The Blue Planet Climate Protection Foundation Advances Chinese-American Scientific Cooperation on Global Sustainability
During the World Science Forum 2024, in Pesti Vigadó concert hall, János Áder, Head of the Blue Planet Climate Protection Foundation and Csaba Kőrösi, Strategic Director of the Foundation and former UN GA President, hosted a meeting with the representatives of the Chinese and the American academies of science. The joint work started in 2022 to identify research fields that can be a subject of scientific collaboration in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.
The international project was officially announced two weeks ago in Beijing. Following that, professionals were also informed about this development in Budapest.
Photo: János Áder and Yongguan Zhu, director-general of the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Continuing the work, the parties held a two-day workshop in the Hungarian capital, joining the forum’s international scientific discussion, and chose three shared research areas of interest: sustainable development of cities and food supply, and improving the health of the Earth – which is closely connected to human health as well.
Photo: János Áder and Franklin Carrero-Martinez, director-general of Global Sustainability and Development at the American National Academy of Sciences.
During the meeting, President János Áder was informed about the results of the previous discussions, and the parties looked for opportunities for collaboration. From the Chinese part, Professor Yongguan Zhu, director-general of the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences was present and Professor Ting Tong, deputy director of the Institute of Urban Environment of the Chinese Academy of Science. The American National Academy of Sciences was represented by Professor Franklin Carrero-Martínez, director-general of Global Sustainability and Development and Professor Karen Seto, member of the Academy and Frederick C. Hixon Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science at the Yale School of the Environment, and Professor Vaughan Turekian, executive director of the National Academies’ Policy and Global Affairs Division (PGA).
Besides János Áder and Csaba Kőrösi, Katalin Czippán also participated in the discussion as the strategic and educational advisor of the Blue Planet Climate Protection Foundation.
Photo: János Áder and Karen Seto, member of the American National Academy of Science and Frederick C. Hixon Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science at the Yale School of the Environment.
After the meeting, János Áder reaffirmed his intention to provide professional support for the joint work of the two parties.
He emphasized that he is happy to take part in the upcoming consultations, where the worlds of science and politics are brought closer together, so that the research results of the two institutes can contribute as effectively as possible to political decision-making concerning the sustainability transition.
Photographer: Péter Lakatos, MTI