Environment Minister Tamara El Zein heads to Paris to deliver opening lecture at UNESCO Science Advisory Conference
Environment Minister Tamara El Zein departed for Paris at the invitation of UNESCO to deliver the opening lecture at the fourth Conference of Chief Science Advisers (CSAR), scheduled for November 10 under the theme Science, Power and Accountability in an Age of Plural Truth.
According to UNESCO, the invitation recognizes El Zein’s extensive experience bridging scientific research, science policy and government, offering insights into the challenges facing scientific advisory systems and the role of evidence in public policymaking.
El Zein’s academic and professional career spans nuclear chemical sciences, two patents, membership in international scientific councils, and service as Secretary-General of Lebanon’s National Council for Scientific Research. She also chaired the Science Commission at UNESCO’s 2023 General Conference.
Her lecture will explore the intersection of science and public policy, the balancing of competing interests, the assessment of scientific evidence and lessons drawn from her experience in research, scientific institutions and government, particularly in addressing Lebanon’s environmental challenges.
She will also reflect on her experience as a woman working in traditionally male-dominated scientific and governmental environments.
