5th Meeting, 17th Session of the Expert Group on Resource Management.


Session 4: Principles to practice: Implementing CETM-aligned strategies for responsible critical mineral development.

10:00 - 13:00: Principles to practice: Implementing Critical Energy Transition Minerals-Aligned strategies.
Segment 1: From global principles to operational priorities on CETMs (Moderator: Dario Liguti)

Introduction
Welcome Remarks - Tatiana Molcean, Executive Secretary, UNECE
UN CETM Task Force overview - Clovis Freire Junior, Chief, Extractive Commodities Section, UNCTAD
Environmental issues - Angela Kariuki, Programme Management Officer, UNEP
Draft policy brief on midstream value addition – Hari Tulsidas, Economics Affairs Officer, UNECE
ESCAP CETM Activities - Matthew Wittenstein, Chief, Energy Connectivity Section, UN

Segment 2: Regional pathways, investment choices and implementation partnerships (Moderator: David MacDonald)
Introduction
Case Study, Jordan - Radia Sedaoui, Chief of Energy Section, UN ESCWA and Yassine Belkabir, ESCWA Consultant
Financing/investment, leverage of mineral resources for the economic development of mineral-rich countries - Tom Moerenhout, Director Critical Materials, Center On Global Energy Policy (CGEP), Columbia University
Global Alliance for Responsible and Green Minerals - Leon Riedel, UNIDO
IGF activities - Jonathan Hamisi, Senior Policy Adviser, Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)
Africa Green Mineral Strategy - Jerry Ahadjie, Chief Minerals Officer, African Development Bank
Yasmin Ismail, Senior Policy Advisor, The Forum on Trade, Environment & SDGs (TESS)
Discussions, Conclusions and Recommendations
Location: Av. de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève, Switzerland

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