Introduction

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How to find a sustainable balance between the exploitation and the conservation of natural resources? During this introduction session, our guest speaker Prof. Hany Besada will give a general introduction on the political economy of natural resources in the framework of globalization, with a focus on development. Moreover, he will shortly touch upon the diverse topics that will be discussed in the debating series.

Keynote prof. Hany Besada is Deputy Executive Director of the Diamond Development Initiative (DDI). He is a Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow with the UN University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa and Senior Fellow with the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa. Until very recently, he was Regional Adviser, African Mineral Development Centre (AMDC) at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Prior to that he was Theme Leader: Governance of Natural Resources at the North-South Institute (NSI) in Ottawa, Canada and Research Specialist on the United Nations High Level Panel Secretariat-Post 2015 Development Agenda, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in New York. Prof Besada worked as Program Leader and Senior Researcher at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) in Waterloo, Canada where he oversaw the Health and Social Governance Program. Before moving to Canada, he was the Principle Researcher: Business in Africa at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) in Johannesburg, South Africa.  Prof Besada has worked as Policy Advisor for the South African Ministry of Local and Provisional Government, Amnesty International, United Nations Associations, the Joan Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice (IPJ) and the Office of US Senator Dianne Feinstein.  He has consulted for the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, United Nations Office for Sustainable Development, United States International Development Agency, African Capacity Building Foundation, and the Government of Sierra Leone. More about Hany Besada.

Moderator Stefaan Anrys is a journalist for MO* Magazine and specializes on African issues. He is also a lecturer in Journalism and Communication Studies. Stefaan has worked for different media and has also been the spokesperson for the Belgian High Council of Justice. More about Stefaan Anrys Twitter: @StefaanAnrys ‏

Tuesday 10 October​ 2017
From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
University of Antwerp - City Campus  
Rodestraat 14 - R.014 - 2000 Antwerpen (how to reach the city campus?)

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