Period
April 2006

Background
Increasing resource productivity and developing a resource strategy are a challenge and a chance for high-tech Germany. Resource efficient products and production processes will determine the future. The challenge, the activities of other states on national, European and international level and possible scopes for action in Germany have been presented.

Target Group
Federal Policy

Program
Dennis Meadows: Overshoot - Causes and Consequences 
Harry Lehmann: Background Information on Resource Productivity
Stefan Bringezu: Resource Flows in Germany and the EU
Klaus Dosch: Benefits of a Resource Strategy for the German Economy 
Raimund Bleischwitz: Innovation Lines for Germany
M. Kuhndt: Resource Management in global consumption+production systems
Stefan Giljum: Examples for political measures on national and European level
Stephanie Weis-Gerhardt: A Resource Strategy for Germany - Requriements

Participants
Aachen Foundation
Prof. Dennis Meadows
Federal Environment Ministry
College of Europe
Sustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI)
Federal Environmen Agency
UNEP Centre on Sustainable Development and Production
Wuppertal Institute

Status
The conference “ A resource strategy for Germany – call for action, components, requirements??? has been held in cooperation with the Aachen Foundation on 4th April 2006 at the Federal Environment Ministry. The presentations can be downloaded below.