4th European Resources Forum
Berlin, Germany | 27th until 28th of November 2018The German Environment Agency is hosting the fourth European Resources Forum. The conference will take place in the “Ludwig Erhard Haus” in Berlin. The ERF addresses European decisionmakers and experts from the fields of policy development, industry, academia, civil society and the media. About 400 participants from up to 40 countries are expected.
European platform for discussion on sustainable resource use
After the successful conferences in 2012, 2014 and 2016 the European Resources Forum has established itself as an important European platform for discussion on the issue of sustainable resource use by focusing on the political and scientific debate on this subject.
The ERF seeks to contribute to the development and implementation of common positions for policy-making in Europe and internationally. The ERF is an important instrument for communication on resource issues and for setting up networks and initiating stakeholder alliances at the European level.
The contributions and discussions at the three previous conferences – ERF 2012, 2014 and 2016 – have shown how complex the topic of resource conservation is. The manifold functions that natural resources fulfil, the complex value chains associated with resource use and not least the many stakeholders involved make resource policy a multifaceted and integrative policy area.
The ERF 2018 will continue the discussion of the current European approach to resource policy and will work out new impulses for the transition to a resource efficient Europe within a circular economy. Among other important topics, the ERF 2018 will discuss the nexus between resource and climate protection. Special attention will be paid to the international dimension of the topic of resource efficiency. And the opportunities and challenges between a sustainable resource use and the topic of digitalisation will be discussed.
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