Highlights at Penang Institute

Partnership with the Alliances Françaises and the Embassy of France in Malaysia

The Alliances Françaises and the Embassy of France in Malaysia in partnership with Penang Institute organised a conference on urban biodiversity titled “The Sustainable City in the Tropics” which focuses on the tropics and the specificities induced by a tropical climate.

Dato’ Dr Ken Yeang, pioneer of green architecture in Malaysia, Audrey Tan from the Climate and Environmental Resilience group at Think City, and Dr Ronald Hall, Senior Expert at the Regional Direction of Urban and Regional Policies at the European Commission shared their expertise at the conference, which was moderated by Dato’ Dr Ooi Kee Beng, the Executive Director of Penang Institute. 

Performer Aida Redza and designer Lisa Foo also presented a video of their project “Moved by Padi” at the event.

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