You are cordially invited to the Climate Adaptation and Resilience Conference 2022 (CARE2022), to be held on 10-12 December 2022, where Ms. Jenny Lee, HKGFA Under Secretary General, will speak at its Panel 2 “Risks, Disclosure, Trading and Talent” of the “Policy & Green Finance Forum” on 12 December 2022 (Day 3).
Day 1 – Science to Policy Day – The morning plenaries aim to inform participants about climate adaptation needs and efforts in Hong Kong. Senior management of both HKUST and the HKSAR Government will kick off the conference. International experts will share the latest climate science. Senior government officials will introduce Hong Kong’s climate policies, as well as adaptation planning and projects.
The afternoon concurrent Workshops aim to let participants reflect on the key issues raised in the morning, using Hong Kong’s major development plans as the discussion cases (Workshop A), as well as to discuss climate preparedness and resilience policies, plans and cooperation strategies between Government, Business and Community (Workshop B).
Day 2 – Academic Day will invite scholars from various universities to participate in discussions on important aspects of climate adaptation and resilience.
Day 3 – The Policy & Green Finance Forum aims to focus on climate risks, I&T, policy, and the financing aspects of climate change, including talent training/capacity building.
It is a chance to find out:
- What does the latest climate science tell us?
- Where are the Government’s plans on climate change policies, adaptation & mitigation, and risk & finance?
- How are we doing on climate preparedness and resilience locally and regionally?
- Who are the highly sought-after talents?
Visit the CARE2022 website for details and registration now!
This event is organized by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and supported by the Hong Kong Green Finance Association.