EVENTS

MinFuture Workshop "Methodology Development"

World Resources Forum 2017

Background

Aimed at developing a common framework to analyse global mineral raw material flows, which can be agreed and used at international level, the MinFuture project intends to support data collectors, providers and users. Improving knowledge and quality of data on material cycles was found to be essential, but is faced with challenges such as interrupted information flows or lacking data availability.

Here, MinFuture could

Workshop aim

The first MinFuture Workshop (‘Methodology workshop’) served to discuss how MinFuture could support key data providers and users, e.g. through or in:

Four Sessions with presentations from internal and external partners were held:

  1. Mineral data collection by Geological Surveys
  2. Obtaining and harmonising data on urban mines in research project
  3. Material accounting and indicators
  4. Physical National Accounts and international trade

Presentations and workshop documentation

The presentations held during the workshop are available for download below. Please also find the agenda available for download below.

A workshop synthesis brief is available for download here.