Two women who, from different fronts and from opposite continents, study and fight against climate change: will be assigned to the young African activist Vanessa Nakate and the American scientist Kim Cobb il ‘Soft Power Prize’on the occasion of the third edition of ‘Soft Power Conference’ chaired by Francesco Rutelliwhich will open tomorrow in Venice – with the reading of the message from the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella – and will continue on Tuesday, with the intervention of institutional and international personalities from the world of economy, finance, science and culture, including the EU Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni and the ministers Daniele Franco of the Economy, Enrico Giovannini of the Infrastructures and Dario Franceschini of Culture.
The ‘Soft Power Prize’ will be awarded on Tuesday at the Auditorium delle Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco, by General. After the first edition, which saw the recognition of the leading scientist of Covid prevention, John Nkengasong, the members of the Soft Power Club chaired by Rutelli, they decided to assign ex-aequo the recognition to two international personalities at the forefront in the fight against climate change.
In particular, Vanessa Nakate, 25, Ugandan from Kampala, is the protagonist of the social mobilization for climate justice, leader in theHim for the ‘Sustainable Development Goals’; Kim Cobb, 48, from the United States, is an oceanographer specializing in the most advanced climate research on marine systems, director of the Institute for the Environment and Society at Brown University and Lead Author for the sixth IPCC report.
The Chairman of Generali, Andrea Sironistated: “We are proud to support the second edition of the ‘Soft Power Prize’ – said Andrea Sironi, president of Generali – This year’s award is dedicated to the commitment against climate change, which must remain an absolute priority for institutions and economic systems on a global level, in a period in which the achievement of climate objectives is hindered by growing conflicts and geopolitical tensions “.
Furthermore, Sironi observed, “the award focuses on gender equality as a prerequisite for overcoming the great challenges we face. Soft Power Club it is consistent with the strategy of the Generali group, which is based on the full integration of sustainability in every area of the business, to foster a just and socially equitable transition towards a zero-emission economy “.
(of the envoy Enzo Bonaiuto)