Aligning Research With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Conférencier.ère : Maxine Dandois-Fafard (INRS)

Date et heure : Monday, May 12th, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (heure de l'Est)

To attend this course or the get access to the recording, please contact the program coordinator (genevieve.boudreau@inrs.ca).

Résumé : A university can be considered a true solution factory. By focusing their research, researchers can develop tools and technologies that address the issues facing society today. The way researchers conduct research can help ensure that society will not be negatively affected. With knowledge of the SDGs, we are able to question ourselves upstream of our project, consider the impact of our activities on people, the environment and society, and possibly improve it. The training will introduce participants to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how university research can contribute to their achievement. As a result of this training, participants will be able to recognize and use the SDGs in their work or studies.

Bio : Maxine Dandois-Fafard is a sustainable development advisor for the Scientific Division of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS). She holds a master’s degree in business administration, specializing in corporate social and environmental responsibility. She helped set up CentrEau, an interuniversity strategic research cluster on water management. She also worked as Technical Director and Water Sector Coordinator at Réseau Environnement. A specialist in strategy, project management and stakeholder mobilization, she is also involved as an administrator and volunteer in various organizations, and as a facilitator for the Biodiversity Collage and New Narratives Collage. She is currently enrolled part-time in a professional master’s program in climate action.