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Events of the International Resource Panel

World Resources Forum

19-21 September 2011, Davos, Switzerland

The World Resources Forum (WRF) is a science-based platform to exchange knowledge about the economic, political and environmental implications of global resource use. WRF promotes innovation for resource productivity by building bridges between researchers and policymakers, business, NGO's and the public. Flagship activity is the bi-annual conference, held in Davos, Switzerland.

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Resource efficiency: the agenda for economic transformation

Tuesday 24 May 2011: European CommissionThis session analysed the current and future resource use patterns, and considered options to improve resource efficiency.

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Chair: Achim Steiner, United Nations Under-Secretary General, UNEP Executive Director

Prof. Dr. Ernst von Weizsäcker, Co-Chair, UNEP’s International Resource Panel

Prof. Mark Swilling, Programme Coordinator for Sustainable Development, School of Public Management and Planning, Stellenbosch University, Member of UNEP’s International Resource Panel

Heinz Leuenberger, Director of the Environmental Management Branch (EMB) of UNIDO (PPT)

Prof Sangwon Suh, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Member of UNEP’s International Resource Panel

Prof. Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director, European Environment Agency

Discussion: Part 1

Discussion: Part 2

Events 2010

Date and Place

Event

Documents

2 June 2010

Brussels, Belgium

Launch of Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Production and Consumption

24 Feb 2010

Hibiscus Room

Side Event on the Resource Panel at the 26th Session of the UNEP Governing Council

Building knowledge and partnerships to deliver
resource efficiency for a green economy (PDF - 57 KB)

Events 2009

Date and Place	Event	Documents
15-16 Feb 2009 Davos, Switzerland	World Resource Forum	Flyer (PDF - 242 KB)
10-11 Mar 2009 Tokyo, Japan	Asia Seminar for Sustainable Resource Management	Agenda Presentation by Bas de Leeuw, Head of the Secretariat of the Resource Panel: "Sustainable Resource Management - Introducing key UNEP activities" (PDF - 476 KB) Co-Chair's summary (PDF - 66 KB)
18 Feb 2009 Nairobi, Kenya	Side Event on the Resource Panel and the Marrakech Process at the 25th Session of the UNEP Governing Council	Side Event flyer (PDF - 193 KB) Agenda (PDF - 181 KB) Background paper (PDF - 241 KB)

Events 2008

Date and Place	Event	Documents
15-16 Aug 2008 Yale University, USA	Metals working group workshop (by invitation only)
3-6 June 2008 Brussels, Belgium	Green Week 2008 conference, organised by the European Commission and included sessions on the role of the Resource Panel.	Speech by Angela Cropper, Deputy Executive Director of UNEP: "Decoupling Economic Growth from Environmental Degradation - The Crucial Role of Resource Efficiency" (PDF - 28 KB) Presentations by Thomas Graedel: "Is Sustainable Resource Management Possible?" (PDF - 373 KB) "Are Non-Renewable Resources Critical?" (PDF - 1,1 MB) Videostream of the session on identifying priority natural resources Photo gallery
25 April 2008 Paris, France	Workshop on the prioritisation of products and resources from an environmental sustainability point of view (by invitation only)
23-25 April 2008 Paris, France	OECD-UNEP Conference on Resource Efficiency. The joint conference between UNEP and the OECD addressed how improved resource efficiency can reduce the negative environmental impacts of resource extraction, processing, use and disposal, while securing adequate supplies of materials to sustain economic activity.	Conclusions by the conference co-chairs (PDF - 91 KB)