DUBAI: Experts, change-makers and industry leaders will join hands with Expo 2020 Dubai for Expo’s Climate and Biodiversity Week, taking audiences on a virtual journey towards urgent, decisive action on climate change and preserving biodiversity.
Expo 2020 Dubai, opening on 1st October 2012, aims to provide a global forum for discussion, collaboration and agreement on some of the biggest challenges facing humanity. Climate and Biodiversity Week is the second in a series of weeks. Policymakers, experts, Expo participants and the public can come together to explore these challenges and discuss ideas that can be developed at Expo 2020, ahead of the event.
Hosted by Expo 2020 and delivered in collaboration with Expo’s Premier Global Trade Partner DP World, the digital Climate and Biodiversity Week, featuring keynote remarks from Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director-General of Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau and Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of DP World. Notable guests include Razan Al Mubarak, Managing Director of the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi; Sir Tim Smit KBE, Co-Founder of the Eden Project; and Paula J. Ehrlich, President and CEO of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation.
The announcement comes after Expo 2020 and DP World became a Global Alliance Founding Partner of The Earthshot Prize earlier this month. The huge global environment initiative – the most ambitious environmental prize in history – was founded by the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and established by Prince William, aiming incentivize action to repair and improve life on Earth for future generations.
Climate and Biodiversity Week is one of 10 thematic weeks that will be held during the six months of the Expo to explore collaborative solutions to key pressing issues, including Global Goals; Knowledge and Learning; Space; and Water. These theme weeks further underline Expo 2020’s commitment to encouraging collaboration and cooperation to resolve some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
The first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region, Expo 2020 Dubai will run from 1st October 2021 until 31st March 2022.
Source: wam.ae
