Science diplomacy: State Secretary Martina Hirayama at the Paris Peace Forum’s One Planet Polar Summit
Bern, 10.11.2023 - Martina Hirayama, State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation, took part in the One Planet Polar Summit, which was hosted as part of the 2023 Paris Peace Forum (8–10 November), initiated by French President Emmanuel Macron, took place this year under the motto ‘Seeking Common Ground in a World of Rivalry’. It brought together representatives from science, politics, business and civil society from over 40 glacial and polar nations. State Secretary Hirayama also met with French Minister of Higher Education and Research Sylvie Retailleau to discuss strengthening scientific cooperation in cryosphere and glacier research between Switzerland and France.