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New Asia College and Ewha Womans University - Global Student Partnership (GSP) Program:
Opening Ceremony & Public Lecture on Climate Change (ONLINE)

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Date:

9 Jul 2022

Time:

12:00-14:45 (HKT)

Venue:

Online via Zoom Webinar

Speaker(s):
  • Ms. Yesuel Lee (CEO of Climeet)
  • Dr. George Ma (Head of Climate Action Section, Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Office, CUHK)
Enquiries:

Adeline Chan / 1155174487@link.cuhk.edu.hk
Ricky Tian / rickytian@link.cuhk.edu.hk

Event Details:

INTRODUCTION OF GSP
NA-Ewha GSP is an academic and cultural conference led by students, with the aim of nurturing global leaders through mutual exchange, research study and deepening the understanding of the society and culture of the two regions. The programme theme for this year is “What next after the COP 26: The implications of the climate crisis and collaborative efforts in Asia”.

DETAILS
Delivery Mode: Online via Zoom
Language: English
Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13651324
(Zoom link for joining the event will be sent by email right after the registration)

RUNDOWN
Date: 9 July, 2022 (Saturday)

 
Time (HKT)  Events
12:00-12:30 Opening ceremony

Distinguished guests:

  • Prof. Cheung Kam-siu Kenneth (Dean of students, New Asia College, the Chinese University of Hong Kong)
  • Dr. Sangmi Cho (Vice President for Office of International Affairs, Ewha Womans University)
12:30-13:30 Sharing by Ms Yesuel Lee (CEO of Climeet)

  • Severity of climate-related environmental issues and their societal effects
  • How her company, Climeet, is working on solving environmental and societal issues related to climate change
  • What role Asia must take amid climate issues and how Asian countries can collaborate
13:30-13:45 Break
13:45-14:45 Sharing by Dr George Ma (Head of Climate Action Section, Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Office, CUHK)

  • Sustainable development and the UN SDGs
  • The status of climate change with reference to IPCC’s Sixth Climate Change Assessment Report (AR6) and examples from Asian countries
  • Sustainability education and climate action through the CUHK Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change
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