About me
Mr Hu has been the Director of UNESCO's Division of Science Policy and Basic Sciences since April 2023, overseeing the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development and promoting Open Sciences. Previously with UNEP for 23 years, he supported Asia Pacific in climate policy, capacity building, and technology dissemination. He contributed to the Montreal Protocol at China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment and conducted research at the Chinese Academy of Environmental Sciences. Hu holds degrees from Peking University and leads UNESCO initiatives on STEM education, international science cooperation, and science popularization.