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LOCATION:Braamfontein Campus West CLM Executive Boardroom, 1st Floor, Braamfontein Campus West
DESCRIPTION:Circular Mineral Economies and the Just Transition: Copper in SADC Report LaunchThe Mandela Institute, School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand, together with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, cordially invites you to the launch of the report: Circular Mineral Economies and the Just Transition: Copper in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
<br />Presenters:
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<br />Keren Ben-Zeev | Heinrich B&ouml;ll Foundation
<br />Tracy-Lynn Field | Mandela Institute, School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
<br />Emmanuel Umpula Nkumba | AFREWATCH
<br />Jean-S&eacute;bastien S&eacute;pulchre | Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID)
<br />Claude Kabemba | Southern Africa Resource Watch
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<br />Copper is a vital mineral for the clean energy transition and the AI revolution. It is also a critical developmental resource for the people of Africa. This report provides valuable evidence and insights into copper extraction in Southern Africa, its potential role within a circular economy, and the developmental priorities that mineral governance must support to advance a just transition.
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong>Circular Mineral Economies and the Just Transition: Copper in SADC Report Launch</strong><p><span style="color: rgba(0,0,0,var(--o42jjq,1)); caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;">The </span><span style="color: rgba(0,0,0,var(--o42jjq,1)); caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-weight: bold; font-kerning: normal;">Mandela Institute</span><span style="color: rgba(0,0,0,var(--o42jjq,1)); caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;">, School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand, together with the </span><span style="color: rgba(0,0,0,var(--o42jjq,1)); caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-weight: bold; font-kerning: normal;">Heinrich B&ouml;ll Foundation</span><span style="color: rgba(0,0,0,var(--o42jjq,1)); caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;">, cordially invites you to the launch of the report:&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #000000; caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;"><span style="caret-color: #abc747; --ys-xuq: none; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-kerning: normal;">Circular Mineral Economies and the Just Transition: Copper in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)</span></span></p>
<br /><p><span style="color: #000000; caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;"><span style="caret-color: #abc747; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;"><strong>Presenters:</strong></span></span></p>
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<br /><li><span style="color: #000000; caret-color: #ffffff; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;">Keren Ben-Zeev | Heinrich B&ouml;ll Foundation</span></li>
<br /><li><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="caret-color: #ffffff; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;">Tracy-Lynn Field | Mandela Institute, School of Law, </span></span>University of the Witwatersrand</li>
<br /><li><span style="color: #000000; caret-color: #ffffff; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;">Emmanuel Umpula Nkumba | AFREWATCH</span></li>
<br /><li><span style="color: #000000; caret-color: #ffffff; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;">Jean-S&eacute;bastien S&eacute;pulchre | Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID)</span></li>
<br /><li><span style="color: #000000; caret-color: #ffffff; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;">Claude Kabemba | Southern Africa Resource Watch</span></li>
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<br /><p><span style="color: #000000; caret-color: #ffffff; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;"><span style="--ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;">Copper is a vital mineral for the clean energy transition and the AI revolution.</span><span style="--ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;"> </span><span style="--ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;">It is also a critical developmental resource for the people of Africa. This report provides valuable evidence and insights into copper extraction in Southern Africa, its potential role within a circular economy, and the</span><span style="--ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;"> </span><span style="--ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;">developmental priorities that mineral governance must support to advance a just transition.</span></span></p>
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SUMMARY:Circular Mineral Economies and the Just Transition: Copper in SADC Report Launch
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