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HEAD CHAIR: Adelaine Callista Suliawan
Hello everyone! My name is Adelaine Callista Suliawan and I am currently a junior at BINUS SCHOOL Bekasi. Truly honored to be chairing the UNEP council at SVPMUN 2026 alongside Hammam, and I look forward to a productive session where we adopt a deeper interest and understanding towards the complexities of ‘lithium mining’ and its profound impact on global supply chain and environmental dynamics.
🏆 Achievements
UNEP Head Chair — UPHCMUN 2026
UNEP Co-Chair — GIS2MUN 2026
Deputy Secretary General — HIVEMUN 2025
UNEP Best Delegate — Asia World MUN XII, Bali 2025
CO-CHAIR: Hammam Ahmad Alfatih
Hi everyone, I am Hammam, and it is an honour to welcome you and serve as your Co-Chair for UNEP at SVPMUN 2026. As an enthusiast of environmental protection and sustainability, I am particularly interested in our discussion on sustainable lithium mining. With the rapid global transition toward renewable energy and electric mobility, lithium has become a critical resource in our world from both ethical and environmental aspects. With that, I look forward to seeing delegates explore this topic comprehensively with the UNEP mandate in mind. Please ensure you conduct a thorough research and submit well-developed position papers. See you on conference day everyone. Godspeed !
🏆 Achievements
UNEP Best Delegate — You-Can Model COP
ASCC Best Delegate — Indonesia Model ASEAN Meeting
UNICEP Best Delegate — PRODIGYMUN
UNWOMEN Co-Chair — HAWKSMUN
Industrial Need for Lithium Mining
For many, Lithium batteries have become the key to a greener future over the past few decades. As the core ingredient in rechargeable batteries powering electric vehicles, smartphones, and solar grids, lithium batteries have become a globally sought-after resource, with global demand expected to quadruple by 2030.
However, beneath this “green revolution” exists a more complicated truth. Most of the world’s lithium is extracted from developing countries, in salt flats and mines, where extraction often drains water supplies and harms ecosystems, ignoring the rights of local and indigenous communities. Meanwhile, countries with high demand, particularly in the West, often rely on outsourcing materials from these regions, creating a complex global supply chain shaped by uneven environmental burdens and economic dependencies.
Debate Focus: How can UNEP ensure that the global transition towards a green economy through lithium-based technologies, advances economic growth while addressing the environmental degradation and social injustices associated with lithium extraction.
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