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 conference and its back-to-back events were attended by well over 300 participants coming from some 50 countries and international organisations, including the United Nations, European […]
Making Natural Resource Governance Fit for the 21st Century – WRF 2019 Meeting Report
Download PDF Making Natural Resource Governance Fit for the 21st Century – WRF 2019 Meeting Report Authors: WRF staff Publication date: 2020 Abstract: Well over 300 participants coming from some 50 countries and international organizations gathered together for plenary talks, workshops, scientific sessions, and side events at the World Resources Forum (WRF) 2019 from […]
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 in technologies such as electric vehicles, renewable energy, and digitalization. Without improved governance it will be impossible to ensure proper provision of the resources needed. […]
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 role of mineral resources for low-carbon technologies and infrastructures needs to be discussed. Environmental challenges related to the extraction of raw materials need to be […]
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 and singer from Ethiopia. “I lost my parents due to natural resources scarcity. Sustainability is my personal story”, she says, “that is why I am […]
Increase Resource Productivity to Fight Poverty and Climate Change, Club of Rome Author Says at WRF 2017
Geneva, 31 October 2017 Poverty and climate change are the key challenges to be tackled in the coming decades. Increasing resource productivity can help achieve these goals. This was the main message of the Norwegian scientist Jørgen Randers, co-author of the first report to the Club of Rome (Limits to Growth, 1972), to the annual […]