Responsible Exits and Closures: Global Lessons for Local Action

As the energy transition accelerates, responsible exits from extractive activities have become a pressing priority. This event, held in Colombia, brings together Colombian and international experts to share lessons and experiences from mine closure and transition processes around the world.

Through dialogue tables and expert reflections, we’ll explore what makes exits truly responsible, focusing on governance, territorial planning, legal frameworks, alternative livelihoods and the social and human rights dimensions of closure.

The goal: to connect global lessons with local action and help shape just, inclusive, and sustainable transitions in Colombia and across Latin America.

Speakers:

• Anthony Bebbington, Director, International Program, Natural Resources and Climate Justice, Ford Foundation

• Deanna Kemp, Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining – University of Queensland

• Camilo León, Program Officer for the Andean Region, Ford Foundation

• Sarah Mackenzie, Senior Manager, Research and Knowledge Transfer, CSRM

• Haley St. Denis, Lead, Just Transitions, IHRB

• Nicola Woodroffe, Lead, Legal Analysis, NRGI

This event is co-organized with CREER, the Center for Responsible Mining and Energy Transitions, which works to advance just and sustainable resource governance.