WRF 2011: World Resources Forum - Shaping the Future of Natural Resources - Towards a Green Economy

During the first public event of the WRF in Davos (Sept. 15-16, 2009), over 500 scientists, entrepreneurs and policy makers shared their ideas and thoughts which resulted in a common declaration.   The next World Resources Forum is scheduled to take place from Sept. 19-21, 2011 in Davos/Switzerland. The Davos plenary in 2011 will be the second event in a series of bi-annual high-profile public events. See our first announcement (PDF).   I'd like to invite you to participate in our CALL FOR PAPERS for the World Resources Forum 2011. The deadline is Jan. 31, 2011.
			Xaver Edelmann, President  World Resources Forum
	There are several other ways how you can contribute to the World Resources Forum in 2011. See here to learn more.

Topics of Interest

The Steering and Expert Committee of the WRF have decided to focus the discussions around the following five clusters, based on the WRF 2009 Declaration:

1. Security of Supply 
   Peak minerals, Scarcity of metals and minerals, Environmental and social burden of resource extraction, Resource extraction and socio-political conflicts, Recycling of important material flows, Secondary resources
2. Growth, Innovation, Decoupling, Efficiency and Sufficiency
   Supply chain management, Regional and global material flows, Efficiency of processes and manufacturing, Dematerialization, Low Carbon Society, Green economy, Circular economy, Resources and greenhouse gas emissions, Best practice examples and case studies 
3. Assessment Methods, Resource Use Indicators and Targets 
   Life cycle analysis, Ecological footprint, Grey energy, Carbon footprint, other Greenhouse-gas-related indicators, Water footprint, Soil-related indicators, Material flow indicators and (per-capita) targets, Standards
4. The Social Dimension of Resources 
   Welfare of countries, New economic approaches beyond growth, Values and lifestyles, Consumer behavior, Social LCA, Sustainability assessment, Sustainable consumption, North/South context, Industrializing countries
5. Communication and Education 
   Information systems, Product information, Youth involvement, Awareness for resource limits and sustainable resource management, Workplace training, Outreach