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Accelerating Breakthrough Innovation for Water: TheArtisanal Mining Grand Challenge
Tuesday August 27 | 14:00-15:30 | M6
Follow us: @conservationx @wwf @ConservationOrg| www.artisanalminingchallenge.com| #ASMGrandChallenge
The Artisanal Mining Innovation ChallengeTransforming Small-Scale Mining for Water &
Biodiversity
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Session Agenda14:05 Introducing the Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge and the Power of Prizes & Challenges
• Dr. Alex Dehgan, CEO, Conservation X Labs
14:20 Why Fund Innovation for Biodiversity, Water, & the Planet?
• Aileen Lee, Chief Program Officer, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
14:25 Regional Overview of the Problems of ASM in the Amazon Basin
• Dr. Joaquin Carrizosa, Amazon Ecoregion Coordinator | Amazon Unit-Fresh Water Coordinator, WWF - Colombia
14:40 Addressing Impacts from ASGM on Ecosystems and Biodiversity
• Dr. Luis E. Fernandez, Wake Forest University’s Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA)
14:55 Panel Discussion: Translating & Adopting Solutions on the Ground.
- Janet Edmond, Senior Director of Peace and Development Partnerships, Conservation International- Alex Dehgan- Aileen Lee- Joaquin Carrizosa- Luis E. Fernandez
15:25 Closing Remarks & Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge Coalition Call to Action
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The Power of Prizes and Challenges & Introducing the Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge
Dr. Alex Dehgan, CEO, Conservation X Labs
Tuesday August 27 | 14:00-15:30 | M6
A technology and innovation company that works in the field of conservation.
Our mission to end human-induced extinction by increasing the speed, scale & efficacy of conservation.
Who we are
Focused on the underlying
drivers of extinction, rather
than its symptoms
Development Challenges = Conservation Challenges
“The SDGs are not the answer, but a framework and a declaration of interdependence.” –Achim Steiner, UNDP
Revolutionary, not Evolutionary
10
Democratizing Innovation & Engineering
Social Product Development
+
Traditional Engineering
DNA B.I.T. (Barcode Identification Tool)
Democratizing Genetics for Conservation
USE CASES FOR FRONT-LINE CONSERVATION
Social Product Development
Prizes and Challenges
Instead of looking for the needle in the haystack, you
incentivize the needle to find you.
Benefits of Prizes and Challenges
Pay for Performance
Open & Transparent Bring in New Solvers Bring in New Solutions
Create Communities of Practice
Catalyze New Markets
Capture the Public’s Imagination
Understand Innovation Landscape
SAVING LIVES AT BIRTH (2009)
THE CHALLENGE
Develop groundbreaking
prevention and treatment
approaches for pregnant
women and newborns in poor,
hard-to-reach communities
around the time of birth.
According to United Nations data, the maternal mortality ratio in developing
countries is 14 times higher than in developed regions and the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) will not be reached without accelerated
interventions.
•First device for obstructed
labor in 40 years
•Invented by Argentinian car
mechanic
•Licensed to BD
Odon Device
WHO
•Low-cost device for acute
respiratory distress
•Developed by students
•Cut mortality by 1/3
•Scaling in Malawi
Bubble CPAP
Rice University
Pratt Pouch
Duke
“TOP TEN INNOVATIVE
HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
OF 2012” – World Health
Organization
•Eliminates Cold Chain for
Anti-retroviral Drugs
•One Year Storage
•Developed by Students at
Duke
•Scaling through PEPFAR
$50+ Million External Funding Leveraged
4,000+ innovators & entrepreneurs applied
50% from developing world
81 (14 scale up) distinct innovations
763,000 beneficiaries
$20 M USG investment
10,000+ lives saved
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DARPA Grand Challenge – Self Driving Cars
Orteig Prize – Airline Industry
Ansari X Prize – Private Space Flight
Blue Economy Challenge – Fish Free Feed
DOE Cooling AMC – Efficient Commercial Rooftop
Cooling Systems
Creation of New Industries
A Blue Revolution for Oceans:
Reengineering Aquaculture for
Sustainability
Prizes and Challenges
NEW WAVE FOODSCreating new, completely vegan & kosher shrimp
KnipBio developed a set of naturally occurring microbe strains that convert ethanol, methanol and other abundant, low-cost feedstocks into premium, nutritious, single-cell protein.
https://www.knipbio.com/
The Global
Cooling Prize5X Increase in Room AC
efficiency
25
Universal adoption of the 5x more efficient technology
would bring global climate goals within reach
100 GTGlobal warming mitigation by 2100
(0.2-0.3oC avoided by 2050)
CO2eq emissions avoided
through 2050
0.5oC
Replace 415 GW of new coal-fired generation capacity with renewable energy
Achieve the impact envisioned in the Kigali Amendment… then double it
Source: CLASP, “AC Challenge Program for India”, 2017; LBNL, ”Benefits of Leapfrogging to
Superefficiency and Low Global Warming Potential Refrigerants in Room Air Conditioning”, 2015.
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Make all 28 countries in the European Union carbon neutral tomorrow
Take 50% of today’s global stock of passenger vehicles off the road
Ten Grand Challenges for
Water & Biodiversity
Map the Problem LandscapeMapping the Problem Landscape
Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining• Globally, ASM supplies 20% of diamonds, 20% of gold, and 70-
80% of colored gemstones
• Technology critical elements like Tantalum (extracted from Coltan, used for capacitors) used in mobile phones, computers, and other electronics
• While generating wealth in developing countries, ASM practices can cause:
• Significant habitat loss• Species’ population decline• Poor water quality & hydrological changes, and• Negative human health & livelihood impacts
Rwanda Peru
Borneo
ASM: A Global Sector, underlying conflict
PACT / James McQuilken
Conservation International / Pete Oxford
CINCIA / Jason Houston
Conservation International / Daniel Beltrá
Guyana
Source IIED: https://www.iied.org/sapphire-mines-become-forests
Gabon ASGM pollution Source: Ocean Alliance (whale.org)
$750,000+ in prizes to drive real innovation in the ASM
sector for any commodity in any geography
**Microsoft AI for Earth is awarding $100,000 for solutions that utilize
or deploy artificial intelligence (AI), including machine learning, to
address ASM in any of the Sub-Challenge categories.
The Challenge Partners
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Scaling, Amplification, and Collaborating Partners
Sponsored by
How to Join the Grand Challenge Coalition
Partner with us:
• Amplify the challenge & inform your networks
• Scale promising solutions in the field
• Contact us at [email protected]
Get Engaged:
• Sign up for updates on our website
• Prepare an application for the Grand Challenge
• Visit www.artisanalminingchallenge.com
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Why Fund Innovation for Biodiversity, Water, & the Planet?
Aileen Lee, Chief Program Officer, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Tuesday August 27 | 14:00-15:30 | M6
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Regional Overview of the Problems of ASM in the Amazon BasinDr. Joaquin Carrizosa, Amazon Ecoregion Coordinator | Amazon Unit-Fresh Water Coordinator, WWF - Colombia
Tuesday August 27 | 14:00-15:30 | M6
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Addressing Impacts from ASGM on Ecosystems and BiodiversityDr. Luis E. Fernandez, Wake Forest University’s Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA)
Tuesday August 27 | 14:00-15:30 | M6
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Panel Discussion: Translating and Adopting Solutions on the Ground
Panelists:
• Alex Dehgan, Conservation X Labs
• Aileen Lee, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
• Janet Edmond, Conservation International
• Joaquin Carrizosa, WWF – Colombia
• Luis E. Fernandez, Wake Forest University’s Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA)
Tuesday August 27 | 14:00-15:30 | M6
How to Join the Grand Challenge Coalition
Partner with us:
• Amplify the challenge & inform your networks
• Scale promising solutions in the field
• Contact us at [email protected]
Get Engaged:
• Sign up for updates on our website
• Prepare an application for the Grand Challenge
• Visit www.artisanalminingchallenge.com
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Thank You
Follow us: @conservationx @wwf @conservationOrg @cinciamdd
Contact us: [email protected]
Join the Global Launch on October 2: http://bit.ly/2zlyqFC
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