Event Tag Archives: CIRDI

Advancing Water Stewardship in Mining imageAdvancing Water Stewardship in Mining – from the site to the catchment

Tuesday, March 14th 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Liu Institute for Global Issues – Multipurpose Room No RSVP required. Join us for this talk by Nadja Kunz, Assistant Professor at the Liu Institute for Global Issues and Norman B Keevil Mining Engineering at UBC, as part of the ongoing Policy@UBC series and CIRDI seminar series. Nadja works at […]

Indian oceansidePrivate Sector Development in Resource-Rich Developing Countries

Join us for this talk on Private Sector Development in Resource-Rich Developing Countries with Eric Werker, Associate Professor at the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University, as part of the ongoing Policy@UBC series and CIRDI seminar series. April 4, 2017 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Liu Institute for Global Issues – Multipurpose Room Refreshments provided. […]

Ocean CoastCan Environmental Regulation Make Extractive Industries More Innovative?

Join us for a Policy@UBC and CIRDI seminar series event titled Can environmental regulation make extractive industries more innovative? with John Steen, Associate Professor in Strategy at the University of Queensland Business School in Brisbane. Wednesday, September 27th 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Caseroom – Liu Institute for Global Issues No RSVP required. Light refreshments offered. […]

Liu Case RoomPolicy@UBC Series

The Policy@UBC speaker series is hosted by the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and is designed to bring together faculty, students, government and community groups along with policy and global affairs experts from around the world to engage the UBC community around pressing policy issues, both domestic and global in scope. The […]

Liu Case RoomMiners, Minerals and Minamata: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on ASGM and Sustainable Development

Join us for a Policy@UBC and CIRDI seminar series event titled Miners, Minerals and Minamata: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on ASGM and Sustainable Development with Kirsten Dales, Director, Program Development, Canadian International Resources & Development Institute (CIRDI). 12:30 – 1:45 pm Thursday, October 26 Caseroom – Liu Institute for Global Issues Light refreshments offered. The Artisanal and Small-scale […]

Policy School launch eventSymposium: Impact of Research on International Development

Join this upcoming Symposium: Impact of Research on International Development organized by Canadian International Resources & Development Institute in partnership with the Master Program in Public Policy and Global Affairs program. Monday, November 6, 2017 9:00 am – 2:15 pm Liu Institute for Global Issues, Multipurpose Room 6476 NW Marine Drive Register here   This event […]

Resources for Future Generations: Premiere Conference on Energy, Minerals, Water, the Earth

The School of Public Policy and Global Affairs’ own Dr. Nadja Kunz will be co-chairing with Dr. Jenny Broadhurst (University of Cape Town) at the Resources for Future Generations conference in Vancouver. The half-day event is focused on the topic of “Mining Water Policy and Stewardship in the Developing Context”.    Thursday, June 21, 2018 […]

Utopia or Dystopia: What is the Future of Natural Resource Governance?

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?

Environmental and Social Licenses for Mining Projects in India: Assessing Regulatory Gaps and Prospects for Reform

UBC’s Canadian International Resources and Development Institute (CIRDI) invites you to join us for a virtual discussion on the regulatory regime for post-leasing mining licenses in India, with respect to environmental and social licenses to operate. This event is being convened as part of the on-going cross-campus seminar series on Mining and Minerals Extraction in a New Global Landscape, featuring distinguished experts from Brookings India.

Why Local Indigenous Voices are Essential to Global Forest Commitments

2020 is the final year to prepare for a number of international commitments on sustainable forest governance. The post-2020 biodiversity agenda and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration will accelerate global action on forest conservation, restoration, and sustainable use. Indigenous voices are critical in ensuring that international processes reflect and respect traditional knowledge innovations and […]