Where next for circular economy monitoring? An overview of European developments
The circular economy is widely recognised as a promising solution to provide economic benefits while limiting the environmental pressures resulting from production and consumption systems. However, evaluating its impact and measuring our progress in the transition are not easy tasks. A WRF23 event organised by the European Environment Agency provided an overview of developments in […]
Rethink the value of resources for sustainability and human wellbeing
While the COP28 presidency celebrates an “historic deal” to transition away from fossil fuels, we must remind ourselves that the future wellbeing of human societies in a livable planet depends on more than that. Keeping fossil fuels in the ground is a necessary condition, but not a sufficient one. To achieve the ultimate goal, we […]
Circular Economy – Policies and Learnings from Europe
Several European countries have been introducing and implementing a variety of policies in the area of circular economy. However, further efforts are needed to understand the impact of these policies and to improve the monitoring of progress towards a circular economy. To this end, recognised experts from European environmental agencies contributed to a workshop organised […]
The WRF23 Conference Report is now available!
Rethink the value of resources if we are to achieve wellbeing for all within planetary boundaries. This one of the main messages coming out of the WRF23 Conference Report, which is now available online. As the result of inputs from over 75 international organisations, 120 researchers and 150 speakers, the WRF23 Report highlights key policy, business […]
Rethinking our development path in South Africa: in conversation with Linda Godfrey
Linda Godfrey is a Principal Scientist at the CSIR and Extraordinary Professor at Northwest University, South Africa, and holds a PhD in Engineering. With over 20-years of sector experience, she manages the Waste Research Development and Innovation Roadmap Implementation Unit on behalf of Government. Linda Godfrey is a Member of the Scientific Committee of WRF’23 and […]
WRF’23 Call for Abstracts is published!
The Call for Abstracts of WRF’23 is now open – have a look at our key thematic areas and contribute to our science-based, multi-stakeholder dialogue! Call for Abstracts International experts from a broad range of fields and disciplines are invited to submit their abstracts and present their contributions during WRF’23, either in-person in Geneva […]
The World Resources Forum 2023 to take place in Geneva on September 4-6 2023
The World Resources Forum Association is enthusiastic to announce the 2023 World Resources Forum (WRF) Conference. WRF’23 will take place in September 2023 in a hybrid format, consisting of a 3-day in-person event in Geneva, Switzerland (September 4-6) and a program of online sessions. Under the theme of ‘Rethinking Value — Resources […]