Presentations
Presentations of the conference 'Enriching the Planet - Empowering Europe', 26 and 27 April 2010
Resource efficiency as a driver for greening the economy
Speech of EU Commissioner for the Environment Janez Potocnik
Challenges of the upcoming Belgian EU Presidency on the issue of sustainable materials and resources management
Speech of the Flemish Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Culture Joke Schauvliege
Optimising the use of natural resources for a more sustainable economy
Speech of the Dutch Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning Tineke Huizinga
Globalization and Scarcity
Speech of Alex Evans, Non Resident Fellow of the Centre on International Cooperation, New York University
The global quest for a more sustainable use of resources
Presentation of Mr. Ernst Ulrich Von Weizsäcker, Co-chair of the UN Panel on the sustainable use of natural resources
Geopolitics of resources
Presentation of ms. Bernice Lee, Research Director of Energy, Environment and Resource Governance, Chatham House
Geopolitical consequences of the global pursuit of unconventional and hard-to-reach resource supplies
Presentation of Mr. Michael Klare, Professor Peace and World Security Studies, Hampshire College
Towards a sustainable and fair food system
Presentation of Mr. Carlo Trojan, Chairman International Food & Trade Policy Council
Precious minerals for the production of goods and food
Speech of Mr. Günter Tiess of the University of Leoben
EU role in feeding the nine billion. Playing the EU-cards of knowledge, ambition and international cooperation
Speech of the Dutch
Minister for Agriculture Gerda Verburg
The Role of the EU; reacting to global developments in the field of scarcity or co-shaping the framework for a sustainable planet
Presentation of Ms. Elina Bardram, Policy coordinator for Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Directorate General for External Relations, European Commission