Saturday 11 November 2023
Roundtable
A mine of sustainable initiatives for a just environmental transition
The mining sector is generally perceived as being polluting, corrupt and connected to Human rights violations, and yet it is also a crucial industry in the acceleration of the green transition. Renewable-energy technologies such as solar panels and windmills are built using a great variety of minerals which will have to be extracted in greater quantities and at greater speed to reach the Paris agreement goals. How do we reconcile the urgent demand for minerals and the current public reluctance towards the mining sector? This session will draw on concrete initiatives and ideas from actors around the world working to ensure that the mining of these crucial minerals is responsible and respectful of the rights of the affected communities for a just environmental transition.
Moderator
Mads Frederiksen
Executive director at Arctic Economic Council
Speaker
Balbine Pascaline Makani Omgba
President, Association of Women In Mining in Africa (AWIMA)
Speaker
Mirna Adjami
Principal Programme Manager, Business & Security Division, DCAF
Speaker
Edwige Cishimbi
Advocacy, gender and communication officer, International Alert
Speaker
Assheton Carter
Executive Director, Fair Cobalt Alliance
Speaker
Fabien Mayani
Director of Extractive Industries Governance Program, The Carter Center DRC
Speaker
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