About the Hybrid Seminar
In this Public Lecture, the Premier of Sarawak will share insights into the state’s bold vision and strategic initiatives for a sustainable, low-carbon future. He will discuss Sarawak’s innovative approach to balancing rapid economic growth with environmental responsibility, highlighting key areas such as renewable energy development, decarbonisation efforts, green transportation, urban planning and forest management. The Premier will also elaborate on Sarawak’s ambitious decarbonisation goals and the state’s comprehensive strategy to achieve them. This event offers a valuable opportunity to understand how Sarawak’s journey towards sustainability and carbon neutrality can serve as a model for development in the region and beyond. This public lecture and the Q&A session will be open and on the record.
About the Speaker
The Right Honourable Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg is the sixth Premier of Sarawak. Coming into office in January 2017, currently he also holds the portfolios for Finance and New Economy, Natural Resources and Urban Development and Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Since his first election to Sarawak’s State Legislative Assembly in 1981 the Premier has held various portfolios including industrialisation, tourism and housing. Under his mantle as Premier, Sarawak aspires to be a developed and high-income state by 2030. This entails doubling the size of Sarawak’s economy from RM136 billion in 2019 to RM282 billion in 2030 with a targeted annual growth of between six to eight percent as outlined in the Sarawak’s Post COVID-19 Development Strategy 2030 (PCDS 2030). Already, recently Sarawak, in just six years under his premiership, has been categorised as a high-income state by the World Bank, seven years earlier than targeted with a gross national income (GNI) per capita of more than USD13, 205 (RM61,442) in 2022.
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