World Resource Forum sustainable economy, international global science-based platform, economic, political, social and environmental implications of global resource use, resource-efficiency inter-link between research, industry and policymaking, Forum, World, Committee, Expert, networking Key words dialogue on global resource issues / transfer of knowledge / stakeholders / economic principles respectinf physical properties of resource and the laws of nature / innovation for resource productivity / circular economy / sustainable lifestyle / green economy / urban Eco-efficiency / Science / researche / policymoakers / industry / high-lever keynotes / student reporters / decoupling / recycling / indicators / lifestryles / education / climate change / public management / networking / stakeholders / developing countries / youth WRF program The World Resources Forum has a major role: to play in facilitating the dialogue on global resource issues, optimise the transfer of knowledge between the different stakeholders, Main animate international cooperation and coordination between people who recognize the necessity of establishing economic missions principles respecting physical properties of resources and the laws of nature, publish informations on the key issues of resource, advocating innovation for resource productivity in all parts of the world, establish Sustainable Development Goal/Consensus with governments, business, research and civil society. Head Office : World Resources Forum Secretariat, St. Gallen, Switzerland Geographic Countries of WRF 's Sustainability Events Worldwide : Perou 2014, Davos (Switzerland) 2013 (500 participants from over 50 distribution countries), Zurich (Switzerland) 2013, Beijing (China) 2012, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 2012, Hyderabad (India) 2012, Davos (Switzerland) 2011 Board Members Fredy Brunner, City Council St.Gallen, Switzerland Brigitte Buchmann, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa), Switzerland Alice Kaudia, Environmental Secretary State of Kenya, Kenya Harry Lehmann, German Federal Environmental Agency, Germany Jinghai Li, Vice-President Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Statistics Identity card Shaoyi Li, Head Secretariat, UNEP International Resource Panel, France Statistics Bruno Oberle, State Secretary Environment, Director Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland Laura Ochoa, Student, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Sibylle Rock, Stakeholder Engagement Manager Hewlett-Packard, Germany Anders Wijkman, Co-chair Club of Rome Former Member of European Parliament, Sweden Team : 10 persons who work at WRF Secretariat. Empa staff conference support : 4 persons Former staff and consultants : 18 persons Headcount : MISSING INFORMATION WRF Meeting Report - Davos 2013 : Resource Efficiency Governance and Lifestyles Flyer Circular Economy :Improving the Management of Natural Resources Fact Sheet Energieeffizienz - 13. Lifefair Forum : Die rolle der Energieeffizienz in der Energiewende ICT4S Workshop - Zurich 2013 : ICT solutions for sustainable lifestyles WRF Meeting Report - Beijing 2012 : Resources and Green Economy Publications COP-11 UEEL Workshop - Beijing 2012 : Urban Eco-Efficiency Lab Identity card on ressources ADF Workshop - Addis Ababa 2012 : Urban Mining, Challenges and Opportunities for Africa WRF 2012 UEEL Workshop - Hyderabad 2012 : Urban Eco-Efficiency and Biodiversity WRF 2011 Papers - STOTEN Journal : STOTEN (Science of the Total Environment) Special Issue Natural Resources: A first collection of short papers selected from the WRF WRF Meeting Report - Davos 2011:Shaping the Future of our Natural Resources – Towards a Green Economy GAiA - World Resources Forum 2011: ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY Support from governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as the private sector. UNEP International Resource Panel : support all events of the WRF, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Federal Funding Environment Agency Germany, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment of the Netherlands, UNIDO - Industrial sources Development Organization, RHOMBERG, City Council St. Gallen, ÖBU, Global e-Sustainability Initiative, Mercator Foundation Switzerland, Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems, Swiss Academy for Engineering Science (SATW), Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Koli Forum Flagship activity is the organisation of the annual WRF Conference, which usually takes place in the fall and brings together science, research, policymakers and industry. The programme usually includes a series of high-level keynotes, parallel sessions and targeted workshops as well as special side events. Apart from the regular media reports a special note on Student Reporters. Strategy of action and main actions Identity card The selected topics for WRF Conference 2014 : Decoupling Economic Growth and Natural Resource Use; - Innovation for Resource Efficiency; - Policies and Stakeholders Participation; Recycling Industries and Cities; - Measuring Progress Targets and Indicators; Lifestyles and Education; Forestry, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Others activities : Awareness raising about global resource issues is achieved through conferences and by the dissemination of their results. These Strategy of are voiced through other forums such as the Rio+20 Earth Summit and are published in renowned journals. The Association action and attaches great importance to public engagement and uses the social media for that purpose. main actions As an inter-link between research, industry and policymaking, the WRF puts a very strong emphasis on the facilitation of networking in order to optimise the transfer of knowledge between the different stakeholders. For that purpose, special events are organised and connections to key leaders can be established through the WRF Secretariat. The WRF capacity building activities include, for instance, actively supporting the participation of scientists from developing countries, as well as facilitating the participation of young people and children The youth programme of the 2011 WRF Conference : international students had been blogging live from the event to a global audience, providing summaries, background stories, interviews and impressions. The blog seeked to engage the resource efficiency expert community and the interested general public and actively invites external comments. The youth WRF program of WRF2013 : Get an insight in the thoughts and perception of our future generation and get in touch with the teenagers, while they are working to bring their ideas onto paper. The association WRF wants to promote a strategic vision of resource productivity in all parts of the world, that’s why they expect to make their WRF’s Sustainability Events Worldwide outside Switzerland. In 2012, the events were held in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Hyderabad (India) and also in Beijing (China), Arequipa (Peru), October 2014..