24 Oct 2017
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25 Oct 2017
00:00
World Resources Forum 2017 // Accelerating the Resource Revolution
Two years after two historic global agreements have been established – the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change – leaders and other change agents of government, business, research and NGOs will come to Switzerland, host of the United Nations, to talk about how to accelerate the revolution. How should we manage, coordinate, finance, track progress, learn, train and communicate about it?
Where and when
Geneva, Switzerland24-25 Oct 2017
Sessions and Workshops with a strong nexus focus
- Session: The Water-Food Nexus
- Workshop: Rural Urban Nexus – Governance for Sustainable Land Use through City Region Food Strategies
Topics
- Governance of Raw Materials
- Circular Economy and Investing in Resource Efficiency
- Sustainable Recycling Industries (SRI)
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- The Resource Revolution Trainer (MOOC Decoupling)
- Sustainable Consumption and Production
- Cities, Infrastructure and Lifestyles
Topics
The three key categories are:- I. Policies and Governance
- II. Technology and Innovation
- III. Lifestyles and Education
- Mining and Supply Security
- Raw Materials in the Informal Economy
- Sustainable Consumption and Production
- Green and Circular Economy
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
- Decoupling and Resource Efficiency
- Energy Efficiency
- Business & Financing
- Recycling and Waste Management
- Eco Cities
- Sustainable Construction and Infrastructure
- Mobility and Transportation
- ICT