The Canadian International Resources and Development Institute (CIRDI) is pleased to invite you to an expert panel event the evening of April 25 entitled, Utopia or Dystopia: What is the Future of Natural Resource Governance? This panel event will mark the end of our two-day workshop focused on CIRDI’s work and leading practices, and we welcome you to join us to reflect on what the future holds for natural resource governance.
The panel aims to discuss future scenarios on the important issue of resource governance from the perspective of economic development, gender and the environment. The discussion will feature established and emerging thought leaders in the field of natural resource governance and will be moderated by Åsa Borssén of RAW Talks. RAW Talks is a not-for-profit organisation which focuses on developing multimedia products on the extractives industry and natural resources governance. An introductory video for RAW Talks is available here: RAW Talks in 60 seconds.
Tentative Agenda:
5:30 pm – 7.30 pm
- Welcome and Introduction to CIRDI
- Feature Panel
- Audience Questions
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Reception and Networking
- Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs – Global Policy Project Exhibition
Please RSVP as there are limited spots available. This event is free to attend.
This event has been made possible with financial support from Global Affairs Canada.
Event Poster
CIRDI was founded in 2013 by three leading universities: University of British Columbia (UBC), Simon Fraser University and Polytechnique Montréal, and is now housed within UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. Since its founding, CIRDI has become a trusted inter-disciplinary centre of expertise on natural resource governance and related policy, management and sustainable development. With Canadian and international partners, CIRDI has been providing leading-practice advice, technical support, training and applied research, and established itself as a platform for innovative thinking, knowledge mobilization and shared learning. Over the past five years, CIRDI has delivered programming across 22 project sites, with 186 partners, including academic institutions, local communities, embassies, industry associations, international and regional agencies, NGOs and non-profits, and private and government partners. The initial suite of projects delivered under CIRDI’s founding Contribution Agreement with Global Affairs Canada is in the final stages of implementation and is due to conclude this spring. This provides a timely opportunity to consolidate research, project outcomes and lessons learned across all our projects.
