COVID Eradication and Meeting UN Goals: a Vital Balance, Horasis Asia Meeting 2021
Channel: Horasis Org
Date: 2021-11-27

Everyone faces the risk of catching COVID so all nations are spending heavily on its eradication. Equally costly in the short-term are the UN goals of reducing climate change and in meeting the SDGs. How will governments meet the large fiscal burden? The poor developing economies of Asia might have to choose – but which option has the greater imperative for the common good?  How can richer nations help?
• Kate Batz, Managing Partner, Longevity Capital, USA
• Hind Abou Nasr, Founder, Seeds, UAE
• George Wang, President and Chief Executive Officer, E-BI International, USA
Chaired by
• Theodore J. Waz, Member of the Board, WEDC-Smart Cities, USA