Bossissi Nkuba, is a professor at the Institute of Development Policy (IOB) of UAntwerpen, the Earth Science department of RMCA, and the Expertise Center on Mining and Environmental Governance (CEGEMI) of UCBukavu. He is director of the award-winning documentary ‘Cobalt Rush’. His PhD focused on artisanal gold mining (ASGM)-derived pollutants in waters, fish and humans, as well as the sociopolitical dynamics behind such pollutions. His recent research focuses on governance of natural resources (sand, stones, minerals, water, etc.). This includes: water quality & access in fast-growing cities; sand mining & construction in Bukavu (DRC); analysis of copper & cobalt mining in Katanga (DRC); water pollution in Hawassa Lake (Ethiopia); the development of DRC’s ASGM National Action Plan (NAP) 2020-2035; implementation of ASGM NAPs (Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea & Zimbabwe); etc.