French Science Festival Inaugural Conference

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Join the Inaugural Conference launching the French Science Festival on [BIO]diversity on November 10th to celebrate with us World Science Day at the Hong Kong Science Museum!

The high-level ambassadresses duo of the French Science Festival will engage a conversation about the erosion of biodiversity loss and its consequences on climate change.

Valérie Masson-Delmotte is a Co-Chair of Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and a Senior Scientist at the University of Paris Saclay. With 250 peer-review publications, she is one of the most highly cited scientists in the field of geosciences since 2014.

Nicole Wong is the Chief Executive Officer of WWF-Hong Kong. She is a widely experienced senior executive with track record spanning more than 20 years career at WWF-Hong Kong. She started in the education section developing Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) programmes and supporting the establishment of wetlands and marine education centres.

Join us to be inspired and empowered by their commitment for the planet!

This event is part of the French Science Festival, a major annual scientific culture event held in France and around the world aiming to promote science to the general public. Jointly organised by the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau, the Science Promotion Unit of the Hong Kong Science Museum and the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, the 2022 edition of the French Science Festival in Hong Kong, [BIO]diversity, aims to raise public awareness of the challenges posed by the collapse of biodiversity, particularly with regard to human health. Through a series of featured programmes (exhibitions, workshops, lectures, film screening, VR experience), the festival will help the public to understand why protecting biodiversity is protecting our health.

More information about French Science Festival full programme: https://hongkong.consulfrance.org/French-Science-Festival-France-goes-green-in-Hong-Kong-November-10th-to-27th