Prof. Munasinghe presenting a signed copy of his latest book entitled “Sustainability in the 21st Century”, to HE President Phuc of Vietnam. 

Professor Mohan Munasinghe, 2021 Blue Planet Prize Laureate and co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace, was recently invited to deliver a keynote speech at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam. He gave advice on sustainable development to His Excellency Nguyen Xuan Phuc, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. President Phuc thanked Prof. Munasinghe for his valuable guidance and for the signed copy of his most recent book: “Sustainability in the 21st Century”, published by Cambridge University Press, UK. A special tree was planted in Vietnam, bearing Prof. Munasinghe’s name, as part of their carbon mitigation programme.

Prof. Mohan Munasinghe delivering keynote speech to HE President Phuc of Vietnam, in the Presidential Palace, below the bust of Ho Chi Minh, father of the nation.

Prof. Munasinghe was a distinguished participant at the high level scientific conference on “Science, ethics and sustainability” during September 2022, which was the Flagship Event for Asia celebrating the United Nation International Year of Basic Science for Sustainable Development 2022. The audience included top scientific experts, parliamentarians and business leaders from many countries. In their final declaration, conference delegates urged the world’s leaders, nations, organizations, and individuals, to work together to solve the planet’s pressing problems.