustainable Resources: World Resources Forum (WRF) 2021 Hybrid Conference

Accra & St. Gallen, 24 March 2021: In 2020, Ghana and Switzerland announced the first World Resources Forum to be held on African soil, which unfortunately had to be postponed […]
Resources and Circular Economy Conference to be held in Ghana

St. Gallen/Accra/Online, 6 July 2020 The WRF Secretariat conducted three successful conference calls with WRF2020 partners from June 23-25. At these dates originally WRF 2020 Ghana would have taken place, […]
WRF 2020 Ghana Postponed to 2021

St. Gallen, 20 March 2020 The WRF Secretariat has announced that the upcoming World Resources Forum, Accra, Ghana originally to be held from 23-25 June 2020, will be rescheduled to […]
WRF 2019 Meeting Report on Resource Governance Published

St. Gallen, 20 March 2020 The WRF Secretariat has published the meeting report of World Resources Forum 2019. WRF 2019 was held in Geneva from 23-24 October 2019. The annual […]
About WRF and Coronavirus

St. Gallen, 16 March 2020 The World Resources Forum team is monitoring the developments with regard to the coronavirus pandemic with great concern. Foremost the hearts of the team go […]
Environment Minister Ghana Announces Natural Resources Initiatives

Accra, 5 March 2020 The sustainable use of natural resources will be at the heart of debates at the first World Resources Forum to be held in Africa (WRF2020), which […]
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 […]