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The Green Room (Episode 1): COVID-19 and the Extractive Industry

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Natural resources are fundamental to economic growth. Extraction is the process by which these resources are harnessed, and extractive industries are the agents of this extraction. In an era where sustainability is more than a buzzword, how can we coalesce these seemingly contrasting themes to bring about our collective future of shared prosperity, equity, and environmental wellbeing.

Join us on our live webinar for a thrilling learning exposure with Prof. Damilola Olawuyi of Harvard and Oxford. Come and satiate your curiosity!


Highlights:

  • What is the fate of oil in a world of sustainable development?

  • What are the prevailing facts projected by COVID-19 about unemployment in extractive industries?

  • Would social distancing affect working conditions of extractive industries in a Post COVID-19 era?

  • As COVID-19 initiated the global lockdown, would workers of extractive industries still have job security?

  • Would extractive industries embrace restructuring in a Post COVID-19 era? 

  • What regulations are put in place to checkmate the excesses of extractive industries?

  • How does corruption affect government policies towards extractive industries?

  • Does sustainable development and extraction have a common ground?

  • How can a developing nation understand that natural resources go beyond mineral resources?

  • What role can extractive industries play in sustainable development of developing nations?

  • And lots more…

Connect to this paradigm-shifting webinar and have a rethink of your plans for growth and development. See you there!


Earlier Event: May 15
Netflix Movie Hangout!
Later Event: May 29
The Green Book Challenge