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 research focuses on governance of natural resources (sand, stones, minerals, water, etc.). This includes: water quality & access in mining cities; copper & cobalt mining in DRC; sand mining & construction in Bukavu; water pollution in Ethiopia; development of DRC’s ASGM 2020-2035 National Action Plan (NAP); implementation of ASGM NAPs in Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea & Zimbabwe.