Conférence de l’OCDE de l’UNEP sur les matières premières – Paris, mercredi 23 à vendredi 25 avril 2008.

OECD – Paris,  23 April 2008

Conférence de l’OCDE de l’UNEP sur les matières premières – Paris, mercredi 23 à vendredi 25 avril

The OECD and UNEP are co-organising an international Conference on Resource Efficiency (23-25 April 2008, Paris, OECD Conference Centre, 2 rue André-Pascal 75016) against a background of growing global demand for materials and concerns about the sustainability of resource use. This conference is open to journalists.

The conference will explore how improved resource efficiency can reduce negative environmental impacts of resource exploitation, transportation, use and disposal, while at the same time securing adequate supplies of materials to sustain economic growth. It will focus on economic efficiency and environmental effectiveness of resource use, as well as the related development and governance aspects.

Many countries (e.g. China, Germany, Japan), the international community (e.g. OECD, UNEP, G8), and key leading companies (e.g. mining, manufacturing, recycling, distribution companies) are aiming to improve resource efficiency, at a time of changes in international materials markets (e.g. increasing international flows, new geography of supply and demand, increasing prices, recycled materials trade).

The OECD has just adopted a new recommendation on resource productivity and published a policy-maker’s guide on measuring material flows and resource productivity. UNEP has recently launched an International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management.

For more information about the Conference, see http://www.oecd.org/environment/resourceefficiency