Prof Maria Francesch-Huidobro, PhD
Adjunct Professor, the University of Hong Kong & Chinese University of Hong Kong
Honorary Advisor
PhD (HKU)
MPA (HKU)
MSc (Madrid Spain)
BSc (Madrid Spain)
Professor Maria Francesch-Huidobro has been a resident of Hong Kong for over 30 years. Currently, she is an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Geography of the University of Hong Kong and the MPUP of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where she teaches courses on climate change, sustainable development, urban sustainability, and public policy.
She is a senior environmental sustainability and CSR professional with a unique combination of experience, including over a decade as an Executive Director of an NGO in Hong Kong, policy analysis experience in the Hong Kong legislature, and a decade of Asian sustainability projects and research. She also brings to the table an impressive multidisciplinary academic background covering microbiology, politics & policy, environment and sustainability.
Previously, she held positions such as Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Policy & School of Energy and Environment of the City University of Hong Kong, Expert Advisor at Carbon Care Asia, Principal Consultant of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Germany), and Visiting Research Fellow at Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany). She was also an Honorary Fellow of the Centre for Civil Society and Governance, HKU, and of the Kadoorie Institute, HKU (2013-2016).
Her expertise includes sub-national environmental governance, climate change policy and governance, energy transitions, and governance transformations in Asia.
