A just transition for Africa's critical minerals

Case study report on a just minerals transition

Client
UN Climate Change High-Level Champions
Industry
Critical Minerals
Role
Editorial Designer
Deliverables
Case study report: layout and typesetting
The report's web landing page: the title set in bold condensed capitals beside a photo of a turquoise mineral, with a 'Read the report' link
Report cover: a hand holding a turquoise mineral, with the title 'Non-State Actors Leading a Just Transition towards Responsible, Rights-Based & Nature Positive Critical Energy Transition Mineral Production in Africa', dated September 2024, and the partner logos Table of contents opposite a close-up of cracked red earth Executive summary, with a photo of an acacia tree and a giraffe on the savannah
Context setting, three columns of text with pull quotes, beside a photo of wind turbines Context setting continued, opposite a landscape of wind turbines on green hills
Looking forward: five numbered priorities for non-state actors, each in its own panel
Priority case study 1: the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), on strengthening free, prior and informed consent in the mining sector Priority case study 2: the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA), with a photo of a forest canopy
Priority case study 3: Afrivolt and Balancell, pioneering downstream African lithium-ion battery manufacturing Priority case study 5: the African Climate Foundation, establishing a support facility for African critical mineral producers, with a photo of Table Mountain
Priority case study 4: Cwenga Technologies, reducing demand for virgin minerals through lithium-ion battery recycling
The Cwenga Technologies spread open in Adobe InDesign, with guides and the layers panel visible
Endnotes and disclaimer, set in columns beside a textured rock photo Acknowledgements: co-authors, contributors and organisations, in three columns Back cover: a field of turquoise mineral rocks with the partner logos
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