Seminar on addressing climate change in Hong Kong and Macao held at UM

The Macao section of the ‘Expert Seminar on the Fifth National Assessment Report on Climate Change—Hong Kong and Macao Special Report’ was held at the University of Macau (UM). Co-organised by UM and the Administrative Center for China’s Agenda 21 (ACCA21) under the guidance of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the seminar brought together more than 30 climate science experts and representatives of higher education institutions from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao.

The opening ceremony of the seminar was moderated by Zhang Yongtao, deputy director of ACCA21. Lan Yujie, vice president of NSFC, said in his speech that Macao is at the forefront of climate change governance, and expressed hoped that the experts at the seminar would propose new ideas and solutions and contribute to the country’s climate change policy. Yonghua Song, rector of UM, said that UM will leverage its research strengths and capitalise on key projects in Internet of Things for smart city, ocean and atmospheric studies to promote breakthroughs in interdisciplinary technology and support Macao’s development as a climate-resilient city.

During the seminar, in-depth discussions were held on the compilation of the Fifth National Assessment Report on Climate Change and strategies for climate governance in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area city cluster, providing scientific support for the region’s low-carbon transition and climate resilience development. The seminar also featured keynote presentations and roundtable discussions, where scholars and researchers from different institutions discussed issued related to climate change and explored collaborative and innovative solutions to address climate change in the Greater Bay Area city cluster.

The Macao section of the ‘Expert Seminar on the Fifth National Assessment Report on Climate Change—Hong Kong and Macao Special Report’

Lan Yujie

Yonghua Song

A group photo