[vc_row content_placement=”middle” fullwidth=”0″ row_space=”remove_padding_bottom”][vc_column][rev_slider slidertitle=”WRF2017″ alias=”wrf2019-1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_space=”remove_padding_bottom”][vc_column][gva_block_heading title=”Accelerating the Resource Revolution”][/gva_block_heading][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”8″ el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#ffc800″][vc_column_text]The World Resources Forum (WRF) 2017 was held on 24 – 25 October 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. Discussions and activities revolved around the topic “Accelerating the Resource Revolution“, focusing on how resource efficiency supports the battle against today’s most pressing issues.
During the 4 days, over 120 state-of-the-art scientific contributions were presented in the scientific sessions and methodologies and success stories were shared during the workshops organized by international institutions.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” row_space=”remove_padding_bottom”][vc_column][gva_block_heading title=”WRF’17 Conference in Numbers” align=”align-left”][/gva_block_heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/3″][gva_counter title=”PARTICIPANTS” icon=”gv-icon-433″ number=”450″ icon_color=”#ffc800″ el_class=”font: Montserrat”][/gva_counter][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][gva_counter title=”COUNTRIES” icon=”gv-icon-1142″ number=”50″ icon_color=”#ffc800″ el_class=”font: Montserrat”][/gva_counter][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][gva_counter title=”WORKSHOPS” icon=”gv-icon-39″ number=”16″ icon_color=”#ffc800″ el_class=”font: Montserrat”][/gva_counter][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” row_space=”remove_padding_bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1655278661325{background-color: #d8e6f0 !important;}”][vc_column][gva_block_heading title=”Conference Tracks” align=”align-left” subtitle=”Topics we have covered”][/gva_block_heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_space=”remove_padding_top” css=”.vc_custom_1655278668377{background-color: #d8e6f0 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][gva_icon_box title=”Primary Resources: fair resource extraction for a prosperous future” icon_position=”top-center v2″ icon_width=”fa-2x” image=”22422″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][gva_icon_box title=”Secondary Resources: from waste to resources for development” icon_position=”top-center v2″ icon_width=”fa-2x” image=”22423″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][gva_icon_box title=”Circular Economy: designing systems for circular resources” icon_position=”top-center v2″ icon_width=”fa-2x” image=”22424″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” row_space=”remove_padding_bottom”][vc_column][gva_block_heading title=”Key Takeaways from the Conference” align=”align-left”][/gva_block_heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”22407″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”22427″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”22428″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” row_space=”remove_padding_bottom”][vc_column][gva_block_heading title=”Conference Partners” align=”align-left”][/gva_block_heading][rev_slider slidertitle=”WRF2021 partners 1″ alias=”wrf2021-hosts-partners-1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” row_space=”remove_padding_bottom”][vc_column][gva_block_heading title=”Interested in more?” align=”align-left”][/gva_block_heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”21715″ img_size=”300×420″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]If you would like to know more about the Conference and the key takeaways we had, follow the link below.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Read the Report” shape=”square” color=”primary” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrforum.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F03%2FMeetingReport_WRF-2017.pdf|target:_blank” css=”.vc_custom_1666705731903{padding-top: 10px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_section][vc_row content_placement=”middle” row_space=”remove_padding_bottom”][vc_column][gva_block_heading title=”Impressions from the Conference” align=”align-left”][/gva_block_heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][gva_gallery_grid items_lg=”4″ items_md=”3″ items_sm=”2″ items_xs=”2″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”22447,22448,22449,22450,22451,22452,22453,22454,22455,22456,22457,22458,22459,22460,22461″ onclick=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section]