EXPO 2020 FEATURE
MALAYSIA’S COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: EXPO 2020’S NET-ZERO CARBON PAVILION
Designed as a Rainforest Canopy pavilion with the theme ‘Energizing Sustainability’, the Malaysia pavilion will provide visitors an immersive experience of being in a rainforest. And with today’s pressing need to address climate change, HEALTH takes a closer look at Expo 2020’s Malaysia pavilion.
THE MESSAGE Overall, the pavilion aims to inspire visitors through an immersive experience of Malaysian hospitality, the biodiversity of the rainforest and the country’s efforts at long-term sustainability across various industries.
THE SEGMENTS The pavilion is sectioned into four segments with subthemes. The first segmentEnergizing Today-will take visitors through a narrative about their forest conservation Oct/Nov 2021
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and sustainable agricommodity and how it has shaped their socio-economic development. The middle segmentEnergizing Tomorrowshowcases Malaysia’s commitment to become a developed and highincome nation, driving the agenda of carbon reduction and climate change with science, technology, and innovation as the main thrusts. The third segmentEnergizing Harmonyencapsulates how Malaysians
of diverse cultures, traditions, ethnicities, and languages live harmoniously, contributing to the nation’s progress, unity and stability. And the final segmentEnergizing Business-is a business center where the 26 weekly thematic trade and business programs will take place.
SUSTAINABILITY Of the three sub-themes of Expo 2020-Sustainability, Mobility, and Opportunity, Malaysia has chosen Sustainability. At Expo 2020,
